Yahia Nader

{{Short description|Emirati footballer (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Yahia Nader<br><small>يَحْيَى نَادِر</small> | image = | caption = | fullname = Yahia Nader Moustafa Elsharif<ref name="FCWC 2018">{{cite web |title=FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Al Ain FC |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2018/pdf/FCWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |publisher=FIFA |page=1 |date=6 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181206234932/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2018/pdf/FCWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=6 December 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|9|11|df=yes}}<ref name="FCWC 2018"/> | birth_place = [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates | height = 1.77 m<ref name="FCWC 2018"/> | currentclub = [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]]<br/>(on loan from [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]]) | clubnumber = 14 | position = [[Midfielder (association football)#Defensive midfielder|Defensive midfielder]], [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre back]] | youthyears1 = 2013-2018 | youthclubs1 = [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]] | years1 = 2018– | clubs1 = [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]] | caps1 = 125 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2026– | clubs2 = → [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]] (loan) | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 |nationalyears1 = 2019–2021 |nationalteam1 = [[United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team|United Arab Emirates U-23]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = |nationalyears2 = 2022– |nationalteam2 = [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]] |nationalcaps2 = 30 |nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 16 December 2023 }} '''Yahia Nader Moustafa Elsharif''' ([[Arabic]]: يَحْيَى نَادِر مُصْطَفَى الشَّرِيف; born 11 September 1998) is an Emirati [[football (soccer)|footballer]] who plays as a [[Midfielder (association football)#Defensive midfielder|defensive midfielder]] or a [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre back]] for [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]], on loan from [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]].<ref name="agleague">{{cite web|url=https://www.uaefa.ae/#/profile/28638|title=Yahia Nader|author=XS Studios|publisher=www.uaefa.ae|access-date=2020-01-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kooora.com/?player=144769|title=Yahia Nader|website=www.kooora.com}}</ref>

==Early life== Yahia Nader was born in [[United Arab Emirates]] to Egyptian parents.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youm7.com/story/2018/12/7/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%B1%D9%89-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%89-%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%B1-%D8%A3%D8%B5%D8%BA%D8%B1-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%89-%D9%81%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A9/4058720|title=Egyptian Yahya Nader is the youngest player for Al Ain FC in the Club World Cup|website=youm7.com}}</ref>

==Club career== He played with [[Al Ain FC|Al Ain]] in juniors and participated in the first team in 2018 after allowing those born in the UAE to participate in the [[UAE Pro League]]. On 9 February 2026, Nader joined side [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]] on a six-month loan.<ref>{{cite web |title= تعلن شركة نادي بني ياس لكرة القدم عن تعاقدها مع اللاعب يحيى نادر، لاعب نادي العين ومنتخب الإمارات الوطني، للانضمام إلى صفوف الفريق الأول، وذلك ضمن خطط النادي لتدعيم الفريق خلال المرحلة المقبلة.|url=https://x.com/BaniyasClub/status/2020784778233143513}}</ref>

==International career== Nader was called to the [[Egypt national under-20 football team|Egypt under-20 national team]]'s preliminary squad for the [[2017 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elwatannews.com/news/details/3876516|title=Yahya Nader's father to Al Watan: He loves Al Ain, dreams of playing for Barcelona, and playing for Al Ahli is an honor|website=elwatannews.com}}</ref>

Nader was granted Emirati citizenship in 2019 and was chosen to participate with the [[United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team|UAE Olympic team]] in the [[2020 AFC U-23 Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/Alwsl_123/status/1211990522170159104|title=UAE Olympic team list in preparation for the Asian Cup scheduled in Thailand|website=twitter}}</ref>

He received his first international cap for the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates' senior team]] when coming in as substitute for [[Abdullah Ramadan (footballer)|Abdullah Ramadan]] at the 75th minute of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round|World Cup 2022 AFC Playoff]] against [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] in June 2022.

On 4 January 2024, Nader was named in the UAE's squad for the [[2023 AFC Asian Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://assets.the-afc.com/2023_AFC_Asian_Cup/Squad_Lists/AFC-Asian-Cup-Qatar%E2%84%A2-2023-Squad-Lists.pdf|title=AFC Asian Cup 2023™ Qatar squad lists|publisher=AFC}}</ref>

==Honours== '''Al Ain''' *[[UAE Pro League]]: [[2021-22 UAE Pro League|2021-22]] *[[UAE League Cup]]: [[2021-22 UAE League Cup|2021-22]] *[[FIFA Club World Cup]] runner-up: [[2018 FIFA Club World Cup|2018]] *[[AFC Champions League]]: [[2023-24 AFC Champions League|2023-24]]

==External links== * {{soccerway|yahia-nader/566604}}

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