Saleh Chihadeh
Palestinian footballer
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Saleh Chihadeh (Arabic: صالح شحادة; born 25 August 1994) is a Palestinian footballer who plays as a forward for Kriens.
Full name
Saleh Ahmed Saleh Chihadeh
Date of birth
25 August 1994
Place of birth
Safuriye, Palestine
Height
1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saleh Ahmed Saleh Chihadeh | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Safuriye, Palestine | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kriens | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2012 | Naters | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Naters | 97 | (49) |
| 2013–2014 | → Thun II (loan) | 25 | (7) |
| 2017–2019 | Kriens | 64 | (28) |
| 2019–2022 | Thun | 65 | (21) |
| 2022 | Future | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Naters | 25 | (9) |
| 2023 | Rapperswil-Jona | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Kriens | 11 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Palestine | 13 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 June 2023 | |||
Club career
On 31 January 2022, Chihadeh joined Future in Egypt.[1]
On 7 July 2023, Rapperswil-Jona announced the signing of Chihadeh.[2] But only a month later, he left the club because the contract had been terminated for private reasons, by mutual agreement between the player and the club.[3] On 17 August 2023, SC Kriens announced the signing of Chihadeh.[4]
International career
Chihadeh was born in Safuriye near Nazareth, and moved to Switzerland at the age of 7.[5] He made his debut for the Palestine national football team in a friendly 2–1 win over Pakistan.[6]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June 2022 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |  Yemen | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2 | 14 June 2022 | MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |  Philippines | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
