Mousa Sulaiman 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.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mousa Sulaiman Al-Tamari | ||
Date of birth | (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Amman, Jordan | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 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 | 48 | (12) |
2020– | OH Leuven | 60 | (7) |
National team‡ | |||
2017–2019 | Jordan U23 | 9 | (3) |
2016– | Jordan | 48 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 |
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.
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.
On 28 May 2018, Al-Tamari 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]
On 5 October 2020, Al-Tamari joined Belgian First Division A club OH Leuven on a three–year contract, for a reported transfer fee of €1.1 million.[4]
Al-Taamari's first international match was a friendly against Lebanon on 31 August 2016, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Al-Tamari 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-Tamari 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.
Being a left-footed right winger, Al-Tamari 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-Tamari's pace, trickery and general style of play have seen him compared to Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah.[6][7][8][9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Shield | Super Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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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 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 10 |
2019–20 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 48 | 12 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 79 | 13 | ||
OH Leuven | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 1 |
2021–22 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 3 | ||
2022–23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 3 | ||
Career total | 144 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 202 | 45 |
Jordan | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2016 | 7 | 0 |
2017 | 9 | 3 |
2018 | 5 | 1 |
2019 | 11 | 3 |
2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 8 | 1 |
2022 | 6 | 2 |
Total | 48 | 10 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 | 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 | |
9. | 28 January 2022 | New York University Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | New Zealand | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
10. | 1 June 2022 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar | Australia | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
Shabab Al-Ordon
Al-Jazeera[10]
APOEL[10]
Individual
Oud-Heverlee Leuven – current squad | |
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Jordan squad – 2019 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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