Abdelatif Bahdari

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Abdelatif Bahdari
Personal information
Full name Abdelatif Bahdari
Date of birth (1984-02-20) 20 February 1984 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Gaza City, Gaza
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre Back
Team information
Current team
Markaz Balata
Number 12
Youth career
1996–1999 Khadamat Rafah
1999–2001 Shabab Rafah
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Gaza Sport
2002–2004 Al-Meshtal
2004–2009 Khadamat Rafah
2007–2008Al-Am'ary (loan)
2008–2009 → Hilal Ariha (loan) 22 (7)
2009–2011 Al-Wehdat 38 (5)
2011–2013 Hajer 37 (7)
2013–2014 Zakho 20 (1)
2014–2015 Al-Wehdat 19 (4)
2015–2016 Shabab Al-Khalil
2016–2017 Tala'ea El-Gaish SC
2017 Abnaa Al-Quds
2017–2018 Shabab Al-Khalil
2018– Markaz Balata
International career
2007– Palestine 82 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019

Abdelatif Bahdari (Arabic: عبد اللطيف البهداري; born 20 February 1984) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Markaz Balata. From 2007 to 2020, he earned 71 caps for Palestine national football team.

Club career[edit]

Al-Wehdat[edit]

Bahdari began his professional career when he moved to Jordanian Al-Wahdat in the summer of 2009. In his first year, Bahdari and fellow countryman Ahmed Keshkesh helped Al-Wahdat secure the Jordan FA Cup.[citation needed]

Hajer[edit]

Bahdari's season saw him attract the attention of many clubs in the West Bank, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. It was initially thought that Bahdari would join Kuwait SC. He was also linked with Kuwaiti club Al-Nasr, he eventually signed with Shabab Al-Khaleel of the West Bank Premier League but the contract included a get-out clause if Bahdari received a professional contract from a club based abroad. On 1 July 2011 Bahdari signed a two-year deal with newly promoted Hajer Club of the Saudi Professional League. His salary (a rumored $280,000/yr.) would make him the best paid Palestinian athlete.[2]

Bahdari captained Hajer on more than one occasion in the Saudi topflight for the Al-Hasa-based side. Bahdari's was Hajer's second top-scorer with 3 league goals and was second in total minutes played. He was only held out of 4 league matches due to card accumulation, threat of card accumulation, or injury.[citation needed]

International career[edit]

Bahdari captained the Palestinian national team in their first home World Cup qualifier against Afghanistan on 3 July 2011. He took over the captaincy on a full-time basis in 2015 during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification[citation needed]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.[3]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 September 2014 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines  Chinese Taipei 5–3 7–3 2014 Philippine Peace Cup
2. 29 March 2016 Dora International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine  East Timor 7–0 7–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 10 November 2016 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Lebanon 1–1 1–1 Friendly
4. 5 September 2017 Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan  Bhutan 2–0 2–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5. 10 October 2017 Dora International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine 1–0 10–0
6. 5–0
7. 6–0
8. 4 October 2018 Sylhet District Stadium, Sylhet, Bangladesh  Tajikistan 2–0 2–0 2018 Bangabandhu Cup
9. 11 June 2019 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Kyrgyzstan 2–2 2–2 Friendly

Honours[edit]

Al-Wehdat

Palestine

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Palestine" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 10. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ "بهداري الوحدات يلعب لهجر". Alriyadh. 3 July 2011.
  3. ^ "Al-Bahdari, Abdul Latif". National Football Teams. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

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