Samir Ayass

Samir Ahmed Ayass (Arabic: سمير أحمد أياس‎, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [saˈmiːr ˈʔaħmad ʔajˈjæːs]; Bulgarian: Самир Ахмед Аяс; born 24 December 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indonesian club Persiraja. He is a technical midfielder with good attacking capabilities.[2]

Samir Ayass
Ayass with Lebanon at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Samir Ahmed Ayass
Date of birth (1990-12-24) 24 December 1990
Place of birth Sofia, Bulgaria
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Persiraja
Number 8
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 Al Ahed 32 (2)
2019 Dunav Ruse 15 (0)
2020– Persiraja 3 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Bulgaria U21 3 (0)
2017–2019 Lebanon 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2019

Born in Bulgaria, Ayass represented them at youth level before switching allegiance to Lebanon, for whom he made his senior international debut in 2017.

Early life

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.[5][6]

Club career

On 20 July 2013, in the first round of 2013–14 season, Ayass scored Lyubimets's first-ever Bulgarian First League goal, in a 1–0 home win over defending champion Ludogorets Razgrad.

On 6 October 2016, Ayass signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Dunav Ruse.[7] He scored his first goal for the team on 9 April 2017, in a 1–0 win over champions Ludogorets Razgrad.[8]

On 4 August 2017, Ayass signed a two year contract with Lebanese Premier League champions Ahed for an undisclosed fee.[9] He returned to Dunav Ruse in Bulgaria on 11 July 2019.[10] On 17 February 2020, Ayass moved to newly promoted Indonesian Liga 1 side Persiraja.[11][12]

International career

Ayass played for the Bulgarian under-21 team between 2011 and 2012, and was capped three times.[13] However, he was never called-up for the senior team.[13]

Eligible to represent Lebanon through his father,[14] 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.[15] He completed his debut, coming as a substitute on the 69th minute.[16]

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.[17] In December 2018, he was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad,[1] featuring in two group stage games.[18]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 March 2020[13]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Akademik Sofia (loan) 2009–10 Second League 131——131
Akademik Sofia 2010–11 First League 130——130
Total 261——261
Minyor Pernik 2010–11 First League 60——60
Bansko 2011–12 Second League 211——211
Montana 2012–13 First League 30——30
Lyubimets 2012–13 Second League 112——112
2013–14 First League 12210—132
Total 23410—244
Beroe Stara Zagora 2013–14 First League 112——112
2014–15 First League 132300 0162
Total 244300 0274
CSKA Sofia 2015–16 Third League 29 12 6 2 — 35 14
2016–17 First League 40——40
Total 33 12 6 2 — 39 14
Dunav Ruse 2016–17 First League 27 4 2 0 — 29 4
2017–18 First League 3 0 — 2 0 5 0
Total 30 4 2 0 2 0 34 4
Al Ahed 2017–18 Premier League 16 1 — 7 1 23 2
2018–19 Premier League 16 1 — 6 0 22 1
Total 32 2 — 13 1 45 3
Dunav Ruse 2019–20 First League 15 0 1 0 — 16 0
Persiraja 2020 Liga 1 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Career Total 1871613216121619
  1. Includes Bulgarian Cup, Lebanese FA Cup, and Piala Indonesia
  2. Includes UEFA Europe League and AFC Cup

International
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ayass goal.[19]
List of international goals scored by Samir Ayass
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 October 2017Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon North Korea3–05–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Club

CSKA Sofia[13]

Ahed[13]

See also

References
  1. "AC2019 Final Squads". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  2. "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. "Самир Аясс: Изпадане?! Целта ни е първата седмица" (in Bulgarian). www.novsport.com. 22 August 2013.
  4. http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2013/09/26/fo_1forum/d6935_7.htm
  5. "Самир Аясс: Изпадане?! Целта ни е първата седмица" (in Bulgarian). www.novsport.com. 22 August 2013.
  6. http://www.7sport.net/archive7ds/2013/09/26/fo_1forum/d6935_7.htm
  7. "Дунав привлече бивш играч на ЦСКА, взе бразилец на проби" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. 6 October 2016.
  8. След 24 мача без загуба Лудогорец падна в Разград
  9. "Самир Аясс: Благодаря на ФК "Дунав", че ми даде шанс за развитие" (in Bulgarian). fcdunav.eu. 4 August 2017.
  10. "ФК Дунав Русе » "Драконите" се подсилиха с полузащитник" (in Bulgarian). 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  11. PERSIRAJA.ID. "Persiraja Resmi Kontrak Pemain Timnas Lebanon - Berita - Persiraja Official Website". PERSIRAJA.ID (in Indonesian). Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  12. Nehme, Ale (18 February 2020). "Lebanese abroad: winter transfer window summary". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  13. "Sanir Ayass". soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
  14. "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  15. Две национални повиквателни в Русе
  16. Lebanon vs Honk Kong
  17. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Lebanon vs. North Korea (5:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  18. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Samir Ayass". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  19. "Ayass, Samir". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
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