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{{Short description|Emirati footballer (1990–2011)}}
{{Family name hatnote|Al Messabi|lang=Arabic}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Theyab Awana
| image = Theyab Awana (cropped).jpg
| caption = Awana with [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]] in 2009
| fullname = Theyab Awana Ahmed Husain Al Messabi<ref name=GSA>{{GSA player|theyab-awana/45748|access-date=22 March 2021}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date|1990|4|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates<ref name=GSA/>
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2011|9|25|1990|4|8|df=y}}
| death_place = Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
| height = 1.74 m
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| youthyears1 = 1999–2007
| youthclubs1 = [[Baniyas SC|Baniyas]]
| years1 = 2007–2011
| clubs1 = [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]]
| caps1 = 62
| goals1 = 8
| totalcaps = 62
| totalgoals = 8
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2007
| nationalteam1 = [[United Arab Emirates national under-17 football team|United Arab Emirates U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 
| nationalgoals1 = 
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2009
| nationalteam2 = [[United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team|United Arab Emirates U20]]
| nationalcaps2 = 
| nationalgoals2 = 
| nationalyears3 = 2010–2011
| nationalteam3 = [[United Arab Emirates national under-23 football team|United Arab Emirates U23]]
| nationalcaps3 = 
| nationalgoals3 = 
| nationalyears4 = 2009–2011
| nationalteam4 = [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]
| nationalcaps4 = 9
| nationalgoals4 = 3
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|{{UAE}}}}
{{Medal|Sport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2010 Asian Games|Guangzhou 2010]]|[[Football at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's team squads#United Arab Emirates|Squad]]}}
}}
'''Theyab Awana Ahmed Husain Al Messabi''' ({{langx|ar|ذياب عوانة أحمد حسين المصعبي}}; 8 April 1990 – 25 September 2011) was an Emirati professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Winger (association football)|winger]] for [[UAE Pro League]] club [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]] and the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates national team]]. His playing style and ability drew comparisons to former Emirati international [[Zuhair Bakhit]].<ref name="Zuhair Bakhit: Theyab Awana is my successor in the stadiums">{{cite news | date = 1 November 2010 | url =http://www.alkhaleej.ae/portal/474cb1e8-9cfb-4adc-9fb5-66d610224200.aspx  | title = Zuhair Bakhit: Theyab Awana is my successor in the stadiums| publisher = [[Dar Al Khaleej|Al Khaleej]]| access-date =5 February 2011 | location=United Arab Emirates}}</ref>

==International career==
===Youth===
Theyab played for the [[United Arab Emirates national under-20 football team|United Arab Emirates]] (UAE) in the first match of the [[2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] against [[South Africa national under-20 football team|South Africa]].<ref name="Theyab Awana Restore UAE Hope in FIFA U-20" /> 2–0 down in the 90th minute of play, [[Hamdan Al Kamali]] converted a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] to make the score 2–1 in the first minute of stoppage time; Theyab scored from a cross from [[Ahmed Ali (footballer, born 1990)|Ahmed Ali]] to snatch a last-minute equaliser before the final whistle a few seconds later.<ref name="Theyab Awana Restore UAE Hope in FIFA U-20">{{cite news | date = 27 September 2009 | url =http://article.wn.com/view/2009/09/27/Theyab_Awana_Restore_UAE_Hope_in_FIFA_U20/ | title = Theyab Awana Restore UAE Hope in FIFA U-20| work = [[Khaleej Times]]| access-date =5 February 2011 | location=United Arab Emirates}}</ref>

