Mahmoud Shelbaieh

Mahmoud Shelbaieh

Personal information
Full name	Mahmoud Omar Shelbaieh
Date of birth	(1980-05-20) May 20, 1980
Place of birth	Amman, Jordan
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Al-Wahdat
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–	Al-Wahdat
National team‡
1999–2011	Jordan	75	(22)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29/3/2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29/3/2011

Mahmoud Omar Shelbaieh (born May 20, 1980) is a Jordanian professional association football player of Palestinian origin, who is a striker for Al-Wahdat. He is a member of the Jordan national football team.

Career

As top scorer of the Jordan national team and his club Al-Wahdat, he is currently nicknamed "The Falcon of Jordanian Football" (Arabic:الصقر الكرة الأردنية)

Mahmoud Shelbaieh is best remembered for scoring the opening goal of the match between Jordan and Japan in the quarter-finals of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup thanks to the assist made by his teammate Khaled Saad.

After his unexceptionable performances in Jordan's road to Doha (2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification), missing two match days of qualification due to his bookings, and not being able to score any goals for Jordan, coach of Jordan Adnan Hamad announced that he won't participate in the tournament at Qatar since Jordan were able to qualify without much of his help.

Honors and Participation in International Tournaments

In AFC Asian Cups

• 2004 Asian Cup

In Arab Nations Cup

• 2002 Arab Nations Cup

In WAFF Championships

• 2002 WAFF Championship
• 2004 WAFF Championship
• 2007 WAFF Championship
• 2008 WAFF Championship

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	April 25, 2001	Tashkent	Chinese Taipei	2-0	Win	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	February 9, 2002	Ta'Qali	Malta	2-1	Loss	Friendly
3	September 1, 2002	Damascus	Lebanon	1-0	Win	2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship
4	December 7, 2002	Manama	Bahrain	3-0	Win	Friendly (2 Goals)
5	December 23, 2002	Kuwait city	Kuwait	2-1	Win	Friendly
6	September 26, 2003	Amman	Iran	3-2	Win	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7	November 18, 2003	Amman	North Korea	3-0	Win	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8	February 18, 2004	Amman	Laos	5-0	Win	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	May 30, 2004	Annaba	Algeria	1-1	Draw	Friendly
10	June 21, 2004	Tehran	Iraq	2-0	Win	2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship
11	July 31, 2004	Chongqing	Japan	1-1 a.e.t. (1:1, 1:1) 4:3 PSO	Loss	2004 AFC Asian Cup
12	August 21, 2004	Amman	Lebanon	2-2	Draw	Friendly (2 Goals)
13	October 8, 2004	Bangkok	Thailand	3-2	Win	Friendly
14	October 20, 2004	Tripoli	Ecuador	3-0	Win	Friendly
15	February 22, 2006	Amman	Pakistan	3-0	Win	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
16	October 28, 2007	Amman	Kyrgyzstan	2-0	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
17	January 24, 2008	Dubai	Iraq	1-1	Draw	Friendly
18	January 28, 2008	Amman	Lebanon	4-1	Win	Friendly
19	December 30, 2009	Jinan	China PR	2-2	Draw	Friendly (2 Goals)

References

• Mahmoud Shelbaieh Second Top Scorer of the AFC Cup Tournament
• Jordanian Shelbaieh Competes for the Title of the Top Scorer of the AFC Cup Tournament
• Jordanian Shelbaieh: "My Presence in the List of Top Scorers in the World Gives Me a New Incentive to Shine"
• Jordanian Shelbaieh: "Al-Wahdat Will Continue its Asian Opponents and Jordan Can Reach the World Cup"
• Jordanian Shelbaieh Awarded as Top Scorer of the AFC Cup Tournament in History
• Jordanian Shelbaieh: "I Will Not Play for Any Other Club in Jordan Except for Al-Wahdat"
• Mahmoud Shelbaieh: "My Goal on Japan is Still Firmly on My Mind"
• Deeb and Shelbaieh Both Share the Title of Top Scorer of the Jordan League (2012-2013)

External links

• http://nationalfootballteams.com/v2/player.php?id=3577
• http://www.kooora.com/?player=6298
• http://www.soccerway.com/players/mohammad-shelbayah/81557/