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Abdallah Al-Fakhouri
Abdallah Ra'ed Mahmoud Al-Fakhouri (Arabic: عَبْد الله رَائِد مَحْمُود الْفَاخُورِيّ; born January 22, 2000) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Jordanian Pro League side Al-Wehdat and the Jordan national team.[1] he is already considered one of his country's most promising talents in his position.[2][3][4] Club careerAl-Fakhouri trialed with Belgian side Waasland-Beveren in June 2018.[5] He had also received invitations from Real Valladolid in Spain[6] and Sporting Lisbon in Portugal.[7] However, the following month, he signed his first professional contract, deciding to stay at Al-Wehdat on a four-year deal.[3][8] He is generally seen as the successor to Amer Shafi.[8][9] On 16 January 2023, Al-Fakhouri joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Ain.[10] He returned to Al-Wehdat on 5 July 2023.[11] International careerAl-Fakhouri led the national under-19 team to an appearance in the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship, finishing in first place in their qualifying group.[2][12] Before even playing with the Al-Wehdat first team, Al-Fakhouri was called up to the senior national team in late 2017 for the third round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[13][14] He made his senior international debut on 11 January 2018, replacing Yazid Abu Layla during a friendly 1–2 defeat to Finland.[15] At 17 years old, he became the youngest goalkeeper in Jordan's history.[7] Al-Fakhouri was named in Jordan's squad for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. International statistics
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