Amer Shafia

Amer Shafia

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Shafi began his career as a midfielder and later on became a goalkeeper. After playing many years for Al-Yarmouk, he joined Al-Wehdat.

International career

Shafi played his first international match with the Jordan national team against Kenya in a friendly match on 17 August 2002, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Shafi is and has always been nicknamed the "Whale of Asia" due to his outstanding and incredible acrobatic saves and performances. He scored his first international goal for Jordan in a friendly against India on 17 November 2018, letting fly with a long kick that bounced just outside the India penalty area, catching his opposite number Gurpreet Singh Sandhu by surprise. The game ended 2–1 in Jordan's favour. He later played in the 2004, 2011, 2015 and 2019 AFC Asian Cup tournaments. On 1 February 2021, he played his last international match in a 2–0 win over Tajikistan in a friendly match.

Career statistics

International

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International goals

Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first.

Club
Al-Faisaly SC (2004–2005)
Club
Al-Yarmouk FC (1999–2007)
Club
Ismaily SC (2006–2007)
Club
Al-Wehdat SC (2007–)
Club
Jordan men's national football team (2002–)
Club
Al-Feiha FC (2019–)

Legacy

Honours

Al-Wehdat

Jordan Premier League: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18 Jordan FA Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14 Jordan FA Shield: 2008, 2010, 2017 Jordan Super Cup: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014 Al-Faisaly

Jordan FA Cup: 2004–05

Clubs

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Jordanian professional association football goalkeeper

Position

goalkeeper

Extract from Wikipedia

Amer Shafi Mahmoud Sabbah is a Jordanian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

▸ Source: Wikipedia
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