Jaka Ihbeisheh

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Jaka Ihbeisheh
Personal information
Full name Jaka Fayed Allah Patrik Ihbeisheh[1]
Date of birth (1986-08-29) 29 August 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, full-back
Youth career
Komenda[3]
0000–2005 Factor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Factor 32 (1)
2006Slovan (loan) 10 (2)
2006Svoboda Ljubljana (loan) 4 (4)
2007 Slovan 16 (12)
2008 Krka 12 (4)
2008–2009 Aluminij 12 (3)
2009 Krško 11 (6)
2009–2011 Primorje 57 (8)
2011–2012 Rudar Velenje 4 (0)
2012–2013 Domžale 17 (2)
2013–2015 Krka 58 (3)
2015–2016 Rudar Velenje 26 (0)
2016–2017 Al Shamal
2017 BEC Tero Sasana 8 (0)
2018 SV Stegersbach 11 (2)
2018 Krka 3 (0)
2018–2020 Bravo 35 (2)
2020–2021 Radomlje 31 (2)
Total 347 (51)
International career
2014–2018 Palestine 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jaka Ihbeisheh (Arabic: ياكا حبيشة; born 29 August 1986) is a retired footballer.[4][5] Born in Slovenia, he represented Palestine internationally.

International career[edit]

In 2014, Ihbeisheh made his debut for the Palestinian national team.[1] He was included in the Palestinian squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and scored the nation's first ever Asian Cup goal, during a 5–1 defeat against Jordan in the group stage.[6]

Personal life[edit]

Ihbeisheh was born in Ljubljana to a Palestinian father and Slovenian mother[7] and grew up in Slovenia. After his family separated when he was three years old, he only reconnected with his father, in Ramallah, 18 years later through Facebook.[8]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ihbeisheh goal.[1]
List of international goals scored by Jaka Ihbeisheh
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 January 2015 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia  Jordan 1–5 1–5 2015 AFC Asian Cup
2 12 November 2015 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Malaysia 6–0 6–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 29 March 2016 Dora International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine  East Timor 1–0 7–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Jaka Ihbeisheh at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ a b "Jaka Ihbeisheh". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. ^ Plestenjak, Rok (15 January 2022). "Slovenec, ki je dvignil Palestino na noge" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  4. ^ Jaka Ihbeisheh at Soccerway
  5. ^ Čavalić, Mirsad K. (5 January 2022). "Vodičan končal športno pot". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Asian Cup daily: moment of joy despite another pummelling for Palestine". The Guardian. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  7. ^ Mosonyi, Attila (12 January 2015). "Asian Cup qualification enough for Palestinian team". SBS. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  8. ^ McIntyre, Scott (9 January 2015). "Asian Cup can bring Australia closer to the continent". SBS. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

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