Shaher Shaheen
Syrian footballer (born 1990)
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Shaher Shaheen (Arabic: شاهر شاهين; born January 2, 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Dempo SC. Born in Saudi Arabia, he has represented Syria at youth level.
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Shaheen in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shaher Saheen[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dempo | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al-Karamah | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2013 | Al-Karamah | 59 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | Al-Asalah | 13 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | G.Antep spor | 22 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Al-Watani | 18 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Galali | 16 | (2) |
| 2018 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2021–2023 | Mohammedan | 44 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Real Kashmir | 21 | (3) |
| 2025– | Dempo | 10 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2009 | Syria U20 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 January 2025 | |||
Club career
Early career
Shaher Shaheen signed for Al-Karamah SC as a youth team player on 2009 and rose through the club's youth sides before moving to Jordan League Division 1 side Al-Asalah in 2013.[citation needed]
Mohammedan
In June 2021, Shaheen moved to India and signed with Mohammedan SC, that competes in the I-League.[3]
He was part of the team's 2021 Durand Cup campaign, in which he appeared in all the matches,[4] and reached to the final, defeating FC Bengaluru United 4–2.[5][6] On 3 October 2021, they lost the title winning match 1–0 to ISL side FC Goa.[7]
He also appeared in the 2021 CFL Premier Division league, in which Mohammedan reached to the final, defeating United SC 1–0.[8][9] On 18 November, Mohammedan clinched their 12th Calcutta Football League title after forty long years, defeating Railway FC 1–0, in which he played.[10]
He made his league debut on 27 December in their 2–1 win against Sudeva Delhi FC. Under Nikola Stojanović's captaincy, Shaheen and his team Mohammedan for the first time, ran for their maiden national league title in 2021–22 I-League season, but finished as runners-up after a 2–1 defeat to Gokulam Kerala at the end.[11]
Real Kashmir
In October 2023, Shaheen moved to another I-League club Real Kashmir.[12][13] In the 2023–24 season opener against Rajasthan United on 28 October, he scored his debut goal in their 2–0 win.[14]
International career
Shaher Shaheen was a member of the Syrian U-20 national team and appeared in couple of matches.[15]