Jamal Bajandouh

Jamal Bajandouh
Personal information
Date of birth	22 August 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth	Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Al-Tai; (on loan from Al-Shabab)
Number	26
Youth career
2011–2012	Wimborne Town
2012–2013	Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years	Team
2013–2019	Al-Ittihad
2019–2020	Varaždin
2020–	Al-Shabab
2021–	→ Al-Tai (loan)
National team‡
2015–	Saudi Arabia
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:10, 3 August 2019 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:10, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

Jamal Bajandouh (Arabic: جمال با جندوح; born 22 August 1992) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Al-Tai on loan from Al-Shabab. He has also represented the Saudi Arabia national team.

Career[]

Bajandouh was born in Bournemouth but joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad as a 13-year-old.^[1] He signed for English non-league side Wimborne Town in February 2012.^[2] Three months later, he signed for AFC Bournemouth after a spell training with their youth side.^[3]

In the summer of 2013, Bajandouh returned to Saudi Arabia to rejoin Al-Ittihad. In the summer of 2019, Bajandouh announced, via the player's official twitter account, his departure from Al-Ittihad.^[4] On 13 July 2019, Bajandouh joined Croatian side NK Varaždin on a two-year deal.^[5]

International career[]

On 30 March 2015, Bajandouh made his senior debut for Saudi Arabia, playing the first half in a 2-1 victory over Jordan.^[6] Since it was a friendly fixture, he remains available to play for England.

References[]

^ "Ittihad's Jamal Bajandouh: 'Lucas Vasquez is the best European player in this game. I want to play against him'". goal.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "Jamal set for Magpies debut". bournemouthecho.co.uk. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ "CHERRIES SIGN BAJANDOUH". bournemouth.vitalfootball.co.uk. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
^ @jamal_bajandouh (4 July 2019). "الحمدلله على الفرصة التي أتيحت لي بأن أمثل نادي بحجم نادي" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
^ "U NK Varaždin stigao Jamal Bajandouh iz Saudijske Arabije". evarazdin.hr (in Croatian). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
^ "SAUDI ARABIA VS. JORDAN 2 - 1". uk.soccerway.com. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

External links[]

Jamal Bajandouh at Soccerway
Jamal Bajandouh at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Ittihad's Jamal Bajandouh: 'Lucas Vasquez is the best European player in this game. I want to play against him'". goal.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[2] "Jamal set for Magpies debut". bournemouthecho.co.uk. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[3] "CHERRIES SIGN BAJANDOUH". bournemouth.vitalfootball.co.uk. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

[4] @jamal_bajandouh (4 July 2019). "الحمدلله على الفرصة التي أتيحت لي بأن أمثل نادي بحجم نادي" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.

[5] "U NK Varaždin stigao Jamal Bajandouh iz Saudijske Arabije". evarazdin.hr (in Croatian). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.

[6] "SAUDI ARABIA VS. JORDAN 2 - 1". uk.soccerway.com. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

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Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-08-22) 22 August 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth	Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Al-Tai (on loan from Al-Shabab)
Number	26
Youth career
2011–2012	Wimborne Town
2012–2013	Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2019	Al-Ittihad	105	(3)
2019–2020	Varaždin	9	(0)
2020–	Al-Shabab	16	(0)
2021–	→ Al-Tai (loan)	0	(0)
National team^‡
2015–	Saudi Arabia	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:10, 3 August 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:10, 4 June 2019 (UTC)