Fahed Attal

Fahed Adnan Foad Abdul Attal (Arabic: فهد عتال; born 1 January 1985) is a Palestinian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top goalscorer of the Palestine national team with 14 official goals and 16 in all competitions.

Fahed Attal
Personal information
Full name Fahed Adnan Foad Abdul Attal
Date of birth (1985-01-01) 1 January 1985
Place of birth Qalqilya, West Bank
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Islami Qalqilya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2007 Islami Qalqilya
2006–2007 → Al-Jazeera (loan) (8)
2007–2010 Al-Jazeera (18)
2010–2011 Al-Wahdat 13 (5)
2011–2018 Shabab Al-Khaleel
International career
2005–2012 Palestine 39 (14)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Move to Jordanian Premier League

After grabbing the attention of scouts of clubs such as Al-Wahdat[1] with a dazzling performance at the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup Attal agreed a loan deal with Al-Jazeera of the Jordan League. After scoring 8 goals in his inaugural season, Attal was transferred on a permanent deal worth $21000 USD.[2] In 2010, he signed a one-year $50,000 contract to join Al-Wahdat[3] Attal would play an important role in the team winning a historic quadruple but with the signing of Abdullah Deeb, Attal chose to search for a new club. He signed a one-year contract with Hebron-based Shabab Al-Khaleel of the West Bank Premier League.

International career

Attal is the all-time top goalscorer of the Palestine national team, with 14 goals in 39 games.[4] Twelve of Attal's goals with the national team came in the 2006 calendar year earning him recognition from International Federation of Football History and Statistics which cited Attal as the World's 8th leading scorer of international goals on par with the likes of David Villa and Bastian Schweinsteiger.[5] Attal was also included in the Asian Football Confederation shortlist of 10 players for the 2006 AFC Player of the Year Award[6] Palestine had an undefeated record when Attal found the back of the net. This was until he scored against the Philippines in the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup where they lost 4–3.

Career statistics

International
Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.[7]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 February 2006Bahrain National Stadium, Manama Bahrain2–02–0Friendly
2.18 February 2006Bahrain National Stadium, Manama Pakistan1–01–0Friendly
3.2–0
4.1 March 2006King Abdullah Stadium, Amman Singapore1–01–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
5.1 April 2006Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka Guam2–011–02006 AFC Challenge Cup
6.3–0
7.5–0
8.6–0
9.8–0
10.11–0
11.3 April 2006Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka Cambodia3–04–0
12.5 April 2006Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka Bangladesh1–01–1
13.8 March 2012Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu   Nepal2–02–02012 AFC Challenge Cup
14.19 March 2012Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu Philippines3–43–4
15.14 May 2012Faisal Al-Husseini Stadium, Al-Ram Vietnam2–02–0*2012 Al Nakba Cup
16.22 May 2012Hussein Bin Ali Stadium, Hebron Indonesia2–12–1*
  • Unofficial

Honours

Al-Wehdat

Individual

References
  1. "الوحدات الأردني يفاوض هداف العالم !!". www.kooora.com. 2006-04-21.
  2. "العتال رسمياً للجزيرة الأردني مقابل 21,000 دولار". www.kooora.com. 2007-07-05.
  3. "العتال يوقع للوحدات مقابل "50" ألف دولار". www.addustour.com. 2010-06-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07.
  4. "National Team Statistics". Football Palestine. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
  5. "IFFHS 2006 World's Best Goalscorers". RSSSF. 2007-08-02. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
  6. "AFC reveal list of nominees". FIFA.com. 2006-11-17. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
  7. "Fahed Attal". National Football Teams.
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