Thaer Bawab
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Tha'er Fayed Bawab 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...
) is a Jordanian football
Football (soccer)
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striker of Palestinian
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
and Lebanese
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
descent. He currently plays for Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
club Gaz Metan Mediaş
CS Gaz Metan Medias
Clubul Sportiv Gaz Metan Mediaș is a Romanian professional football club from Mediaș, Sibiu county, founded in 1945, and currently playing in the Romanian first division.- First promotion in Divizia A :...
.
Real Madrid
Bawab's family moved to CataloniaCatalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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when he was a kid. He played for the youth teams of UE Cornellà
UE Cornellà
Unió Esportiva Cornellà is a Spanish football team based in Cornellà, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1951, it plays in Tercera División - Group 5, holding home games at Estadio Vía Férrea, which has a capacity of 1,500 spectators....
, until he moved to Real Madrid
Real Madrid C.F.
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
in 2003, when he was just 18 to play with the Juvenil A
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...
side, and at the end of the season he had 30 goals to his name.
At 2004 he signed a professional contract with Real Madrid, worth 54000 dollars a year, and the club agreed to pay a college scholarship for him, and he went on to play with the youth team, Real Madrid C
Real Madrid C
Real Madrid C is a Spanish association football team that plays in the Tercera División. It is the second reserve team of Real Madrid. They play their home games at La Ciudad del Real Madrid in Valdebebas outside the city of Madrid...
.
At that time talks had started about him, where people compared his style of play to Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Zidane
Zinedine Yazid Zidane is a retired French footballer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. Zidane was a leading figure of a generation of French players that won the 1998 World Cup and 2000 European Championship...
(though Tha'er is a striker and Zidane is midfielder). And the first team coach Mariano García Remón
Mariano García Remón
Mariano García Remón is a former Spanish football player and coach.Best known for his spell at Real Madrid, the goalkeeper helped the capital side to six leagues and three cups.-Playing career:...
thought about bringing him to the first team, but then he cancelled this idea saying he doesn't want to put pressure on the youngster, who was just 19.
Barcelona B
He moved to Madrid's main rival FC BarcelonaFC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain....
during the winter transfer window. Tha'er went on to play with the reserves FC Barcelona B
FC Barcelona B
Futbol Club Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve team of FC Barcelona. Reserve teams in the Spanish football league system play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their...
.
Gloria Bistriţa
On 29 June 2010, he signed a two years deal with RomaniaRomania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n club Gloria Bistriţa.
Gaz Metan Mediaş
After Gloria Bistriţa was relegated from the Liga ILiga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
Bawan signed with Gaz Metan Mediaş
CS Gaz Metan Medias
Clubul Sportiv Gaz Metan Mediaș is a Romanian professional football club from Mediaș, Sibiu county, founded in 1945, and currently playing in the Romanian first division.- First promotion in Divizia A :...
.
In August 2011 he scored two goals against FSV Mainz
1. FSV Mainz 05
1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05, or simply Mainz, is a 1905 founded German association football club based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to the football section the 1. FSV Mainz 05 has a handball and table tennis department...
in a double in the last qualifying round for UEFA Europa League. Gaz Metan Mediaş
CS Gaz Metan Medias
Clubul Sportiv Gaz Metan Mediaș is a Romanian professional football club from Mediaș, Sibiu county, founded in 1945, and currently playing in the Romanian first division.- First promotion in Divizia A :...
eventually eliminated FSV Mainz
1. FSV Mainz 05
1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05, or simply Mainz, is a 1905 founded German association football club based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. In addition to the football section the 1. FSV Mainz 05 has a handball and table tennis department...
at the penalty shoot-out.
On 26 September 2011 he scored two goals against FCM Târgu Mureș in a Liga I
Liga I
Liga I, or in full, due to sponsorship reasons, Liga I Bergenbier, is the top division of the Romanian football league system. Before the 2006/2007 season, it was called Divizia A, but the name had to be changed following the discovery that someone else had registered the trademark "Divizia A"...
game, bringing his team all the points.
International career
Bawab debuted for 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...
in a friendly versus Norway
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
on January 28, 2005 in a game which ended 0-0. He made six appearances for Jordan in the 2010 FIFA World Cup
2010 FIFA World Cup
The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
qualifying rounds. After qualifications for the 2010 World Cup were over for Jordan in 2008, Tha'er left Jordan and didn't return until 2011.
Club
(Correct as of 22 November 2011)| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe UEFA The Union of European Football Associations , almost always referred to by its acronym UEFA is the administrative and controlling body for European association football, futsal and beach soccer.... |
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Real Madrid C Real Madrid C Real Madrid C is a Spanish association football team that plays in the Tercera División. It is the second reserve team of Real Madrid. They play their home games at La Ciudad del Real Madrid in Valdebebas outside the city of Madrid... |
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| 2004–05 | 8 | 1 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | 23 | 9 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | |
| Total | 31 | 10 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 31 | 10 | |
| Real Madrid Castilla Real Madrid Castilla Real Madrid Castilla is a Spanish football team that plays in the Segunda División B. It is the reserve team of Real Madrid. They play their home games at Alfredo di Stéfano Stadium.... |
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| 2006–07 | 23 | 9 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | |
| Total | 23 | 9 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | |
| FC Barcelona B FC Barcelona B Futbol Club Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve team of FC Barcelona. Reserve teams in the Spanish football league system play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their... |
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| 2007–08 | 13 | 4 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
| Total | 13 | 4 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | |
| CE L'Hospitalet | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | 9 | 5 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2008–09 | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 5 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | |
| CD Alfaro CD Alfaro Club Deportivo Alfaro is a Spanish football team based in Alfaro, in the autonomous community of La Rioja. Founded in 1922, it plays in Tercera División - Group 16, holding home matches at Estadio La Molineta, with a capacity of 5,000 seats.... |
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| 2009–10 2009–10 Segunda División B The 2009–10 Segunda División B season was the 79th since its establishment. The first matches of the season were played on 29 August 2009, and the season ended on 20 June 2010 with the promotion play-off finals.- Group 1:... |
8 | 4 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
| Total | 8 | 4 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | |
| Gloria Bistriţa | |||||||||
| 2010–11 2010–11 Liga I The 2010–11 Liga I was the ninety-third season of the top-level football league of Romania. The season commenced on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A winter break where no matches were played was held between December 11, 2010 and February 18, 2011... |
7 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Gaz Metan Mediaş CS Gaz Metan Medias Clubul Sportiv Gaz Metan Mediaș is a Romanian professional football club from Mediaș, Sibiu county, founded in 1945, and currently playing in the Romanian first division.- First promotion in Divizia A :... |
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| 2010–11 2010–11 Liga I The 2010–11 Liga I was the ninety-third season of the top-level football league of Romania. The season commenced on 23 July 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011. A winter break where no matches were played was held between December 11, 2010 and February 18, 2011... |
14 | 2 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 2011–12 Liga II The 2011–12 Liga II is the 72nd season of the Liga II, the second tier of the Romanian football league system. The league structure have two series of 16 teams each. The first two teams in each series will promote and the last five in each series will relegate... |
14 | 6 | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 20 | 8 | |
| Total | 28 | 8 | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 34 | 10 | |
| Career total | 120 | 40 | ? | ? | 6 | 2 | 126 | 42 | |
International Goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | March 26, 2008 | Ashgabat | 2-0 | Win | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) The Asian Football Confederation was allocated four assured qualifying berths for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and one place in a play-off. 43 teams were in the running for these spots; Laos, Brunei and the Philippines did not attempt to qualify... |