Hamed Shami

Hamed Shami
Personal information
Full name	Hamed Shami Zaher Bouhara
Date of birth	13 November 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Doha, Qatar
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
1993–1999	Al Gharrafa
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2016	Al Gharrafa
International career
2008–2010	Qatar
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hamed Shami Zaher (born 13 November 1984) is a Qatari footballer of Sudanese origin who is a defender for Al Gharrafa.^[1] He is a member of the Qatar national football team.

Career[edit]

Shami played with Al Gharafa from the age of 9, eventually breaking into the first team in 1999.^[2] In 2011, he personally received a formal offer to play for Saudi's Al Nassr FC from the chairman, Prince Faisal Bin Turki Bin Nasser.^[3]

In a very dramatic Gulf Cup of Nations in 2010, Shami featured in a match against Saudi Arabia; the last hope of Qatar qualifying for the knockout stage. Qatar required 3 points in order to edge out Saudi Arabia and claim the runners-up spot in their group. Ibrahim Al-Ghanim scored a goal late in the second half, however, his efforts were undone as Shami scored an own goal in the 89th minute (the only own goal of the tournament), leaving Saudi Arabia a point clear of Qatar.^[4] As a result, he was excluded from the national team.

References[edit]

^ "Hamed Shami player profile". Al Gharrafa Sports Club official site. Archived from the original on 30 October 2009.
^ الفريق الأول >> حامد شامى Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)
^ النصر السعودي يطلب حامد شامي رسميا Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)
^ "QFA – Own goal sends Qatar home". Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2012.

External links[edit]

Hamed Shami Buhara at National-Football-Teams.com
Hamed Shami Zaher – FIFA competition record (archived)
Hamed Shami at Goalzz.com

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[Al_Gharrafa_Sports_Club_Official_Site-1] "Hamed Shami player profile". Al Gharrafa Sports Club official site. Archived from the original on 30 October 2009.

[2] الفريق الأول >> حامد شامى Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)

[3] النصر السعودي يطلب حامد شامي رسميا Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in Arabic)

[4] "QFA – Own goal sends Qatar home". Archived from the original on 21 December 2010. Retrieved 28 February 2012.

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