Jordanian footballer

Amer Shafi Mahmoud Sabbah (Arabic: عامر شفيع; born 14 February 1982) is a Jordanian former footballer who played as goalkeeper.

Contents

• 1 Club career
• 2 International career
• 3 Retirement and aftermath
• 4 Career statistics
  • 4.1 International
    • 4.1.1 International goals
• 5 Honours
• 6 See also
• 7 References
• 8 External links

Club career

Shafi began his career as a midfielder and later on became a goalkeeper. After playing many years for Al-Yarmouk, he joined Al-Wehdat. After his performances in the 2004 AFC Asian Cup, he had offers to play in Europe, but he was not able to leave Jordan due to family conditions and his international career.

International career

Shafi played his first international match with the Jordan national team against Kenya in a friendly match on 17 August 2002, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Shafi is and has always been nicknamed the "Whale of Asia" due to his outstanding and incredible acrobatic saves and performances.

He scored his first international goal for Jordan in a friendly against India on 17 November 2018, letting fly with a long kick that bounced just outside the India penalty area, catching his opposite number Gurpreet Singh Sandhu by surprise. The game ended 2–1 in Jordan's favour.

He later played in the 2004, 2011, 2015 and 2019 AFC Asian Cup tournaments. On 1 February 2021, he played his last international match in a 2–0 win over Tajikistan in a friendly match.

Retirement and aftermath

On 8 February 2021, he announced his retirement from football. In March 2021, he joined the coaching staff of the national team.

Career statistics

International

Source:

International goals

Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first.

Honours

Al-Wehdat

• Jordan Premier League: 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18
• Jordan FA Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2013–14
• Jordan FA Shield: 2008, 2010, 2017
• Jordan Super Cup: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014

Al-Faisaly

• Jordan FA Cup: 2004–05

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps

References

External links

• Amer Shafi – FIFA compe*ion record (archived)
• Amer Shafi at the Jordan Football *ociation (available in Arabic)
• Amer Shafi at National-Football-Teams.com
• Amer Shafi at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)
• Amer Shafi at Soccerway