Amer Shafi

{{short description|Jordanian footballer (born 1982)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Amer Shafi | image = AUS-JOR 20190106 Asian Cup 1.jpg | image_size = | caption = Amer Shafi saves a ball for [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] at the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]]. | fullname = Amer Shafi Mahmoud Sabbah | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|2|14|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Amman]], Jordan | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Al-Yarmouk FC|Al-Yarmouk]] | height = 1.83m | years1 = 2000–2007 | years2 = 2004–2005 | years3 = 2006–2007 | years4 = 2007–2018 | years5 = 2018–2019 | years6 = 2019–2020 | clubs1 = [[Al-Yarmouk FC|Al-Yarmouk]] | clubs2 = → [[Al-Faisaly SC (Amman)|Al-Faisaly]] (loan) | clubs3 = → [[Ismaily SC|Ismaily]] (loan) | clubs4 = [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] | clubs5 = [[Shabab Al-Ordon Club|Shabab Al-Ordon]] | clubs6 = → [[Al-Fayha FC|Al-Fayha]] (loan) | caps1 = 52 | goals1 = 0 | caps2 = 17 | goals2 = 0 | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 0 | caps4 = 203 | goals4 = 1 | caps5 = 11 | goals5 = 0 | caps6 = 29 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2002-2003 | nationalteam1 = [[Jordan national under-23 football team|Jordan U23]] | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2002–2021 | nationalteam2 = [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] | nationalcaps2 = [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps#Men's footballers with 100 or more international caps|179]] | nationalgoals2 = 1 | club-update = 20 March 2020 | nationalteam-update = 1 February 2021 }}

'''Amer Shafi Mahmoud Sabbah''' ({{langx|ar|عَامِر شَفِيع مَحْمُود صَبَّاح}}; born 14 February 1982) is a retired Jordanian [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]].

==Club career== Shafi began his career as a [[midfielder]] and later on became a [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]]. After playing many years for [[Al-Yarmouk FC|Al-Yarmouk]],<ref>[http://www.kooora.com/?n=12873&obj=3011129 International player Amer Shafi transfers from Al-Yarmouk to Ismaily SC]</ref> he joined [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]].<ref>[http://www.kooora.com/?n=26030&obj=3011129 Amer Shafi officially signs up for Al-Wehdat SC]</ref><ref>[http://www.kooora.com/?n=162760&obj=3011129 Amer Shafi's second suspension]</ref>

==International career== Shafi played his first international match with the [[Jordan national football team|Jordan national team]] against [[Kenya national football team|Kenya]] in a [[Exhibition game|friendly match]] on 17 August 2002, which ended in a 1–1 draw.<ref>[http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=216286&o=n3011129&pg=1|Amer Shafi: "My relationship and business with Al-Wehdat Club is based on love not money"]</ref> Shafi is and has always been nicknamed the "Whale of Asia" due to his outstanding and incredible acrobatic saves and performances.<ref>[http://www.kooora.com/?n=95937&obj=3011129 The suspension of the Jordanian Whale]</ref>

He scored his first international goal for Jordan in a friendly against [[India national football team|India]] on 17 November 2018, letting fly with a long kick that bounced just outside the India penalty area, catching his opposite number [[Gurpreet Singh Sandhu]] by surprise. The game ended 2–1 in Jordan's favour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/jordan-goalkeeper-scores-own-penalty-area-friendly-against-india|title=Jordan goalkeeper scores from own penalty area in friendly against India|date=2018-11-17|website=FourFourTwo|language=en-SG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117235155/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/sg/news/jordan-goalkeeper-scores-own-penalty-area-friendly-against-india|archive-date=2018-11-17|url-status=dead|access-date=2018-11-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://newsd.in/jordan-beat-india-in-international-friendly/|title=Jordan beat India in international friendly|last=IANS|date=2018-11-18|work=News and Analysis from India. A Refreshing approach to news.|access-date=2018-11-18|language=en-US}}</ref>

He later played in the [[2004 AFC Asian Cup|2004]], [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|2011]], [[2015 AFC Asian Cup|2015]] and [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]] tournaments. On 1 February 2021, he played his last international match in a 2–0 win over [[Tajikistan national football team|Tajikistan]] in a friendly match.

==Retirement and aftermath== On 8 February 2021 Shafi announced his retirement from playing football.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/jordan-s-amer-shafi-announces-retirement |title=Jordan's Amer Shafi announces retirement |website=AFC |date=9 February 2021 }}</ref> In March 2021 he joined the coaching staff of the Jordan national team.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1008708&o=n3011129 |title=شفيع ينضم لجهاز المنتخب الأردني |website=Kooora |language=Arabic |date=4 March 2021 }}</ref>

== Career statistics ==

===International=== Source:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/sabbah-intl.html |title=Amer Shafi Sabbah Mahmoud - Century of International Appearances |author1=Mohammed, Husain |author2=Mamrud, Roberto |date= 7 February 2019 |website=[[RSSSF]] |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/sabbah-intl.html Amer Shafi Sabbah Mahmoud – Century of International Appearances]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/fifa-century-club-men-1.pdf?cloudid=mugr48naxxn0n5x4qege |title=FIFA Century Club |access-date=2018-08-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724183541/https://resources.fifa.com/image/upload/fifa-century-club-men-1.pdf?cloudid=mugr48naxxn0n5x4qege |archive-date=2018-07-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !National team !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="19" |[[Jordan national football team|Jordan]] |2002||12||0 |- |2003||7||0 |- |2004||23||0 |- |2006||11||0 |- |2007||4||0 |- |2008||6||0 |- |2009||7||0 |- |2010||8||0 |- |2011||17||0 |- |2012||12||0 |- |2013||12||0 |- |2014||4||0 |- |2015||14||0 |- |2016||6||0 |- |2017||5||0 |- |2018||7||1 |- |2019||13||0 |- |2020||2||0 |- |2021||1||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total||171||1 |}

====International goals==== :''Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/3494/Amer_Shafi.html|title=Shafi, Amer|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;" ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 17 November 2018 || [[King Abdullah II Stadium]], [[Amman]], Jordan || {{fb|IND}} || align=center | 1–0 || align="center" | 2–1 || [[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]] |}

'''Al-Faisaly''' * [[Jordan FA Cup]]: [[Jordan FA Cup|2004–05]]

==See also== *[[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{FIFA|212314}} * [https://www.jfa.jo/jfao/arsh_playerm.php?id=1&id1=195&title=%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B9&lang=en Amer Shafi] at the [[Jordan Football Association]] (available [https://www.jfa.jo/jfao/arsh_playerm.php?id=1&id1=195&title=%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B9&lang= in Arabic]) * {{NFT player|3494}} * {{Goalzz|11129}} * {{Soccerway|amer-shafee/81128}}

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