Issam Smeeri
Jordanian footballer
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Issam Salem Mohammad Smeeri (Arabic: عصام سميري, born 30 May 1999) is a Jordanian footballer who plays as a right-back for Jordanian Pro League club Al-Salt and the Jordan national team.[2]
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| Full name | Issam Salem Mohammad Smeeri | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Irbid, Jordan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Salt | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Al-Riffa | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Al-Riffa | 40 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Shabab Al-Aqaba | 38 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Sahab | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Al-Hidd[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Salt | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Manama | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Al-Salt | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Jordan U20 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Jordan U23 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Jordan | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 December 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early career
Born in Irbid, Smerri grew up in Bahrain at Al-Riffa's youth set-up, where he went through all the youth categories winning four championships at youth level, before earning himself a first team spot.[3]
Al-Riffa
Smerri won three trophies at Al-Riffa including the King's Cup and the Nasser bin Hamad Professional League and the Bahraini Super Cup.
Shabab Al-Aqaba
Smeeri joined Jordanian Pro League club Shabab Al-Aqaba during which he provided good levels that qualified him to play at Jordan U23.
Manama
Several clubs around the Jordanian Pro League showed interest in Smeeri, after expiring his contract at Al-Salt[4][5] However, he returned to Bahrain to join Manama.[6][7] He contributed to 7 goals in 22 matches for the club.[8]
Return to Al-Salt
Despite receiving local and external offers, Smeeri decided to return to the Jordanian Pro League and reunite with Al-Salt on a two-season contract, in order to be managed under Haitham Al-Shboul, as well as have an opportunity to play for the national team ahead of the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup and the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[8]
International career
On 24 August 2025, Smeeri was called up to the Jordan national team to participate in friendly matches against Russia and Dominican Republic, becoming one of four players to enter the national team for the first time.[9][10]
Playing style
Smeeri is known for his crosses and offensive contributions at his position.[11]