Zaid Qunbar
Palestinian footballer (born 2002)
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Zaid Qunbar (Arabic: زيد القنبر; born 4 September 2002) is a Palestinian footballer who plays as an attacker for Kuwait Premier League club Al-Arabi and the Palestine national football team.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 4 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Jerusalem | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Arabi | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||
| 2014–2019 | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Hadera | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Jabal Al-Mukaber | ||
| 2021–2022 | → Shabab Al-Dhahiriya (loan) | ||
| 2023 | Al-Wehdat SC | ||
| 2023–2024 | Jabal Al-Mukaber | ||
| 2024 | Al-Ittihad Club | ||
| 2024–2025 | Al-Ahly Benghazi | 16 | (8) |
| 2025– | Al-Arabi | 3 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Palestine U23 | |||
| 2023– | Palestine | 14 | (3) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2025 | |||
Club career
Qunbar grew up in the Jabal Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem. He started playing on the Hapoel Jerusalem's youth team and then moved to Beitar Jerusalem. At the end of 2019, he left for Hapoel Hadera for two months.[1]
On 13 May 2023, he signed for Al-Wehdat SC from the Jordanian Pro League, but after a month he returned to Jabal Al-Mukaber.[citation needed]
On 20 September 2025, on the last day of the summer transfers he joined Al-Arabi.[2]
International career
In January 2024, alongside his brother Shehab, Qunbar was named in Palestine 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[3] He scored his first international goal in a 3–0 win over Hong Kong on 23 January.
On 15 October 2024, Qunbar rescued Palestine during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification against Kuwait where he scored a 90+3th stoppage time goal to equalise the match at 2–2.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 19 November 2024[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Palestine | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Qunbar goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 23 January 2024 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Hong Kong | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
| 2 | 15 October 2024 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Kuwait | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 19 November 2024 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  South Korea | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 4 | 4 December 2025 | Lusail Stadium, Lusail, Qatar |  Tunisia | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2025 FIFA Arab Cup |
Honours
Clubs
Al-Arabi
Individual
- Kuwait Crown Prince Cup Golden Boot: 2025–26
