Amin Al-Shanaineh
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Amin Farid Mohammad Al-Shanaineh | ||
| Date of birth | April 7, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Aydoun, Jordan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Faisaly | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Al-Ramtha | ||
| 2017–2021 | Al-Faisaly | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 2023 | →Al-Riffa (loan) | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Jordan U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Jordan U18 | 3 | (2) |
| 2022 | Jordan U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2022– | Jordan U23 | 17 | (4) |
| 2023– | Jordan | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 January 2026 | |||
Amin Farid Mohammad Al-Shanaineh (Arabic: أمين فارد محمد الشناينة; born 7 April 2003) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Jordanian Pro League side Al-Faisaly and the Jordan national team.
Early career
Al-Shanaineh began his career at Al-Ramtha, before moving to Al-Faisaly during his youth years.
Al-Faisaly
Al-Shanaineh signed his first professional contract with Al-Faisaly on 29 July 2021, where he extended with the club for the next four-seasons.[1]
The then 19-year old found himself to be the top scorer of the 2022 Jordanian Pro League season, as a result of his hat-trick against Al-Salt.[2] He later won the Asian Football Confederation's September Star of the Month poll in the West Asia region.[3] He would lead Al-Faisaly to their 35th league title that season, finishing off as the league's top scorer with 9 goals scored.[4][5]
Al-Riffa (loan)
On 7 January 2023, Al-Shanaineh moved to Bahraini Premier League club Al-Riffa on a short-term loan deal, lasting until May 31.[6] He was officially included with their squad on 21 January.[7]
Return to Al-Faisaly
With many rumors circulating around Al-Shanaineh's destination from his loan move.[8] He was retained by Al-Faisaly for the following season.[9][10][11]
During the 2023–24 AFC Champions League match-up against Sharjah, Al-Shanaineh suffered a severe leg injury, sidelining him for up to 6-months.[12]
Al-Shanaineh made his return the following season.[13] On 7 November 2024, Al-Shenaineh renewed his contract with the club for three-seasons.[14]
On 21 January 2025, Al-Shanaineh underwent a medical examination for the broken leg injury that he suffered a year earlier.[15][16]
On 2 November 2025, Al-Shanaineh scored his first goal in the Jordanian Pro League after missing all of last season, due to recovering from his leg injury that he suffered almost two years ago.[17] He was subsequently a part of the 2025 Jordan Shield Cup-winning Al-Faisaly team.[18]
International career
Al-Shanaineh was called up to various Jordanian youth national teams during his career. He was called up to the Jordan U23 team, where he notably scored two goals in a 9-0 result to Brunei U23,[19] garnering comparisons to Diego Maradona in one of his goals.[20]
On 23 December 2025, Al-Shanaineh was called up to the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup,[21] participating in the opening match against Vietnam as a substitute.