Baker Kalbouneh
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth name | Baker Kamal Mohmmad Walid Kalbouneh | ||
| Date of birth | August 14, 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Amman, Jordan | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Wehdat | ||
| Number | 90 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Al-Wehdat | ||
| 2017–2019 | Jordan Knights | ||
| 2019–2021 | Al-Jazeera | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Al-Jazeera | ||
| 2024–2025 | Al-Faisaly | 21 | (0) |
| 2025– | Al-Wehdat | 4 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Jordan U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Jordan U20 | 8 | (4) |
| 2023– | Jordan U23 | 12 | (6) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 January 2026 | |||
Baker Kamal Mohmmad Walid Kalbouneh (Arabic: بَكْر كَمَال مُحَمَّد وَلِيد كَلْبُونَة; born 14 August 2003) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Jordanian Pro League side Al-Wehdat.
Early life and career
Kalbouneh began his career at Al-Wehdat when he was 10 years old.[1] He left the club and departed to the United Kingdom to study English, and then traveled to Australia to study another year of English.[2] Upon his return to Jordan, then joined the Jordan Knights academy.[3] He later joined Al-Jazeera's youth ranks until late 2021.
Al-Jazeera
Kalbouneh signed his first professional contract with Al-Jazeera on 1 January 2022. He was a contributor to their squad for the 2022 Jordanian Pro League season.[4] He was linked with Al-Wehdat by the end of the season, as he sought to play at a higher level than the Jordanian First Division League upon Al-Jazeera's relegation.[5] However, he stayed for the 2023 Jordanian First Division League season, where he ended as the top scorer of the league and promoting the club in the process.[6]
Al-Faisaly
On 8 January 2024, Kalbouneh signed with Jordanian club Al-Faisaly during the 2023–24 Jordanian Pro League season, signing with the club for a season and a half.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
His previous club, Al-Jazeera, demanded to Al-Faisaly to pay 20 thousand dinars as a sponsorship for the player, for a period of 4 years.[14]
Kalbouneh was rumoured to join newly promoted Botola Pro club KAC Marrakech during the 2025 summer transfer window.[15] However, the move never materialized.
Al-Wehdat
On 14 August 2025, Kalbouneh joined Al-Wehdat on a one-year contract during deadline day.[16] He made his debut against his former club Al-Faisaly, where he sustained a shoulder injury and sidelining him for a period of three months.[17][18] On 20 January 2026, he scored his first league goal for the club in a 4–2 win over Al-Baqa'a.[19]
International career
Kalbouneh was called up to various Jordanian youth national teams during his career. During the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup, Kalbouneh found himself sent off after five seconds into the match, after a head-high tackle was made to Tajikistan U-20 player Mekhrubon Karimov.[20] He was subsequently suspended for two matches by the AFC as a result of the red card.[21]
On 19 March 2024, Kalboueh was called up to the Jordan national under-23 football team for the 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship.[22][23][24] He also participated in the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[25]
Kalbouneh participated in the 2025 WAFF U-23 Championship, where he was able to lead Jordan to the runners-up position by scoring four goals, becoming the top scorer of the competition as a result.[26] On 23 December 2025, Kalbouneh was called up to the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup,[27] participating in two of the four matches.[28]