Shaher Shaheen

Shaher Shaheen
Shaheen in 2010
Personal information
Full name Shaher Saheen[1][2]
Date of birth (1990-01-02) 2 January 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Dempo
Youth career
Al-Karamah
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Al-Karamah 59 (9)
2013–2014 Al-Asalah 13 (3)
2014–2015 G.Antep spor 22 (4)
2015–2016 Al-Watani 18 (0)
2017–2018 Galali 16 (2)
2018 Al-Ittihad
2021–2023 Mohammedan 34 (0)
2023–2024 Real Kashmir
International career
2009 Syria U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shaher Shaheen (Arabic: شاهر شاهين; born January 2, 1990, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender. Born in Saudi Arabia, he has represented Syria at youth level.

Club career

Earlier career

Shaher Shaheen signed for Al-Karamah SC as a youth team player on 2009 and rose through the club's youth sides before moving to Jordan League Division 1 side Al-Asalah in 2013.[citation needed]

Mohammedan

In June 2021, Shaheen moved to India and signed with Mohammedan SC, that competes in the I-League.[3]

He was part of the team's 2021 Durand Cup campaign, in which he appeared in all the matches,[4] and reached to the final, defeating FC Bengaluru United 4–2.[5][6] On 3 October 2021, they lost the title winning match 1–0 to ISL side FC Goa.[7]

He also appeared in the 2021–22 Calcutta Premier Division league, in which Mohammedan reached to the final, defeating United SC 1–0.[8][9] On 18 November, Mohammedan clinched their 12th Calcutta Football League title after forty long years, defeating Railway FC 1–0, in which he played.[10]

He made his league debut on 27 December in their 2–1 win against Sudeva Delhi FC. Under Nikola Stojanović's captaincy, Shaheen and his team Mohammedan for the first time, ran for their maiden national league title in 2021–22 I-League season, but finished as runners-up after a 2–1 defeat to Gokulam Kerala at the end.[11]

Real Kashmir

In October 2023, Shaheen moved to another I-League club Real Kashmir.[12][13] In the 2023–24 season opener against Rajasthan United on 28 October, he scored his debut goal in their 2–0 win.[14]

International career

Shaher Shaheen was a member of the Syrian U-20 national team and appeared in couple of matches.[15]

Honours

Mohammedan Sporting

References

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  3. ^ I-League: Mohammedan Sporting all set to sign Syrian defender Archived 2021-06-29 at the Wayback Machine footballmonk.com. Retrieved 17 June 2021
  4. ^ "Durand Cup 2021:FC Bengaluru United beat Mohammedan SC 2-0 to finish top of Group A". www.news18.com. 14 September 2021. Archived from the original on 14 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
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  6. ^ "Durand Cup: Mohammedan SC reach final after extra-time win over Bengaluru United". The Indian Express. 27 September 2021. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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  8. ^ "IFA CFL PREMIER-A 2021 RESULT ALL". kolkatafootball.com. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Calcutta Football League 2021: Mohammedan Sporting edge United SC to reach the final". The Fan Garage. 12 October 2021. Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  10. ^ Kolkata Football League: চার দশক পর কলকাতা লিগ জয় মহমেডান স্পোর্টিংয়ের Archived 2021-11-18 at the Wayback Machine (in Bengali) bengali.abplive.com. 18 November 2021. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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  12. ^ "Real Kashmir Play RUFC In I-League Opener Today". kashmirobserver.net. Srinagar: Kashmir Observer. Observer News Service. 27 October 2023. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  13. ^ "RKFC, Rajasthan United FC to face off in I-League match today". greaterkashmir.com. Srinagar: Greater Kashmir. GK News Service. 28 October 2023. Archived from the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  14. ^ Rathi, Vishal (29 October 2023). "I-League 2023—24: Real Kashmir FC beat Rajasthan United FC to kickstart campaign with an easy win". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  15. ^ Rizvi, Ahmed (20 July 2015). "Football in times of crisis: Syrian game continues on as inspiration, propaganda, shadow". thenationalnews.com. The National News Sport. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  16. ^ Das, Atish (19 November 2021). "Mohammedan SC lift their 12th Calcutta Football League title after four decades". The Bridge. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  17. ^ "কলকাতা লিগ জয় মহামেডানের, টানা দু'বার খেতাব এল সাদা-কালো তাঁবুতে" [Mohammedan's Calcutta League win, the title came twice in a row in the black and white tent]. thewall.in. Kolkata: The Wall Bureau. 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  18. ^ "FC Goa clinch maiden Durand Cup trophy after beating Mohammedan Sporting 1-0 in final". ESPN. 3 October 2021. Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  19. ^ Guha, Sayantan (14 May 2022). "Brilliant Gokulam Kerala FC edge past Mohammedan SC to win historic consecutive I-League titles". www.sportskeeda.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.