Samir Ayass

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In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ahmed and the family name is Ayass.

Samir Ayass
File:Lebanon bench Samir Ayass.jpg
Ayass with Lebanon at the 2019 Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Samir Ahmed Ayass[1]
Date of birth (1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1996–2009 CSKA Sofia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 CSKA Sofia 0 (0)
2010 → Akademik Sofia (loan) 13 (1)
2010 Akademik Sofia 13 (0)
2011 Minyor Pernik 6 (0)
2011–2012 Bansko 21 (1)
2012 Montana 3 (0)
2013 Lyubimets 23 (4)
2014–2015 Beroe Stara Zagora 24 (4)
2015–2016 CSKA Sofia 33 (12)
2016–2017 Dunav Ruse 30 (4)
2017–2019 Ahed 32 (2)
2019 Dunav Ruse 15 (0)
2020 Persiraja 3 (0)
2021 Botev Vratsa 8 (0)
2021 Perak 3 (0)
Total 277 (28)
International career
2011–2012 Bulgaria U21 3 (0)
2017–2019 Lebanon 13 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samir Ahmed Ayass (Arabic: سَمِير أَحْمَد أَيَاس, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [saˈmiːr ˈʔaħmad ʔajˈjæːs]; Bulgarian: Самир Ахмед Аяс; born 24 December 1990) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Coming through the youth system, Ayass began his senior career in 2008 at hometown club CSKA Sofia, before moving to cross-city side Akademik Sofia in 2010. He then went on to play for various Bulgarian sides, namely Minyor Pernik, Bansko, Montana, Lyubimets, and Beroe Stara Zagora, before returning to CSKA Sofia in 2015, winning the Bulgarian Cup. The following year he joined Dunav Ruse, before moving to Lebanon in 2017 to Ahed. After having won multiple titles, including the 2019 AFC Cup, Ayass returned to Dunav Ruse in 2019, before moving to Persiraja in Indonesia the following year. He moved back to Bulgaria in 2021, at Botev Vratsa, and then joined Malaysian side Perak.

Born in Bulgaria, Ayass represented them at youth level before switching allegiance to Lebanon, for whom he made his senior international debut in 2017. He helped his team reach the 2019 AFC Asian Cup for the first time through qualification, playing in the final tournament.

Early life

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Samir Ayass was born in Sofia, Bulgaria to a Lebanese father and a Bulgarian mother.[3][4] He started his playing career at CSKA Sofia at the age of six.[3][4]

Club career

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Dunav Ruse

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On 6 October 2016, Ayass signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Dunav Ruse.[5] He scored his first goal for the team on 9 April 2017, in a 1–0 win over champions Ludogorets Razgrad.[6]

Ahed

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On 4 August 2017, Ayass signed a two-year contract with Lebanese Premier League champions Ahed for an undisclosed fee.[7] He returned to Dunav Ruse in Bulgaria on 11 July 2019.[8]

Persiraja

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On 17 February 2020, Ayass moved to newly promoted Indonesian Liga 1 side Persiraja.[9][10] Following the cancellation of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ayass was released.[11] He re-joined in March 2021 on trial ahead of the 2021 season.[12][13]

Botev Vratsa

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On 3 April 2021, Ayass returned to Bulgaria, joining Botev Vratsa for the final part of the 2020–21 First Professional League.[14] He made his debut on 8 April, coming on as a substitute and winning a penalty for his team; they lost 2–1 to Botev Plovdiv.[15] Ayass helped Botev avoid relegation.[16]

Perak

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On 19 June 2021, Ayass moved to Perak in the Malaysia Super League.[17] He left the club at the end of September after his contract expired.[18]

International career

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Bulgaria

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Ayass played for the Bulgarian under-21 team between 2011 and 2012, and was capped three times.[19] However, he was never called up for the senior team.[19]

Lebanon

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Eligible to represent Lebanon through his father,[20] on 20 March 2017 he accepted the call up for Lebanon for the match against Hong Kong on 28 March 2017, for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[21] He completed his debut, coming as a substitute on the 69th minute.[22]

On 10 October 2017, Ayass scored his first international goal for Lebanon against North Korea, in a 5–0 home win at the Asian Cup qualifications.[23] In December 2018, he was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad,[2] featuring in two group stage games.[24]

Style of play

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Ayass is a technical midfielder with good attacking capabilities.[20]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 12 September 2021[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Akademik Sofia (loan) 2009–10 Bulgarian Second League 13 1 — — 13 1
Akademik Sofia 2010–11 Bulgarian First League 13 0 — — 13 0
Minyor Pernik 2010–11 Bulgarian First League 6 0 — — 6 0
Bansko 2011–12 Bulgarian Second League 21 1 — — 21 1
Montana 2012–13 Bulgarian First League 3 0 — — 3 0
Lyubimets 2012–13 Bulgarian Second League 11 2 — — 11 2
2013–14 Bulgarian First League 12 2 1 0 — 13 2
Total 23 4 1 0 0 0 24 4
Beroe Stara Zagora 2013–14 Bulgarian First League 11 2 — — 11 2
2014–15 Bulgarian First League 13 2 3 0 0 0 16 2
Total 24 4 3 0 0 0 27 4
CSKA Sofia 2015–16 Third League 29 12 6 2 — 35 14
2016–17 Bulgarian First League 4 0 — — 4 0
Total 33 12 6 2 0 0 39 14
Dunav Ruse 2016–17 Bulgarian First League 27 4 2 0 — 29 4
2017–18 Bulgarian First League 3 0 — 2[b] 0 5 0
Total 30 4 2 0 2 0 34 4
Ahed 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League 16 1 — 7[c] 1 23 2
2018–19 Premier League 16 1 — 6[c] 0 22 1
Total 32 2 0 0 13 1 45 3
Dunav Ruse 2019–20 Bulgarian First League 15 0 1 0 — 16 0
Persiraja 2020 Liga 1 (Indonesia) 3 0 — — 3 0
Botev Vratsa 2020–21 Bulgarian First League 8 0 0 0 — 8 0
Perak 2021 Malaysia Super League 3 0 — — 3 0
Career total 198 16 13 2 16 1 227 19
  1. ^ Includes Bulgarian Cup, Lebanese FA Cup, Piala Indonesia
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League first qualifying round
  3. ^ a b Appearances in AFC Cup

International

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As of match played 10 October 2017
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ayass goal.[25]
List of international goals scored by Samir Ayass
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 October 2017 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea 3–0 5–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

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CSKA Sofia[19]

Ahed[19]

See also

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References

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