After long weeks of negotiations, Al-Ahly finally announced the signing of Moroccan left-back Yahya Attiat Allah, during the 2024 summer transfer market.
The Attiyat Allah deal is the second for the Red Devils during the current transfer window, after signing the Qatari defender of Egyptian origin, Youssef Ayman, from Al-Duhail Club.
In the following lines, we learn more about Yahya Attiyat Allah, the new Al-Ahly player and successor to Ali Maaloul, and we take a look at the available details about the deal.
Who is Yahya Attiyat Allah, the new Al-Ahly player?
Yahya Attiat Allah is a Moroccan player born in the city of Safi on March 2, 1995, meaning that he was 29 years old when he joined the Red Castle.
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The Moroccan national team star began his football story in the youth teams of the Olympic Club of Safi, and in 2013 he was promoted to the first team to begin his professional career.
After 6 years that can be described as successful with his city team, Attiyat Allah looked forward to playing professionally abroad, and during the 2019-2020 season he joined the Greek club Volos, before quickly returning to the Moroccan league through Wydad.
The world got to know the flying full-back with Wydad Al-Umma, and his amazing performance led him to join the Moroccan national team in 2022, so he started thinking about playing professionally abroad again, and this time he left for Sochi, Russia, before joining Al-Ahly in the 2024 summer transfer market.
How many titles does Yahya Attiyat Allah, the new Al-Ahly player, have?
Yahya Attiat Allah got to know the podiums with Wydad. During his first season 2020-21, he won the Moroccan League title, before retaining it in the second season, which was the beginning of the Red Devils fans getting to know him.
During his second season with Wydad, the Moroccan star won the African Champions League after beating Al Ahly in the final, which ended with the Red Devils losing 2-0.
On the individual level, Yahya Attiat Allah has two local titles with the Red Casablanca, the first is joining the Moroccan League team 2021-22, and the second is the best player in Wydad during the same season.
Yahya Attiyat Allah’s Championships
- Moroccan League: 2 (2020-21، 2021-22).
- African Champions League: 1 (2021-22).
What are the details of Yahya Attiyat Allah’s transfer deal to Al-Ahly?
Not many details have been announced about Yahya Attiyat Allah’s transfer to Al-Ahly in the 2024 summer transfer market, coming from Sochi, Russia.
However, the “winwin” website learned from a special source the duration of the player’s contract and the contract formula, and according to the source, the Red Devils agreed with their new player on a one-season loan contract with the right to purchase, which was confirmed by the official announcement of the deal.
Will Yahya Attiyat Allah succeed Ali Maaloul?
8 years ago, Ali Maaloul joined Al-Ahly from Tunisian club Sfaxien. Since his arrival, he has provided a lot for the Red Castle and has become one of the most important pillars of his generation.
Many championships and achievements with Al-Ahly Club were won by the Tunisian flying full-back, who was distinguished by his speed and was relied upon by all the Red Devils’ coaches as one of the most important keys to the team’s play.
Yahya Attiat Allah’s qualities are very similar to Ali Maaloul’s. He is a modern, attacking full-back who Wydad relied on a lot to destabilize the opponents’ defenses, just like the Tunisian full-back with the Red Castle.
The language of numbers may provide part of the answer to the question of whether Maaloul can compensate for his old age with Attiyat Allah in the coming seasons. Looking at the Tunisian’s career with clubs, we find that he scored 90 goals and made 126 assists, whether with Sfaxien or Al-Ahly, during 477 matches.
Looking at the numbers of the new left-back of the Red Devils with the clubs he played for, we find that his offensive numbers are good considering the twists and turns that marred his career. During 297 matches, he scored 24 goals and provided 39 assists.
Of course, there is a big difference in the numbers of the two stars, but by comparing their careers and looking more deeply at the variables, Attiyat Allah may become the lost one that Al-Ahly has finally found after searching for years for a successor to Ali Maaloul, who is one of its best professionals ever.
Yahya Attiat Allah and Ali Maaloul’s numbers with clubs
| The player | Matches | Objectives | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahya Attia Allah | 297 | 24 | 39 |
| Ali Maaloul | 477 | 90 | 126 |
