Al-Yafei started playing with Jeddah Pride in the 2022/2023 season of the Saudi Women's First Division League.
[2] In the following season, 2023/2024, she moved to Al-Ittihad in the Saudi Women's Premier League.
[5] In February 2023, Al-Yafei was selected for the inaugural under-17 team to face Kuwait in double friendly matches.
[6] contributing to her team's first victory (3–2) by scoring the first goal in the 12th minute of the first half at Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait City.
[7] On December 5, 2023, Al-Yafei joined the first roster of the newly founded Saudi Arabia u-20 women's national football team with Scottish coach Pauline Hamill[8]