*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:55, 31 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:23, 8 September 2024 (UTC)
Ayari began playing football with the youth academy of Råsunda at the age of 6, before moving to AIK around the age of 8.[1]
AIK
Ayari made his professional debut with AIK in a 2–2 Allsvenskan tie with Elfsborg on 6 December 2020.[2] On 22 October 2021, he signed his first professional contract with AIK until 31 December 2025.[3]
Ayari made his Albion debut on 19 March, coming on as a 78th minute substitute replacing Alexis Mac Allister in the 5–0 FA Cup quarter-final win over League Two side Grimsby Town.[5] He made his first Premier League start on 28 May, in his third league appearance, where he was substituted at half time of the 2–1 away defeat at Aston Villa in the last game of the season.[6]
Born in Sweden to parents from Tunisia and Morocco, Ayari is a youth international for Sweden.[9] Ayari made his full international debut for Sweden in a friendly game against Finland on 10 January 2023.[10]
Personal life
His mother Amina works for AIK, and his brother Taha, born 2005, plays for AIK and has had a trial at Feyenoord.