Abdallah Ra'ed Mahmoud Al-Fakhouri (Arabic: عبدالله الفاخوري; born January 22, 2000) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Al-Wehdat and the Jordan national team.[1] As a teenager, he is already considered one of his country's most promising talents at the position.[2][3][4]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdallah Ra'ed Mahmoud Al-Fakhouri | ||
Date of birth | (2000-01-22) 22 January 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Russeifa, Jordan | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Wehdat | ||
Number | 99 | ||
Youth career | |||
Al-Wehdat | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018– | Al-Wehdat | 15 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2018 | Jordan U19 | 7 | (0) |
2019– | Jordan U23 | 11 | (0) |
2018– | Jordan | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2020 |
Al-Fakhouri trialled with Belgian side Waasland-Beveren in June 2018.[5] He had also received invitations from Real Valladolid in Spain[6] and Sporting Lisbon in Portugal.[7] However, the following month, he signed his first professional contract, deciding to stay at Al-Wehdat on a four-year deal.[3][8] He is generally seen as the successor to Amer Shafi.[8][9]
Al-Fakhouri led the national under-19 team to an appearance in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship, finishing in first place in their qualifying group.[2][10]
Before even playing with the Al-Wehdat first team, Al-Fakhouri was called up to the senior national team in late 2017 for the third round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[11][12]
He made his senior international debut on 11 January 2018, replacing Yazid Abu Layla during a friendly 1–2 defeat to Finland.[13] At 17 years old, he became the youngest goalkeeper in Jordan's history.[7]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Jordan | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 3 | 0 |