Syrian footballer
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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Shaher Saheen player profile and career stations
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Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021 .
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Archived from the original on 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021 .
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Kolkata Football League: চার দশক পর কলকাতা লিগ জয় মহমেডান স্পোর্টিংয়ের
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the original on 28 October 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2023 .
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"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 .
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^ Das, Atish (19 November 2021).
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"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 .
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"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 .
^ Guha, Sayantan (14 May 2022).
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