Majed Naser
Majed Naser Humaid Bakheit (Arabic: ماجد ناصر حميد بخيت; born 1 April 1984) is an Emirati footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Shabab Al-Ahli in UAE Football League. He was called to United Arab Emirates national football team at 2007 and 2011 and 2015 AFC Asian Cups.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Majed Naser Humaid Bakheit | ||
Date of birth | 1 April 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Fujairah, United Arab Emirates | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Shabab Al-Ahli | ||
Number | 55 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2003 | Fujairah | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2005 | Fujairah | 2 | (0) |
2005–2012 | Al Wasl | 120 | (0) |
2012– | Shabab Al-Ahli | 184 | (0) |
International career | |||
2006–2018 | United Arab Emirates | 72 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023 |
Early life
Majed Naser was born in Fujairah, UAE.
Controversies
He has a reputation of being short-tempered which caused him to have a history of on-pitch assault that often exposes him to lengthy suspensions. Among them: In 2001, while playing for the youth team of Fujairah SC, he was sentenced to a one-year suspension and a fine of 6,000 Dirhams for verbally and physically assaulting the referee, and throwing a rock at the assistant referee during his team's Cup Match against Al Shabab Club.[1] In 2007, In the season's first League Match against Al Jazira Club, Majed assaulted the assistant referee, Saeed Al Hoti. He was then sentenced to a 13-match ban and a 10,000 Dirhams fine.[2] It was reduced later by the Appeal Committee to 5 matches only.[3] In 2011, a single match ban and 1,000 Dirhams fine were imposed on Majed Naser for throwing one of the chairs scattered around the pitch during a League match against Al Wahda FC.[4] In 2012, Majed received a 17-match ban and was fined 30,000 Dirhams after slapping Ahli Dubai's coach Quique Flores after the semi-final of the Etisalat Cup. Majed announced his retirement of football following the ban sentence,[5] but has changed his mind later. In 2012, Majed had been suspended by his club for the entire 2012–13 season following a red card for butting an opponent in a defeat by Al Muharraq SC.[6]
References
- Deyaa Al Deen Ali (22 October 2007). "Playing on Paper: Captain Majed's punishment". Al Khaleej.
- "Majed is suspended for 13 matches". albayan.ae (in Arabic). 2007-10-17.
- "Appeal committee reduces Majed's sentence to 5 matches". UAEFA.ae (in Arabic). 2007-12-05. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2012-06-05.
- "Majed is suspended for a single match and fined 1000 dirhams". alittihad.ae (in Arabic). 2011-02-09.
- "Majed Nasser retires from football after 17-game ban following Quique Sanchez slap incident". goal.com. 2012-03-19.
- Hammond, Ashley (3 October 2012). "Metsu bemoans loss of Nasser". Gulf Times. Retrieved 23 August 2020.