Musa Al-Taamari

Mousa Mohammad Mousa Sulaiman (Arabic: مُوسى مُحَمَّد مُوسى سُلَيْمَان التَّعْمَرِيّ; born 10 June 1997) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 1 club Montpellier and the Jordan national team.

Mousa Al-Tamari
Al-Tamari in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mousa Mohammad Mousa Sulaiman
Date of birth (1997-06-10) 10 June 1997
Place of birth Amman, Jordan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Montpellier
Number 9
Youth career
Shabab Al-Ordon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Shabab Al-Ordon 19 (5)
2017–2018 → Al-Jazeera (loan) 17 (3)
2018–2020 APOEL 48 (12)
2020–2023 OH Leuven 86 (10)
2023– Montpellier 7 (5)
International career‡
2017–2019 Jordan U23 9 (3)
2016– Jordan 54 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023

Club career

Shabab Al-Ordon

Al-Tamari started his career in Shabab Al-Ordon, he was notoriously rapid, had great skills and amazing footwork, he got called up by the senior national team after his first six matches, he achieved the 2016 Jordan FA Shield.

Al-Jazeera (loan)

In September 2017, he was loaned to Al-Jazeera,[1] He participated in the AFC Cup 2018 and scored six goals in ten matches for his team,[2] he also achieved the 2017–18 Jordan FA Cup.

APOEL

On 28 May 2018, Al-Tamari signed a three–year contract for a fee of €400 thousand with Cypriot club APOEL.[3] He won the 2019 Cypriot Super Cup title, 2018–19 Cypriot First Division title and became known as one of the best players in Cyprus. He also ended up winning the MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the Cypriot League.[4]

OH Leuven

On 5 October 2020, Al-Tamari joined Belgian First Division A club OH Leuven on a three–year contract, for a reported transfer fee of €1.1 million.[5]

Montpellier

On 11 May 2023, Al-Tamari signed a three-year contract on a free transfer with French club Montpellier. He became the first Jordanian to sign with a Ligue 1 club.[6][7] He was previously linked to Spanish side Levante, English side Blackburn, Turkish side Fenerbahçe, as well as links to MLS and Gulf leagues, before accepting the offer to Montpellier.[8]

He made his Ligue 1 debut on August 13 against Le Havre, which ended in a 2–2 draw.[9] On the following matchday, Al-Taamari scored two goals against Lyon in a 1–4 victory, becoming the first Jordanian to score in Ligue 1,[10] as well as being named on L'Équipe's Team of the Week.[11][12]

International career

Al-Tamari was capped by Jordan at under-23 level. He made his debut for the Jordan senior team on 31 August 2016 in an international friendly against Lebanon, the game ended in a 1–1 draw. Al-Tamari was only 19 years old at the time. He went on to make six more international appearances during 2016. In 2017, he scored his first goal for Jordan in a friendly match against Hong Kong.[13] Al-Tamari was named in Jordan's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, he played three matches, scored one goal and made two assists at the tournament.

Style of play

Being a left-footed right winger, Al-Tamari has a general tendency to cut inside and take on players with his dribbling ability. His ability to keep the ball close to his feet even in tight spaces is what makes him very dangerous when attacking defenses. Al-Tamari's pace, trickery and general style of play have seen him compared to Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah.[14][15][16][17]

Career statistics

Club
As of 8 October 2023[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Shield Super Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shabab Al-Ordon 2016–17 Jordan League 1953072––––297
Al-Jazeera (loan) 2017–18 Jordan League 173353410863218
APOEL 2018–19 Cypriot First Division 23940––11803610
2019–20 21320––00120353
2020–21 4000––––4080
Total 481260––112407913
OH Leuven 2020–21 Belgian First Division A 21100––––––211
2021–22 31320––––––333
2022–23 34620––––––366
Total 861040––––––9010
Montpellier 2023–24 Ligue 1 7 5 0 0 – – – – – – 7 5
Career total 177351651062132623753

International
As of 19 June 2023[13]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Jordan 201670
201793
201851
2019113
202020
202181
202292
202333
Total5413
Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Taamari goal.
List of international goals scored by Musa Al-Taamari[13]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
123 March 2017King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Hong Kong3–04–0Friendly
228 March 2017King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Cambodia6–07–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
325 December 2017King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Libya1–01–1Friendly
428 December 2018Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar China1–01–1Friendly
510 January 2019Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Syria1–02–02019 AFC Asian Cup
67 June 2019Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia Slovakia1–01–5Friendly
710 September 2019Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Paraguay1–02–4Friendly
824 March 2021Theyab Awana Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Lebanon1–01–0Friendly
928 January 2022New York University Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates New Zealand2–13–1Friendly
101 June 2022Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar Australia1–01–2Friendly
1128 March 2023Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Doha, Qatar Philippines1–04–0Friendly
122–0
1316 June 2023Franz Horr Stadium, Vienna, Austria Serbia2–12–3Friendly

Honours

Shabab Al-Ordon

Al-Jazeera[18]

APOEL[18]

Individual

References
  1. "Musa loaned to Al-Jazeera Club". gitsport (in Arabic).
  2. "Moussa Al-Tamari makes history in France: I don't like being called the 'Jordanian Messi'". Marca. 8 September 2023.
  3. "APOEL FC Official Website - Συμφωνία με Shabab Al-Ordon Club για Μusa Al-Taamari".
    "Al-Taamari going to APOEL".
  4. "Musa Al Taamari named MVP of Cyprus Championship". the-AFC.
  5. "OHL strikt razendsnelle winger". www.ohleuven.com.
  6. "Accords : Tamari et Omeragic Montpelliérains la saison prochaine" (in French).
  7. "هلا وهلا بأحدث المنضمين لـ #الدوري_الفرنسي! 🇯🇴🙌 مونبلييه يتعاقد مع الأردني موسى التعمري لمدة 3 سنوات" (in Arabic).
  8. موسى التعمري : تم توقيع عقدي قبل ثلاث أسابيع والإعلان الرسمي شهر يونيو القادم. YouTube (in Arabic). Jordan TV Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  9. Rivier, François (15 August 2023). "MHSC - Le Havre : pour la première journée de Ligue 1, les recrues assurent, pas les cadres". Midi Libre (in French).
  10. "Statattack R2: Al-Tamari takes country count to 102!". Ligue 1. Ligue 1.
  11. Queneutte, Bertrand (19 August 2023). "Ligue 1 : Montpellier refroidit Lyon (1-4), doublé de Mousa Al-Tamari". France Bleu (in French). France Bleu Hérault.
  12. @lequipe (21 August 2023). "L'Équipe type de la 2 journée de Ligue 1" (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
  13. "Al-Tamari, Moussa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  14. "Ones to Watch: Musa Al Taamari (Jordan)".
  15. "Musa Al tamari skills".
  16. "Al-Taamari Jordanian talent with Maradona and Messi specifications".
  17. "Los cinco jóvenes a seguir en la Copa Asia 2019". AS.com (in Spanish). AS. 3 January 2019.
  18. Musa Al-Taamari at Soccerway
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