Abeer Al-Nahar

Abeer Mahmoud Mubarak Al-Nahar (Arabic: عبير النهار‎; born 13 February 1991) is a Jordanian international footballer who plays as a forward.

Abeer Al-Nahar
Personal information
Full name Abeer Mahmoud Mubarak Al-Nahar[1]
Date of birth (1991-02-13) 13 February 1991
Place of birth Amman, Jordan
Height 158 cm (5 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Amman Club
National team‡
Jordan
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:05, 22 March 2015 (UTC)

Club career

In May 2015 Al-Nahar played for Amman Club in a 5–3 win over rivals Shabab Al-Ordon, which secured the Jordan Women's Football League title.[2]

International career

As a 15-year-old Al-Nahar was included in the Jordan national team squad who were beaten 13–0 by Japan at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha.[3]

In 2011 Al-Nahar and her father were outspoken critics of FIFA's ban on hijabs.[4] Two years later she got six goals as Jordan "hammered" Kuwait 21–0 in 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification.[5]

During Jordan's victorious 2014 WAFF Women's Championship campaign, Al-Nahar scored four goals in a 7–0 win over Qatar[6] and finished as the tournament top scorer. At the 2014 Asian Games she was shown a red card in Jordan's 2–2 draw with Chinese Taipei.[7]

References
  1. "Biographies". 2014 Asian Games. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. "Amman Club clinches the Orange Jordanian Women's Football League 2014/15 title". Jordan Football Association. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  3. "Jordan's women make disastrous debut". Taipei Times. 2 December 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  4. Dorsey, James M. (17 June 2011). "FIFA bans Jordanian women soccer players for wearing the hijab". Al Arabiya. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  5. "Kuwait 0-21 Jordan". Asian Football Confederation. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  6. "WAFF Women's Championship: Qatar 0-7 Jordan". Asian Football Confederation. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  7. "Well-deserved draw for the Women's team in their Opening Asian Games match". Jordan Football Association. 15 September 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2015.


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