Musa Al-Taamari

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Mousa Al-Tamari
Personal information
Full name Mousa Suleiman Al-Tamari
Date of birth (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Amman, Jordan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 OH Leuven
Number 11
Youth career
Shabab Al-Ordon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Shabab Al-Ordon 19 (5)
2017–2018 → Al-Jazeera (loan) 17 (3)
2018–2020 APOEL 49 (12)
2020– OH Leuven 23 (2)
National team‡
2017–2019 Jordan U23 9 (3)
2016– Jordan 39 (8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2021

Mousa Suleiman Al-Tamari (Arabic: موسى سليمان التعمري, born 10 June 1997) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian side OH Leuven and the Jordan national team.

Club career[]

Shabab Al-Ordon[]

He started his career in Shabab Al-Ordon, he was notoriously rapid, had great skills and amazing footwork, he got called up by the senior national team after his first 6 matches, he achieved the 2016 Jordan FA Shield.

Al-Jazeera (loan)[]

In September 2017, he was loaned to Al-Jazeera,[1] He participated in the AFC Cup 2018 and scored many important goals for his team, he achieved the 2017–18 Jordan FA Cup.

APOEL[]

On 28 May 2018, Al-Taamari signed a three–year contract for a fee of €400 thousand with Cypriot club APOEL.[2] He won the 2019 Cypriot Super Cup title, 2018–19 Cypriot First Division title and became known as one of the best players in Cyprus. He also ended up winning the MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the Cypriot League.[3]

OH Leuven[]

On 5 October 2020, Al-Taamari joined Belgian First Division A club OH Leuven on a three–year contract, for a reported transfer fee of €1.1 million.[4]

International career[]

Al-Taamari's first international match was a friendly against Lebanon on 31 August 2016, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Al-Taamari was only 19 years old at the time. He went on to make six more international appearances during 2016. In 2017, he scored his first goal for Jordan in a friendly match against Hong Kong.[5] Al-Taamari was named in Jordan's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, he played three matches, scored one goal and made two assists at the tournament.

Style of play[]

Being a left-footed right winger, Al-Taamari has a general tendency to cut inside and take on players with his fantastic dribbling ability. His ability to keep the ball close to his feet even in tight spaces is what makes him very dangerous when attacking defences. Al-Taamari's pace, trickery and general style of play have seen him compared to Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah.[6][7][8][9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 18 April 2021[10]
Club Season League Cup Shield Super Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shabab Al-Ordon 2016–17 Jordan League 19 5 3 0 7 2 – – – – 29 7
Al-Jazeera (loan) 2017–18 17 3 3 5 3 4 1 0 8 6 32 18
Total 36 8 6 5 10 6 1 0 8 6 61 25
APOEL 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 24 9 4 0 – – 1 1 8 0 37 10
2019–20 21 3 2 0 – – 0 0 12 0 35 3
2020–21 4 0 0 0 – – – – 4 0 8 0
Total 49 12 6 0 – – 1 1 24 0 80 13
OH Leuven 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 22 1 0 0 – – – – – – 22 1
Career total 107 21 12 5 10 6 2 1 32 6 163 39

International[]

As of 15 June 2021[5]
Jordan
Year Apps Goals
2016 7 0
2017 9 3
2018 5 1
2019 11 3
2020 2 0
2021 5 1
Total 39 8

International goals[]

Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first.[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 March 2017 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Hong Kong 3–0 4–0 Friendly
2. 28 March 2017  Cambodia 6–0 7–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3. 25 December 2017  Libya 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4. 28 December 2018 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  China PR 1–0 1–1
5. 10 January 2019 Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates  Syria 1–0 2–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup
6. 7 June 2019 Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia  Slovakia 1–0 1–5 Friendly
7. 10 September 2019 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Paraguay 1–0 2–4
8. 24 March 2021 Theyab Awana Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Lebanon 1–0 1–0

Honours[]

Shabab Al-Ordon

  • Jordan FA Shield: 2016

Al-Jazeera[10]

APOEL[10]

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ "Musa loaned to Al-Jazeera Club". gitsport (in Arabic).
  2. ^ "APOEL FC Official Website - Συμφωνία με Shabab Al-Ordon Club για Μusa Al-Taamari".
    "Al-Taamari going to APOEL".
  3. ^ a b "Musa Al Taamari named MVP of Cyprus Championship". the-AFC.
  4. ^ "OHL strikt razendsnelle winger". www.ohleuven.com.
  5. ^ a b c "Al-Tamari, Moussa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Ones to Watch: Musa Al Taamari (Jordan)".
  7. ^ "Musa Al tamari skills".
  8. ^ "Al-Taamari Jordanian talent with Maradona and Messi specifications".
  9. ^ "Los cinco jóvenes a seguir en la Copa Asia 2019". AS.com (in Spanish). AS. 3 January 2019.
  10. ^ a b c Musa Al-Taamari at Soccerway

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