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




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






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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 competition record (archived)
Amer Shafi at the Jordan Football Association (available in Arabic)
Amer Shafi at National-Football-Teams.com
Amer Shafi at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
Amer Shafi at Soccerway

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Tim nasional sepak bola Yordania
• Grup D Piala Asia AFC 2015
• Grup B Piala Asia AFC 2011
• Grup B Piala Asia AFC 2019
• Kualifikasi Piala Dunia FIFA 2014 – Babak Kelima AFC
• Al-Wehdat SC
• Babak gugur Piala Asia AFC 2011
• Skuad Piala Asia AFC 2015
• Babak gugur Piala Asia AFC 2019
• Liga Profesional Saudi 2019–2020
• Amer Shafi
• Jordan national football team
• Palestinians in Jordan
• Muhammad Shafi Deobandi
• Al-Faisaly SC
• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
• 2019 AFC Asian Cup Group B
• Palestine national football team
• Kannur Squad
• 2004 AFC Asian Cup squads