Shehab Qunbar Explained

Shehab Qunbar
Fullname:Shehab Rizq Ibrahim Qunbar
Birth Date:10 August 1997
Birth Place:Jabel Mukaber, Palestine[1]
Height:1.86 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Jabal Al-Mukaber
Clubnumber:10
Years1:2014–
Clubs1:Jabal Al-Mukaber
Goals1:55
Years2:2022
Clubs2:Al-Wehdat (loan)
Caps2:10
Goals2:4
Nationalyears1:2017–2019
Nationalteam1:Palestine U23
Nationalgoals1:3
Nationalyears2:2021–
Nationalteam2:Palestine
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:2
Club-Update:29 December 2022
Nationalteam-Update:21 March 2024

Shehab Qunbar (Arabic: شهاب قنبر, born 10 August 1997) is a Palestinian footballer who plays as a forward for Jabal Al-Mukaber and the Palestine national team.

Club career

In July 2022, he signed with Al-Wehdat until the end of the year.[2]

International career

He played in 2018 AFC U-23 Championship and scored a goal against Thailand in a 5–1 victory that assured Palestine a place in the quarter-finals.[3]

He made his debut for the senior team on 18 January 2021 against Kuwait.[4]

In January 2024, Qunbar was named in Palestine's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup alongside his brother Zaid.[5] He scored his first international goals with a brace against Bangladesh in a 5-0 win.

International statistics

List of international goals scored by Shehab Qunbar
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 March 2024 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait align=center 2–0 align=center rowspan="3" 5–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
align=center 2. align=center 3–0

Honours

Al-Wehdat

2022[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: شهاب القنبر خجول.. جريءٌ.. صيّاد لشباك الخصم.. يُتعب الإعلاميين برفض المقابلات ويعذب المدافعين بأجمل المراوغات. www.palsport.com. 15 December 2020.
  2. Web site: الوحدات يستقبل المحترف الفلسطيني القنبر . 21 July 2022 .
  3. Web site: فلسطين تكتسح تايلند وترافق اليابان لربع نهائي كأس آسيا. ar. 16 January 2018.
  4. Web site: "الفدائي" و"الأزرق الكويتي" .. حوار كروي منتظر بعد طول غياب. www.al-ayyam.ps. ar. 18 January 2021.
  5. Web site: PFA Releases 2023 Asian Cup Squad. January 2024 . Football Palestine. 5 January 2024.
  6. Web site: الفلسطيني شهاب القنبر يهدي الوحدات لقب كأس الأردن. 13 November 2022. Al Araby.