Yanal Abaza
Syrian footballer (born 1976)
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Yanal Abaza (Arabic: ينال أباظة) (born 1 May 1976) is a retired Syrian footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yanal Abaza[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Al-Quneitra, Syria | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Al-Wahda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Al-Wahda | – | (–) |
| 2000–2002 | Al-Wahdat | – | (–) |
| 2002–2005 | Al-Wahda | – | (–) |
| 2007–2008 | Al-Nidhal | – | (–) |
| 2008–2010 | Al-Wahda | – | (–) |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Syria | 12 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He represented the Syria national team between 2000 and 2002, earning 12 caps.[2] He made four appearances in the 2002 West Asian Championship that was hosted in Syria.[3] As well as having three separate spells with Syrian Premier League club Al-Wahda, Abaza played in the Jordan League for Al-Wahdat and the Syrian First Division for Al-Nidhal.[2] Yanal is an ethnic Circassian. He retired in August 2010.[4]