===Senior===
Theyab was brought to worldwide fame for the penalty kick scored with a [[Backheel|back-heel]] in a [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] against [[Lebanon national football team|Lebanon]] on 17 July 2011. In the 78th minute, with the score at 5–2, a penalty was given to the UAE. Theyab took the penalty and, halfway through his path to the ball, he turned around and kicked the ball into the goal with his right heel. The coach reacted badly on the effort, and Theyab was immediately subbed off for the bad reception he received for the penalty. The incident was brought to prominence after a video of the kick was put on [[YouTube]], which currently has over 2,800,000 views.<ref>{{cite web |title=Theyab Awana scores backheel – Penalty kick |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcSY-MVE6ZU  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/xcSY-MVE6ZU |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|website=YouTube |publisher=Al3inawi10 |access-date=15 April 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The match ended 6–2 for the UAE.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722073602/http://www.sidneyrezende.com/noticia/138091+aprende+brasil+jogador+faz+gol+de+calcanhar+em+cobranca+de+penalti] </ref>

==Death and legacy==
Awana died on 25 September 2011, aged 21, in a car accident in [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref name="United Arab Emirates football player Theyab Awana dies in a car crash while driving to Abu Dhabi">{{cite news | date = 26 September 2011 | url =http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/united-arab-emirates-football-player-theyab-awana-dies-in-a-car-crash-while-driving-to-abu-dhabi/story-e6frf423-1226146777716  | title =United Arab Emirates football player Theyab Awana dies in a car crash while driving to Abu Dhabi| work = [[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]| access-date =26 September 2011 | location=Australia}}</ref> According to reports, his [[Audi Q7]] SUV crashed on the [[Sheikh Zayed Bridge]] when he was returning to Abu Dhabi from [[Al Ain]] after the end of a training session for the national team. The report stated he was using his phone at the time of the accident. Awana died at the scene.<ref name="UAE and Bani Yas player Theyab Awana dies after car accident">{{cite news| date =26 September 2011| url =http://www.sport360.com/article/uae-and-bani-yas-player-theyab-awana-dies-after-car-accident| title =UAE and Bani Yas player Theyab Awana dies after car accident| publisher =[[Sport 360]]| access-date =26 September 2011| location =United Arab Emirates| url-status =dead| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20111007175253/http://sport360.com/article/uae-and-bani-yas-player-theyab-awana-dies-after-car-accident| archive-date =7 October 2011}}</ref><ref name="Theyab Awana dies in car accident near Abu Dhabi">{{cite news | date = 26 September 2011 | url =http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/theyab-awana-dies-in-car-accident-near-abu-dhabi| title = Theyab Awana dies in car accident near Abu Dhabi| publisher = [[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]| access-date = 26 September 2011 | location = United Arab Emirates}}</ref> Rumours surfaced that his brother was also with him in the car during the time of the accident and rushed into intensive care before dying several hours later. However, Baniyas Club denied this rumor.<ref name="Bani Yas club denies the rumor of the Awana brother death.">{{cite news | date = 26 September 2011 | url = http://www.alittihad.ae/details.php?id=88736&y=2011 | title = Bani Yas club denies the rumor of the Awana brother death.| publisher = [[Al-Ittihad (Emirati newspaper)|Al Ittihad]]| access-date =27 September 2011 | location = United Arab Emirates}}</ref>

