Jaka Ihbeisheh

Jaka Ihbeisheh
Personal information
Full name Jaka Ihbeisheh
Date of birth (1986-08-29) 29 August 1986
Place of birth Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Rudar Velenje
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Interblock 32 (1)
2007–2008 Slovan 25 (7)
2008–2009 Aluminij 11 (3)
2009 Krško 11 (6)
2009–2011 Primorje 57 (8)
2011–2012 Rudar Velenje 4 (0)
2012–2013 Domžale 17 (2)
2013–2015 Krka 58 (3)
2015– Rudar Velenje 22 (0)
National team
2014– Palestine 10 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 April 2016

Jaka Ihbeisheh (Arabic: ياكا حبيشة; born 29 August 1986) is a Palestinian[1] footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovene club Rudar Velenje.[2]

He was born in Ljubljana to a Palestinian father and Slovenian mother[3] and raised in Slovenia. After his family separated when he was three years old, he only reconnected with his father, in Ramallah, 18 years later through Facebook.[4]

International career

In 2014, Ihbeisheh made his debut for the Palestinian national team.[5] He was selected in Palestine's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and scored the nation's first ever Asian Cup goal, during a 5–1 defeat by Jordan in the group stage.[6]

References

  1. Jaka Ihbeisheh at Soccerway
  2. PrvaLiga profile (Slovene)
  3. Attila Mosonyi (12 Jan 2015). "Asian Cup qualification enough for Palestinian team". SBS. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  4. Scott McIntyre (9 Jan 2015). "ASIAN CUP CAN BRING AUSTRALIA CLOSER TO THE CONTINENT". SBS. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  5. Jaka Ihbeisheh at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. "Asian Cup daily: moment of joy despite another pummelling for Palestine". The Guardian. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
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