Tha'er Bawab

Tha'er Bawab
ثائر بواب

Personal information
Full name	Tha'er Fayed Al Bawab
Date of birth	March 1, 1985 (1985-03-01)
Place of birth	Amman, Jordan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Striker / Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Gaz Metan Mediaş
Number	10
Youth career
2001–2003	UE Cornellà
2003–2004	Real Madrid Juvenil A
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2004–2006	Real Madrid C	31	(10)
2006–2007	Real Madrid Castilla	10	(3)
2007	Barcelona B	13	(4)
2007–2009	CE L'Hospitalet	10	(5)
2009–2010	CD Alfaro	8	(4)
2010-2011	Gloria Bistriţa	7	(0)
2011–	Gaz Metan Mediaş	30	(8)
National team‡
2005–	Jordan	10	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 September 2011

Tha'er Fayed Bawab (Arabic: ثائر فايد بواب‎, born 1 March 1985 in Amman, Jordan) is a Jordanian football striker of Palestinian and Lebanese descent. He currently plays for Liga I club Gaz Metan Mediaş.

Club career

Real Madrid

Bawab's family moved to Catalonia, Spain when he was a kid. He played for the youth teams of UE Cornellà, until he moved to Real Madrid in 2003, when he was just 18 to play with the Juvenil A 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.

At that time talks had started about him, where people compared his style of play to Zinedine Zidane (though Tha'er is a striker and Zidane is midfielder). And the first team coach Mariano García Remón 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 Barcelona during the winter transfer window. Tha'er went on to play with the reserves FC Barcelona B.

Gloria Bistriţa

On 29 June 2010, he signed a two years deal with Romanian club Gloria Bistriţa.

Gaz Metan Mediaş

After Gloria Bistriţa was relegated from the Liga I Bawan signed with Gaz Metan Mediaş.

In August 2011 he scored two goals against FSV Mainz in a double in the last qualifying round for UEFA Europa League. Gaz Metan Mediaş eventually eliminated FSV Mainz at the penalty shoot-out.

On 26 September 2011 he scored two goals against FCM Târgu Mureș in a Liga I game, bringing his team all the points.

International career

Bawab debuted for the Jordan national football team in a friendly versus Norway on January 28, 2005 in a game which ended 0-0. He made six appearances for Jordan in the 2010 FIFA World Cup 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.

Career statistics

Club

(Correct as of 22 November 2011)

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Real Madrid C
	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
	2006–07	23	9	?	?	0	0	23	9
Total		23	9	?	?	0	0	23	9
FC Barcelona B
	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
	2009–10	8	4	?	?	0	0	8	4
Total		8	4	?	?	0	0	8	4
Gloria Bistriţa
	2010–11	7	0	?	?	0	0	7	0
Total		7	0	?	?	0	0	7	0
Gaz Metan Mediaş
	2010–11	14	2	?	?	0	0	14	2
	2011–12	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
1	March 26, 2008	Ashgabat	Turkmenistan	2-0	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

External links

• Tha'er Bawab at National-Football-Teams.com
• Profile at socceway
• Profile at transfemarkt.co.uk