Fahed Attal Explained

Fahed Attal
Fullname:Fahed Adnan Foad Abdul Attal
Birth Date:1 January 1985
Birth Place:Qalqilya, West Bank
Height:1.80 m
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Islami Qalqilya
Years1:2003–2007
Clubs1:Islami Qalqilya
Years2:2006–2007
Clubs2:Al-Jazeera (loan)
Goals2:8
Years3:2007–2010
Clubs3:Al-Jazeera
Goals3:18
Years4:2010–2011
Clubs4:Al-Wahdat
Caps4:13
Goals4:5
Years5:2011–2018
Clubs5:Shabab Al-Khaleel
Nationalyears1:2005–2012
Nationalteam1:Palestine
Nationalcaps1:39
Nationalgoals1:14

Fahed Adnan Foad Abdul Attal (Arabic: فهد عتال; born 1 January 1985) is a Palestinian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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] 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 was the all-time top goalscorer of the Palestine national team, with 14 goals in 39 games until 2024.[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]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.[7]

Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 16 February 2006 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 18 February 2006 Bahrain National Stadium, Manama 1–0 1–0 Friendly
3. 2–0
4. 1 March 2006 1–0 1–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifier
5. 1 April 2006 2–0 11–0 2006 AFC Challenge Cup
6. 3–0
7. 5–0
8. 6–0
9. 8–0
10. 11–0
11. 3 April 2006 Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka 3–0 4–0
12. 5 April 2006 Bangabandhu Stadium, Dhaka 1–0 1–1
13. 8 March 2012 2–0 2–0 2012 AFC Challenge Cup
14. 19 March 2012 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu 3–4 3–4
15. 14 May 2012 2–0 2–0* 2012 Al Nakba Cup
16. 22 May 2012 2–1 2–1*

Honours

Al-Wehdat

2010–11

2010–11

2010

2011

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: الوحدات الأردني يفاوض هداف العالم !!. www.kooora.com . 2006-04-21 .
  2. News: العتال رسمياً للجزيرة الأردني مقابل 21,000 دولار . www.kooora.com . 2007-07-05 .
  3. News: العتال يوقع للوحدات مقابل "50" ألف دولار . www.addustour.com . 2010-06-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110707084126/http://www.addustour.com/ViewTopic.aspx?ac=%5CSports%5C2010%5C06%5CSports_issue986_day23_id246336.htm . 2011-07-07 .
  4. Web site: National Team Statistics. 2022-03-07. Football Palestine.
  5. News: IFFHS 2006 World's Best Goalscorers . 2007-08-02 . . 2007-11-02.
  6. News: AFC reveal list of nominees . FIFA.com . 2006-11-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121102055256/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=107686.html?cid=rssfeed&att=. dead. November 2, 2012. 2007-11-02.
  7. Web site: Fahed Attal . National Football Teams.