Shwan Jalal

Shwan Saman Jalal (Kurdish: Şivan Saman Celal‎; born 14 August 1983) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Chesterfield. He played for the England C team from 2005 to 2006. Jalal was then invited to play for the Iraq national team.

Shwan Jalal
Jalal in 2010
Personal information
Full name Shwan Saman Jalal[1]
Date of birth (1983-08-14) 14 August 1983
Place of birth Baghdad, Iraq
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Chesterfield
Number 1
Youth career
1998–1999 Gillingham
1999 Elphinstone Flyers[2]
1999–2000 Hastings Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Hastings Town
2001–2004 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2002–2003 → Woking (loan) 16 (0)
2004–2007 Woking 85 (0)
2006 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 0 (0)
2007–2008 Peterborough United 8 (0)
2008 → Morecambe (loan) 12 (0)
2008 → Bournemouth (loan) 2 (0)
2008–2014 Bournemouth 146 (0)
2013 → Oxford United (loan) 0 (0)
2014 → Leyton Orient (loan) 2 (0)
2014–2015 Bury 5 (0)
2015 Northampton Town 4 (0)
2015–2016 Macclesfield Town 37 (0)
2016–2017 Wrexham 24 (0)
2017–2018 Macclesfield Town 41 (0)
2018– Chesterfield 54 (0)
National team
2005–2006 England C 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020

Club career

Jalal is a Kurd born in Baghdad, Iraq, Jalal grew up in Hastings, East Sussex England, while attending William Parker School. He began his career at Gillingham's youth system in 1998, before joining the youth system Hastings Town in 1999, breaking into the first team in 2000.[3] At Hastings he had been featuring for the first team whilst still a teenager, gaining attention from Football League clubs such as Tottenham Hotspur whom he signed for in August 2001, before joining Woking in May 2004.[4] He went on trial at Oldham Athletic in May 2005.[5] He had a trial at Leeds United in September 2006,[6] after which he joined Sheffield Wednesday on a month's loan in November,[7] but failed to make any appearances during this spell.[8]

He moved to Peterborough United in League Two for an undisclosed fee on 9 January 2007.[9] He was placed on the club's transfer list at his own request in December,[10] which was followed by a move to Morecambe on loan until the end of the 2007–08 season.[11]

He joined Bournemouth on a month's loan on 1 August 2008 after having a trial at the club.[12] Bournemouth then made this move permanent on 29 August.[13] He signed a new two-year contract with Bournemouth in March 2010.[14] On 12 September 2013, Jalal joined Oxford United on a one-month emergency loan deal,[15] but returned on 2 October 2013 - 1 game short of his initial loan - due to Ryan Allsop's suspension after receiving a red card at Leeds United.[16] On 7 February 2014, Jalal joined Leyton Orient on a one-month loan deal.[17]

On 5 June 2014, Bury announced that they had signed Jalal on a two-year contract after a successful trial at the club.[18] He subsequently played for Northampton and Macclesfield Town.

In August 2016, Jalal joined National League side Wrexham.[19] After not featuring in the squad for the opening three matches of the 2016–17 season, Jalal made his debut on 16 August 2016, replacing Chris Dunn in the starting line-up in a 1–0 victory over Solihull Moors and keeping a clean sheet.[20] At the end of the 2016–17 season, he was released by the club.[21] He subsequently re-joined Macclesfield Town on a one-year deal, winning promotion from the National League as champions, before his surprise release at the end of the season.

In May 2018, Jalal joined National League newcomers Chesterfield following his release and the Spireites' relegation from the EFL, signing a two-year contract.[22]

International career

Jalal made his début for the England National Game XI in a 3–0 victory over against the Netherlands on 16 February 2005.[23] Jalal was one of seven European based players called up by Iraq coach Wolfgang Sidka in a 34-man squad on 26 May 2011. However, he had to apologise for his absence due to an injury. On 3 June 2015 he played the first half of an unofficial friendly for Iraq against Zakho FC in the opening game of Zakho's new stadium. He kept a clean sheet in the first period and Iraq went on to win the game 2–0.

Honours

Club

Bournemouth

Macclesfield Town

Individual

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References
  1. "List of Players under Written Contract Registered Between 01/04/2010 and 30/04/2010" (PDF). The Football Association. Retrieved 11 May 2010.
  2. Shwan Jalal interview from 2002
  3. "Career History". UpThePosh!. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  4. "Woking move for Jalal". BBC Sport. 20 April 2004. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  5. "Woking keeper starts Oldham trial". BBC Sport. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  6. "Leeds interested in Woking keeper". BBC Sport. 28 September 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  7. "Wednesday snap up Woking keeper". BBC Sport. 22 November 2006. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  8. "Shwan Jalal". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  9. "Posh capture Cards keeper Jalal". BBC Sport. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  10. "Jalal is transfer-listed by Posh". BBC Sport. 24 December 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  11. "Morecambe swoop for Posh stopper". BBC Sport. 10 January 2008. Retrieved 4 June 2008.
  12. "Cherries sign Posh keeper on loan". BBC Sport. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
  13. "Two New Signings". A.F.C. Bournemouth. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2008.
  14. "Shwan Jalal signs new Bournemouth deal". BBC Sport. 8 March 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  15. "United Sign Keeper Jalal - News - Oxford United".
  16. "Bournemouth's Jalal recalled from Oxford loan". Eurosport. 2 October 2013.
  17. "NEWS: Shwan Jalal Joins On Loan". Leyton Orient FC. 7 February 2014.
  18. "Keeper Shwan joins Bury". Bury FC. 5 June 2014.
  19. "Shwan Jalal: Goalkeeper joins Wrexham from Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  20. "Mark Carrington strikes in injury time for Wrexham AFC to ensure first home win of the season". Daily Post. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  21. "Wrexham release nine players including captain Rob Evans". BBC Sport. 1 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  22. "Spireites Sign Experienced Keeper". Chesterfield FC. 22 May 2018. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  23. Williams, Mike; Williams, Tony (2007). The Non League Club Directory 2008. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 925–928. ISBN 978-1-869833-57-2.
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