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Amer Shafia Mahmoud Sabbah ' onMouseout='HidePop("29294")' href="/topics/Amman">Amman
), commonly known as Amer Shafi, is a Jordan
ian professional association football player, who is a goalkeeper for Al-Wahdat and the Jordan national football team
and has always played as player number 1.
. After his great performances in the 2004 and 2011 Asian Cups, he was offered to play in many clubs in Europe, but none of them reached his expectations.
Due to his great performances, he took professionalism in Egypt to play in Ismaily SC
.
Amman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
), commonly known as Amer Shafi, is a Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
ian professional association football player, who is a goalkeeper for Al-Wahdat and the Jordan national football team
Jordan national football team
The Jordan national football team is the national team of Jordan and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association...
and has always played as player number 1.
Early life
Shafia grew up in Jabal AL-Hashmi Al-Janoobi. He went to the school on this hill and played soccer all his life. He and a couple of friends like Rami Al-Hindi would spend most of their high school times in the soccer clubs like Al-Yarmouk. He wasn't a good student and did not care that much about school.Career
After playing for a couple of years in Al-Yarmouk, he was chosen to be the goalkeeper on the Jordanian National Team.International career
He is a member of the Jordan national football teamJordan national football team
The Jordan national football team is the national team of Jordan and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association...
. After his great performances in the 2004 and 2011 Asian Cups, he was offered to play in many clubs in Europe, but none of them reached his expectations.
Due to his great performances, he took professionalism in Egypt to play in Ismaily SC
Ismaily SC
The Ismaily Sporting Club is a club, established in 1924 as Nahda Sporting Club, based in Ismaïlia, Egypt. The club is best known for its football team....
.
Trivia
- Shafia is best friends with his international teammates Hatem AqelHatem AqelHatem Mohammad Yusuf Aqel is a Jordanian footballer who is a defender for Al-Faisaly . He is a member of the Jordan national football team and has always played as player number 17.-International career:...
, Bashar Bani YaseenBashar Bani YaseenBashar Mustafa Bani Yaseen is a Jordanian footballer who plays in defense for Al-Wahdat. He is also a member of the Jordan national football team and has always played as player number 6 until currently he became number 8...
, and most of his teammates of his Club, Al-Wahdat. - Shafia usually performs the sujoodProstrationProstration is the placement of the body in a reverentially or submissively prone position. Major world religions employ prostration either as a means of embodying reverence for a noble person, persons or doctrine, or as an act of submissiveness to a supreme being or beings...
(ritual during Islamic prayer) after his side scores a goal, as do many other players succeed in winning. - He is best known in JordanJordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
as "The Whale" due to his incredible jumps/acrobatics and saves. - Only goalkeeper in JordanJordanJordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
to play for three Jordanian clubs Al-YarmoukAl-YarmoukAl-Yarmouk FC is Jordan a football based in Amman, the club is currently part of the Jordan League.- Current squad :...
, Al-Faisaly (Amman), and Al-Wahdat