Hadi Hamdoon
Qatari handball player (born 1992)
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Hadi Hamdoon (born 5 February 1992) is a Qatari handball player for Al Rayyan and the Qatari national team.
| Hadi Hamdoon | |||||||||||||||||
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Qatari | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Al Rayyan | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 72 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
2010–2017 | El Jaish | ||||||||||||||||
2022–; present | Al-Rayan | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
– | Qatar | 55[1] | (167) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was part of the Qatar team that won silver medals at the 2015 World Championship in Qatar, the first World Championship medal for both Qatar and for any Asian team.[2] The result was however controversial due to the many naturalized players of Qatar.[3][4] According to the Frankfurter Allgemeine, only four of the 17 players in the squad were native to Qatar.[5] The practice was criticised by Austrian goalkeeper after his team's loss to Qatar in the round of 16, saying "It [felt] like playing against a world selection team" and "I think it is not the sense of a world championship."[6] Furthermore there were claims of favourable refereering for the hosts.[7][8][9] After the final whistle of their semifinal against Poland, the Polish players showed their discontent by ironically applauding the three referees.[10][11]