Musa Al-Taamari

Musa Suleiman Al-Taamari (Arabic: موسى سليمان التعمري‎, born 10 June 1997) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for APOEL and the Jordan national team.

Musa Al-Taamari
Personal information
Full name Musa Suleiman Al-Taamari
Date of birth (1997-06-10) June 10, 1997
Place of birth Amman, Jordan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 APOEL
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– APOEL 43 (12)
National team‡
2017–2019 Jordan U23 9 (3)
2016– Jordan 32 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2019

Club career

Shabab Al-Ordon

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.

Al-Jazeera (loan)

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.

APOEL

On 28 May 2018, Al-Taamari 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.

International career

Al-Taamari's first international match was a friendly against Lebanon on 31 August 2016, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Al-Taamari 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.[3] Al-Taamari 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.

Style of play

Being a left-footed right winger, Al-Taamari 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-Taamari's pace, trickery and general style of play have seen him compared to Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah.[4][5][6][7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 8 March 2020.[8]
Club Season League Cup Shield Super Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shabab Al-Ordon 2016–17 Jordan League 1953072––––297
Al-Jazeera (loan) 2017–18 173353410863218
Total 3686510610866125
APOEL 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 22940––11803510
2019–20 21300––00120333
Total 431240––112006813
Career total 79201051062128612938

International
As of 15 November 2019.[3]
Jordan national team
YearAppsGoals
201670
201793
201851
2019113
Total327

International goals
Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first.[3]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 March 2017King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Hong Kong3–04–0Friendly
2.28 March 2017 Cambodia6–07–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.25 December 2017 Libya1–01–1Friendly
4.28 December 2018Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar China PR1–01–1
5.10 January 2019Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Syria1–02–02019 AFC Asian Cup
6.7 June 2019Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia Slovakia1–01–5Friendly
7.10 September 2019Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Paraguay1–02–4

Honours

Shabab Al-Ordon

Al-Jazeera

APOEL

Individual

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References
  1. "Musa loaned to Al-Jazeera Club". gitsport (in Arabic).
  2. "APOEL FC Official Website - Συμφωνία με Shabab Al-Ordon Club για Μusa Al-Taamari".
    "Al-Taamari going to APOEL".
  3. "Al-Tamari, Moussa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. "Ones to Watch: Musa Al Taamari (Jordan)".
  5. "Musa Al tamari skills".
  6. "Al-Taamari Jordanian talent with Maradona and Messi specifications".
  7. "Los cinco jóvenes a seguir en la Copa Asia 2019". AS.com (in Spanish). AS. 3 January 2019.
  8. "Moussa Al Tamari - Profile".
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