{{short description|Palestinian footballer (born 1986)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ashraf Nu'man | image = | caption = | fullname = Ashraf Nu'man Al-Fawaghra | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|7|29|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Bethlehem]], [[West Bank]] | height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}} | position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[Midfielder (association football)|attacking midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Shabab Al-Khalil SC]] | clubnumber = 11 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Taraji Wadi Al-Nes]] | years1 = 2004–2012 | clubs1 = [[Taraji Wadi Al-Nes]] | caps1 = 78 | goals1 = 21 | years2 = 2012–2013 | clubs2 = [[Al-Faisaly (Amman)]] | caps2 = 13 | goals2 = 9 | years3 = 2013–2014 | clubs3 = [[Taraji Wadi Al-Nes]] | caps3 = 20 | goals3 = 12 | years4 = 2014–2015 | clubs4 = [[Al-Faisaly FC (Harmah)|Al-Faisaly (Harmah)]] | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 6 | years5 = 2015–2016 | clubs5 = [[Al-Wehdat SC|Al-Wehdat]] | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2016 | clubs6 = [[Hajer Club|Hajer]] | caps6 = 12 | goals6 = 2 | years7 = 2016– | clubs7 = [[Shabab Al-Khalil SC]] | caps7 = | goals7 = | nationalyears1 = 2009–2016 | nationalteam1 = [[Palestine national football team|Palestine]] | nationalcaps1 = 56 | nationalgoals1 = 14 | club-update = 6 June 2017 | nationalteam-update = 29 March 2016 }}
'''Ashraf Nu'man Al-Fawaghra''' ({{langx|ar|أشرف نعمان الفواغرة}}; born 29 July 1986) is a [[Palestinian people|Palestinian]] professional footballer<ref name="awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc-challenge-cup-2014-palestine/palestinians-take-top-individual-awards|title=Palestinians take top individual awards|publisher=AFC|date=30 May 2014}}</ref> who plays for [[Shabab Al-Khalil SC|Shabab Al-Khalil]] of the West Bank Premier League and the [[Palestine national football team|Palestine national team]] as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] or [[Midfielder (association football)|attacking midfielder]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?player=30523|language=Arabic|title=Ashraf Nu'man – Player profile|access-date=8 December 2011|work=kooora.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/blog/2014/08/28/jewel-palestines-football-crown |title=The jewel in Palestine's football crown | FIFA World Cup : The World Game |access-date=2014-09-06 |archive-date=2014-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907053702/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/blog/2014/08/28/jewel-palestines-football-crown |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==International career== Nu'man received his first national call-up for Palestine during [[2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification]] and made his debut six months later against the [[United Arab Emirates national football team|United Arab Emirates]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} He has since played for Palestine at the [[2010 WAFF Championship]], [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification]], and [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
He was included in [[Jamal Mahmoud]]'s 23-man list to participate in the [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup]]. He netted his first goal of the competition in the second game against [[Myanmar national football team|Myanmar]] in a 2–0 victory. He then scored a brace in the quarter-final tie against [[Afghanistan national football team|Afghanistan]] helping his country qualify for their first final ever. During the [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup Final|final]] against the [[Philippines national football team|Philippines]], he scored the only goal of the match, coming from a direct free-kick in the 59th minute of the game, winning the [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup]] for his country for the first time ever, and qualifying for the [[2015 AFC Asian Cup]].{{citation needed|date=May 2021}}
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 20 December 2011 || Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha || {{fb|BHR}}|| style="text-aligin:center;" | 1–1 || style="text-aligin:center;" | 1–3 || [[Football at the 2011 Pan Arab Games|2011 Pan Arab Games]] |- | 2. || 29 February 2012 || [[The Sevens (stadium)|The Sevens Stadium]], [[Dubai]] || {{fb|AZE}}|| style="text-aligin:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-aligin:center;" | 2–0 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]] |- | 3. || 12 March 2012 || [[Halchowk Stadium]], [[Kathmandu]] || {{fb|MDV}}|| style="text-aligin:center;" | 2–0 || style="text-aligin:center;" | 2–0 || [[2012 AFC Challenge Cup]] |- | 4. || 18 June 2012 || [[Ali Mohsen Al-Muraisi Stadium]], [[Sana'a]] || {{fb|YEM}}|| style="text-aligin:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-aligin:center;" | 2–1 || Friendly |- | 5. || 8 December 2012 || [[Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium]], [[Kuwait City]] || {{fb|KUW}}|| style="text-aligin:center;" | 1–2 || style="text-aligin:center;" | 1–2 || [[2012 WAFF Championship]] |- | 6. || 6 February 2013 || [[Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi|Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium]], [[Kochi]] || {{fb|IND}}|| style="text-aligin:center;" | 1–1 || style="text-aligin:center;" | 4–2 || Friendly |- | 7. || 6 February 2013 || Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi || {{fb|IND}}|| style="text-aligin:center;" | 3–2 || style="text-aligin:center;" | 4–2 || Friendly |- | 8. || 6 February 2013 || Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi || {{fb|IND}}|| style="text-aligin:center;" | 4–2 || style="text-aligin:center;" | 4–2 || Friendly |- | 9. || 21 March 2013 || [[Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium]], [[Hawally]] || {{fb|KUW}}|| style="text-aligin:center;" | 1–1 || style="text-aligin:center;" | 1–2 || Friendly |- | 10. || 26 March 2013 || [[Darulmakmur Stadium]], [[Kuantan]] || {{fb|MAS}}|| style="text-aligin:center;" | 2–0 || style="text-aligin:center;" | 2–0 || Friendly |- | 11. || 21 May 2014 || [[National Football Stadium (Maldives)|National Football Stadium]], [[Malé]] || {{fb|MYA}}|| style="text-aligin:center;" | 2–0 || style="text-aligin:center;" | 2–0 || [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup]] |- | 12. || 27 May 2014 || National Football Stadium, Malé || {{fb|AFG|2013}}|| style="text-aligin:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-aligin:center;" | 2–0 || 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |- | 13. || 27 May 2014 || National Football Stadium, Malé || {{fb|AFG|2013}}|| style="text-aligin:center;" | 2–0 || style="text-aligin:center;" | 2–0 || 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |- | 14. || 30 May 2014 || National Football Stadium, Malé || {{fb|PHI}}|| style="text-aligin:center;" | 1–0 || style="text-aligin:center;" | 1–0 || 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |}
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{{AFC Challenge Cup top scorers}} {{Palestine squad 2015 AFC Asian Cup}}
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