Yanal Abaza

Yanal Abaza
ينال أباظة
Personal information
Full name	Yanal Abaza
Date of birth	1 May 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Al-Quneitra, Syria
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
–	Al-Wahda
Senior career*
Years	Team
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
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yanal Abaza (Arabic: ينال أباظة) (born 1 May 1976) is a retired Syrian footballer who played as a defender.

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]

References[edit]

^ "Yanal Abaza". Eurosport. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Yanal Abaza". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
^ Mubarak, Hassanin (21 December 2005). "West Asian Championship (Syria) 2002 - Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
^ "Yanal Abaza". Goalzz. Retrieved 8 April 2011.

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