# Ahmad Al-Qaq > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ahmad_Al-Qaq > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ahmad_Al-Qaq.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Al-Qaq > Source revision: 1354446717 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Palestinian footballer Ahmad Al-Qaq Personal information Date of birth (2002-04-05) 5 April 2002 (age 24) Place of birth Hackensack, New Jersey, USA Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Position Midfielder Team information Current team Sporting JAX Number 11 Youth career PSA Stars 2016–2019 NC Fusion College career Years Team Apps (Gls) 2020–2024 North Carolina Tar Heels 47 (6) Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2021 Tobacco Road FC 10 (2) 2022 Wake FC 6 (1) 2025 North Carolina FC 24 (0) 2026– Sporting JAX 0 (0) International career‡ 2025– Palestine 5 (0) * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:00, 16 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:00, 16 November 2025 (UTC) **Ahmad Al-Qaq** ([Arabic](/source/Arabic_language): أحمد القاق; born 25 April 2002) is a professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [midfielder](/source/Midfielder) for [USL Championship](/source/USL_Championship) club [Sporting JAX](/source/Sporting_Club_Jacksonville). Born in the [United States](/source/United_States), he plays for the [Palestine national team](/source/Palestine_national_football_team). ## Club career Al-Qaq is a product of the youth academies of the American clubs PSA Stars and [NC Fusion](/source/NC_Fusion). In 2020 he committed to college at [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill), and joined their collegiate team [Tar Heels](/source/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels_men's_soccer), where he scored 6 goals in 47 appearances.[1] In 2021, he had a short stint with [USL League Two](/source/USL_League_Two) side [Tobacco Road FC](/source/Tobacco_Road_FC).[2] In 2023, he returned to the USL League Two on another short stint with [Wake FC](/source/Wake_FC).[3] On 18 February 2025, he signed a professional one-year contract with [North Carolina FC](/source/North_Carolina_FC) in the [USL Championship](/source/USL_Championship).[4] On January 22, 2026, [USL Championship](/source/USL_Championship) expansion club [Sporting Club Jacksonville](/source/Sporting_Club_Jacksonville), commonly known as Sporting JAX, announced Al-Qaq had joined their inaugural roster.[5] ## International career Al-Qaq was born in the United States to Palestinian parents. He was called up to the [Palestine national team](/source/Palestine_national_football_team) for a set of [2026 FIFA World Cup qualification](/source/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification) matches in June 2025.[6] He debuted with Palestine in a 3–0 loss to [Basque Country](/source/Basque_Country_national_football_team) on 15 November 2025.[7] ## Personal life Al-Qaq graduated from the [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill) with a graduate degree in [neuroscience](/source/Neuroscience) in 2022, and a postgraduate M/S degree in 2025.[8][9] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Palestine, Football (19 May 2025). ["Who is Ahmad Al-Qaq?"](https://footballpalestine.substack.com/p/who-is-ahmad-al-qaq). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Tobacco Road FC | uslleaguetwo.com"](https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster/show/6155355?subseason=731558). *www.uslleaguetwo.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Wake FC - 2022 Regular Season - Roster - # - Ahmed Al-Qaq -"](https://www.uslleaguetwo.com/roster_players/55418407). *www.uslleaguetwo.com*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["North Carolina FC Signs Midfielder Ahmad Al-Qaq"](https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/north-carolina-fc-signs-midfielder-ahmad-al-qaq/n-6192447). *OurSports Central*. 18 February 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Sporting JAX Staff (22 January 2026). ["Sporting JAX Adds Three Former Teammates"](https://www.sportingjax.com/news/2026/01/22/sporting-jax-adds-three-former-teammates/). *SportingJAX.com*. Sporting Club Jacksonville. Retrieved 23 January 2026. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Kuwait's World Cup dreams are on the line against Palestine"](https://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/kuwaits-world-cup-dreams-are-on-the-line-against-palestine/). *arabtimes*. 4 June 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Football: émouvant premier match en Europe pour l'équipe de Palestine, accueillie par les Basques"](https://www.rfi.fr/fr/sports/20251116-football-%C3%A9mouvant-premier-match-en-europe-pour-l-%C3%A9quipe-de-palestine-accueillie-par-les-basques). *RFI*. 16 November 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Four Men's Soccer Players Earn Academic All-District Honors"](https://goheels.com/news/2022/11/22/mens-soccer-four-mens-soccer-players-earn-academic-all-district-honors). *University of North Carolina Athletics*. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["ACC to Honor 51 Student-Athletes with Postgraduate Scholarship Recognition"](https://miamihurricanes.com/news/2024/02/26/acc-to-honor-51-student-athletes-with-postgraduate-scholarship-recognition/). *University of Miami Athletics*. 26 February 2024. ## External links - [Ahmad Al-Qaq](https://www.soccerway.com/player/al-qaq-ahmad/lMMZFZ2K/) at Soccerway - [North Carolina Tar Heels Profile](https://goheels.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/ahmad-al-qaq/26061) v t e Sporting Club Jacksonville – current squad 1 McGuire 2 Neville 3 Rose 4 Dudley 5 Elias 6 Rossiter 7 Evans 8 Kuzain 9 Luckhurst 10 Sadlier 11 Al-Qaq 12 Rito 14 Reid 15 Edwards 16 Jääskeläinen 17 Soto 18 Ackwei 19 Pedder 22 Gomez 23 Proctor 24 Roberts 26 Granitur 28 Underwood 31 Olivares 32 Soumaoro 42 Casas 44 Somersall 77 Armstrong 99 Traore Head coach: Fox Assistant coach: McGinty Goalkeeper coach: Maley --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Ahmad Al-Qaq](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Al-Qaq) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Al-Qaq?action=history)). 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