He was buried on 26 September 2011, immediately after the [[Asr prayer]], in the Baniyas Cemetery in Shamkha, Abu Dhabi.<ref name="Theyab Awana mourned by thousands at funeral">{{cite news | date = 27 September 2011 | url = http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/theyab-awana-mourned-by-thousands-at-funeral | title =Theyab Awana mourned by thousands at funeral| publisher = [[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]| access-date = 27 September 2011 | location = United Arab Emirates}}</ref> A month after Awana's death, the [[United Arab Emirates Football Association]] christened a newly-built stadium in [[Dubai]] the "Theyab Awana Stadium".<ref>{{cite web|title=Theyab Awana Stadium|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/stadium/3254/Theyab_Awana_Stadium.html|website=National Football Teams}}</ref> A mosque in [[Kuwait]] was also named after him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=قصّة صاحب اسم ملعب ذياب عوانة.. موهبة صاعدة سجّل هدفاً "غريباً" في مرمى لبنان.. ومات بعد شهرين|url=http://lebanonfg.com/single/2586|access-date=2021-03-25|website=lebanonfg.com|language=en}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{cite news|title=Theyab Awana Al Musabi Career Stats|publisher=[[UAE Pro-League]]|url=http://www.proleague.ae/en/person/dhiab-awana-musabi.html}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Player – Theyab Awana Ahmed Hussein Al Musabi|publisher=scoresway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/theyab-awana/97583/}}</ref><ref name="NFT">{{NFT player|id=35790}}</ref>
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|League Cup{{Efn|Includes the [[UAE League Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]] 
|2007–08
| rowspan="2" |[[UAE First Division League|UAE Division 2]]
|10||0
| colspan="2" |—||10||0
|-
|2008–09
|15||3
| colspan="2" |—||15||3
|-
|[[2009–10 UAE Pro League|2009–10]]
| rowspan="2" |[[UAE Pro League]]
|19||3
| colspan="2" |—||19||3
|-
|[[2010–11 UAE Pro League|2010–11]]
|18||2||1||0||19||2
|-
! colspan="3" |Career total
!62!!8!!1!!0!!63!!8
|}
{{notelist}}

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!National team<ref name="NFT" />
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]]
|2009||2||0
|-
|2010||3||1
|-
|2011||3||2
|-
! colspan="2" |Total||8||3
|}

: ''Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Awana goal''.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Theyab Awana
! scope="col" |No.
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Venue
! scope="col" |Opponent
! scope="col" |Score
! scope="col" |Result
! scope="col" |Competition
! scope="col" class="unsortable" |{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
| align="center" |1
|7 September 2010
|[[Al Nahyan Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates
|{{fb|KUW}}
| align="center" |1–0
| align="center" |3–0
|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|title=United Arab Emirates vs. Kuwait (3:0)|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10955/United_Arab_Emirates_Kuwait.html|access-date=2021-03-22|website=national-football-teams.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |2
|2 January 2011
|[[Zayed Sports City Stadium]], Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
|{{fb|SYR}}
| align="center" |2–0
| align="center" |2–0
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|title=United Arab Emirates vs. Syria (2:0)|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10110/United_Arab_Emirates_Syria.html|access-date=2021-03-22|website=national-football-teams.com|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| align="center" |3
|17 July 2011
|[[Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium]], [[Al Ain]], United Arab Emirates
|{{fb|LBN}}
| align="center" |1–0
| style="text-align:center" |6–2
|Friendly
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|title=United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon (6:2)|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/7519/United_Arab_Emirates_Lebanon.html|access-date=2021-03-22|website=national-football-teams.com|language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==
'''Baniyas'''
*[[UAE Division 2 Group A|UAE Division 2]] Group A: 2008–09
'''United Arab Emitates U17'''
*[[GCC U-17 Championship]]: 2006
'''United Arab Emirates U19'''
*[[AFC U-19 Championship]]: [[2008 AFC U-19 Championship|2008]]
'''United Arab Emirates U23'''
*[[GCC U-23 Championship]]: [[2010 GCC U-23 Championship|2010]]
*[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] silver medal: [[Football at the 2010 Asian Games|2010]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* {{FIFA player}}
* {{Soccerway}}
* {{WorldFootball.net}}
* {{Goalzz}}
* {{ESPN FC}}

{{United Arab Emirates squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Awana, Theyab}}
[[Category:1990 births]]
[[Category:2011 deaths]]
[[Category:Footballers from Abu Dhabi]]
[[Category:Emirati men's footballers]]
[[Category:21st-century Emirati sportsmen]]
[[Category:Men's association football wingers]]
[[Category:Baniyas Club players]]
[[Category:UAE First Division League players]]
[[Category:UAE Pro League players]]
[[Category:United Arab Emirates men's youth international footballers]]
[[Category:United Arab Emirates men's international footballers]]
[[Category:2011 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists for the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Asian Games footballers for the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Road incident deaths in the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Asian Games silver medalists in football]]