Jaka Ihbeisheh

Jaka Ihbeisheh
Personal information
Full name	Jaka Fayed Allah Patrik Ihbeisheh
Date of birth	29 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, full-back
Youth career
	Komenda
0000–2005	Factor
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2006	Factor
2006	→ Slovan (loan)
2006	→ Svoboda Ljubljana (loan)
2007	Slovan
2008	Krka
2008–2009	Aluminij
2009	Krško
2009–2011	Primorje
2011–2012	Rudar Velenje
2012–2013	Domžale
2013–2015	Krka
2015–2016	Rudar Velenje
2016–2017	Al Shamal
2017	BEC Tero Sasana
2018	SV Stegersbach
2018	Krka
2018–2020	Bravo
2020–2021	Radomlje
Total
International career
2014–2018	Palestine
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jaka Ihbeisheh (Arabic: ياكا حبيشة; born 29 August 1986) is a retired footballer.^[4]^[5] Born in Slovenia, he represented Palestine internationally.

International career

In 2014, Ihbeisheh made his debut for the Palestinian national team.^[1] He was included in the Palestinian squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and scored the nation's first ever Asian Cup goal, during a 5–1 defeat against Jordan in the group stage.^[6]

Personal life

Ihbeisheh was born in Ljubljana to a Palestinian father and Slovenian mother^[7] and grew up in Slovenia. After his family separated when he was three years old, he only reconnected with his father, in Ramallah, 18 years later through Facebook.^[8]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ihbeisheh goal.^[1]

List of international goals scored by Jaka Ihbeisheh
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 January 2015	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia	Jordan	1–5	1–5	2015 AFC Asian Cup
2	12 November 2015	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Malaysia	6–0	6–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	29 March 2016	Dora International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine	East Timor	1–0	7–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Jaka Ihbeisheh at National-Football-Teams.com
^ ^a ^b "Jaka Ihbeisheh". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
^ Plestenjak, Rok (15 January 2022). "Slovenec, ki je dvignil Palestino na noge" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
^ Jaka Ihbeisheh at Soccerway
^ Čavalić, Mirsad K. (5 January 2022). "Vodičan končal športno pot". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
^ "Asian Cup daily: moment of joy despite another pummelling for Palestine". The Guardian. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
^ Mosonyi, Attila (12 January 2015). "Asian Cup qualification enough for Palestinian team". SBS. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
^ McIntyre, Scott (9 January 2015). "Asian Cup can bring Australia closer to the continent". SBS. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

External links

Jaka Ihbeisheh at NZS (in Slovene)
Jaka Ihbeisheh at ÖFB (in German)

[NFT-1] Jaka Ihbeisheh at National-Football-Teams.com

[worldfootball-2] "Jaka Ihbeisheh". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

[3] Plestenjak, Rok (15 January 2022). "Slovenec, ki je dvignil Palestino na noge" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 17 February 2022.

[4] Jaka Ihbeisheh at Soccerway

[5] Čavalić, Mirsad K. (5 January 2022). "Vodičan končal športno pot". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 January 2022.

[6] "Asian Cup daily: moment of joy despite another pummelling for Palestine". The Guardian. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.

[7] Mosonyi, Attila (12 January 2015). "Asian Cup qualification enough for Palestinian team". SBS. Retrieved 13 January 2015.

[8] McIntyre, Scott (9 January 2015). "Asian Cup can bring Australia closer to the continent". SBS. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

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