Abeer Al-Nahar
Jordanian footballer (born 1991)
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Abeer Mahmoud Mubarak Al-Nahar (Arabic: عبير النهار; born 13 February 1991) is a Jordanian international footballer who plays as a forward.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abeer Mahmoud Mubarak Al-Nahar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 February 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Amman, Jordan | ||
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Amman Club | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2019 | Jordan | 43 | (26) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 January 2019 | |||
Club career
In May 2015 Al-Nahar played for Amman Club in a 5–3 win over rivals Shabab Al-Ordon, which secured the Jordan Women's Football League title.[2]
International career
As a 15-year-old Al-Nahar was included in the Jordan national team squad who were beaten 13–0 by Japan at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha.[3]
In 2011 Al-Nahar and her father were outspoken critics of FIFA's ban on hijabs.[4] Two years later she got six goals as Jordan "hammered" Kuwait 21–0 in 2014 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification.[5]
During Jordan's victorious 2014 WAFF Women's Championship campaign, Al-Nahar scored four goals in a 7–0 win over Qatar[6] and finished as the tournament top scorer. At the 2014 Asian Games she was shown a red card in Jordan's 2–2 draw with Chinese Taipei.[7]
