Moosa Yaamin (born 29 December 1992) is a Maldivian

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, who is currently playing for

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Club career

Thoddoo FC

Yaamin made his debut for Thoddoo FC at the age of 17 where they lost 3–0 to

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in a

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match on 11 April 2010, coming in to play in the starting of the second half as a substitute. He was also cautioned with a

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for the foul against Mukhthar Naseer inside the

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, awarding a

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for Victory. He started his first game for his club in their Dhivehi League's 2–1 loss against Maziya on 18 April 2010. On 6 May 2010, he played the match, lasting on the pitch for full 90 minutes in the 2–0 win against

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Club All Youth Linkage

Yaamin made his Dhivehi League debut for AYL on 2 April 2011, starting in a 2–0 win against

. He played his first match lasting 90 minutes for AYL, in the following 3–1 loss in the Dhivehi League against

on 9 April 2011. In his first ever

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campaign, he made his debut in the

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against

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in the full-time, and both sides couldn't find a winner in the

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. They surprisingly beat the Champions 4–2 in the

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, Yaamin hitting the net with the ball in the deciding penalty and advancing his side to the

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International career

Yaamin made his debut in the Maldives' last match of

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, in which they lost 3–1 to

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on 29 August 2012, coming on to play in the 80th minute, replacing Assadhulla Abdulla.

Career statistics

Club

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yaamin, Moosa 1992 births Living people Maldivian men's footballers Maldives men's international footballers New Radiant S.C. players People from Thoddoo Men's association football midfielders Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for the Maldives Maziya S&RC players