Jaka Ihbeisheh
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jaka Ihbeisheh | ||
| Date of birth | 29 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Shamal | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2007 | Factor | 32 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Slovan | 25 | (7) |
| 2008–2009 | Aluminij | 11 | (3) |
| 2009 | Krško | 11 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | Primorje | 57 | (8) |
| 2011–2012 | Rudar Velenje | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Domžale | 17 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Krka | 58 | (3) |
| 2015–2016 | Rudar Velenje | 26 | (0) |
| 2016– | Al Shamal | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Palestine | 9 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 April 2016 | |||
Jaka Ihbeisheh (Arabic: ياكا حبيشة; born 29 August 1986) is a Palestinian[1] footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Shamal.
He was born in Ljubljana to a Palestinian father and Slovenian mother[2] and raised 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.[3]
International career
In 2014, Ihbeisheh made his debut for the Palestinian national team.[4] He was selected in Palestine's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and scored the nation's first ever Asian Cup goal, during a 5–1 defeat by Jordan in the group stage.[5]
References
- ^ Jaka Ihbeisheh at Soccerway
- ^ Attila Mosonyi (12 January 2015). "Asian Cup qualification enough for Palestinian team". SBS. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ Scott McIntyre (9 January 2015). "ASIAN CUP CAN BRING AUSTRALIA CLOSER TO THE CONTINENT". SBS. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ Jaka Ihbeisheh at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Asian Cup daily: moment of joy despite another pummelling for Palestine". The Guardian. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from August 2013
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ljubljana
- Palestinian footballers
- Palestine international footballers
- Slovenian footballers
- Slovenian people of Palestinian descent
- Palestinian Roman Catholics
- Slovenian Roman Catholics
- Association football midfielders
- NK Interblock Ljubljana players
- NK Aluminij players
- NK Primorje players
- NK Krško players
- NK Rudar Velenje players
- NK Domžale players
- NK Krka players
- Al-Shamal Sports Club players
- Slovenian PrvaLiga players
- 2015 AFC Asian Cup players
- Palestinian expatriate footballers