Yazeed Abulaila
Squad number 1 · Al-Hussein
Their 2026 World Cup
Yazeed Abulaila travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Jordan, wearing number 1, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (3 defeats) and bowed out in the group stage (Group J), beaten by Argentina 3-1.
The goalkeeping job went to Yazid Abu Layla (3 matches, 270′).
Another 12 players in the Jordan squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Jordan team page.
Biography
Yazeed Moein Hasan Abu Laila (Arabic: يَزِيد مُعِين حَسَن أَبُو لَيْلَى; born 8 January 1993) is a Jordanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Jordanian Pro League side Al-Hussein and the Jordan national team.
Club career On 27 January 2023, Abu Laila joined Saudi First Division League club Al-Jabalain on loan. On 3 July, Abu Laila renewed his loan with Al-Jabalain on a season-long loan. On 14 July 2024, Abu Laila signed for Al-Hussein SC.
International career Abu Laila made his debut for the Jordan national team on 1 June 2017 in a 1–0 defeat to Iraq in friendly at Basra International Stadium. He was a part of the called up squad that reached the final of the 2023 edition of the Asian Cup, playing every match.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: M.Sadegh Nikgostar · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)