Ahmad Sharbini
 Sharbini with Hajduk Split in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | NK Rječina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | HNK Rijeka | 86 | (39) |
| 2007 | Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi) | 7 | (3) |
| 2008 | FC Luzern | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | HNK Rijeka | 31 | (15) |
| 2009–2012 | HNK Hajduk Split | 37 | (5) |
| 2012 | NK Istra 1961 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Al-Wehda Club (Mecca) | 10 | (3) |
| 2013 | NK Jedinstvo Bihać | 3 | (0) |
| 2015– | NK Rječina Dražice | 9 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2001 | Croatia U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2002 | Croatia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Croatia U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2004 | Croatia U20 | 4 | (7) |
| 2004–2006 | Croatia U21 | 8 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2015. | |||
Ahmad Sharbini (Arabic: أحمد الشربيني; born 21 February 1984) is a Croatian footballer who currently plays for NK Rječina in Croatia's fifth tier.
Club career
Ahmad Sharbini began his professional career with HNK Rijeka in the Croatian Prva HNL in January 2003, when he signed his first professional contract.[1] In the first four seasons with the club, he scored 39 league goals and 9 cup goals. With 21 goals to his account, he was the club's leading goalscorer in the 2006–07 season. He was also the league's second top goalscorer behind Eduardo da Silva. In late 2007 and early 2008, he had stints with Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi) and FC Luzern.[2] In mid-2008, Sharbini returned to Rijeka, and in the 2008–09 season, with 17 goals in all competitions, he was the club's joint top goalscorer with his brother Anas Sharbini.
After the first league match in the new season, on 13 August 2009, he signed for Hajduk Split with his brother Anas.[3] During his three years with Hajduk, Ahmad scored only 5 goals and most of the time struggled to make the starting line-up. Following his departure from Hajduk, he had three short stints in late 2012 and 2013, with NK Istra 1961, Al-Wehda Club (Mecca) and NK Jedinstvo Bihać, respectively. Following an 18-month break, since August 2015, Ahmad has been playing for NK Rječina in Croatia's fifth tier. Since mid-2014, he has also been serving as the club's chairman.[4]
International career
Sharbini played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago.[5] He also played for Croatia national under-21 football team. He was capped last on 15 August 2006, against Italy national under-21 football team.
Career statistics
| Season | Club | League | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2003–04 | Rijeka | Prva HNL | 18 | 3 | 5 | 3 | – | 23 | 6 | |
| 2004–05 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2005–06 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 16 | ||
| 2006–07 | 27 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 25 | ||
| 2007 | Al-Wahda | UAE Football League | 7 | 3 | – | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2008 | Luzern | Swiss Super League | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | Rijeka | Prva HNL | 30 | 12 | 3 | 5 | – | 33 | 17 | |
| 2009 | 1 | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||
| 2009–10 | Hajduk Split | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | ||
| 2012 | Istra 1961 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Al-Wehda | Saudi First Division | 10 | 3 | – | – | 10 | 3 | ||
| 2013 | Jedinstvo Bihać | First Div of FBiH | 3 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Rijeka total | 117 | 54 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 148 | 70 | ||
| Hajduk total | 37 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 183 | 65 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 224 | 81 | ||
| Last Update: 31 December 2013. | ||||||||||
Personal life
Ahmad is the older brother of HNK Rijeka winger Anas Sharbini. The two brothers are born of Albanian,[6][7] Croatian and Palestinian roots and raised in Rijeka, Croatia, to a local Croatian mother and Palestinian father, Jamal Al-Sharbini, Palestinian born in Damascus, Syria.[8]
Achievements
Ahmad Sharbini is HNK Rijeka's leading goalscorer in the Croatian First Football League and the Croatian Football Cup with 54 and 14 goals to his account, respectively.
Brothers Ahmad and Anas Sharbini are the only siblings to have scored a hat-trick each in a single match in top-tier European football leagues.[9] In the first round fixture of the 2009–10 Croatian First Football League season against NK Lokomotiva, the brothers took turns. Ahmad opened the scoring after four minutes, Anas doubled the lead in the 27th minute and Ahmad made it 3–0 in the 35th minute. In the second half Anas converted a penalty in 51st minute, Ahmad completed his hat-trick in the 68th minute and two minutes later Anas scored his third goal.[10]
References
- ↑ "Statistika - Ahmad Sharbini". 1HNL.net. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ↑ "Stats Centre - Ahmad Sharbini". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2008-11-22.
- ↑ "VIDEO: Braća Sharbini potpisali za Hajduk". Gol.hr (in Croatian). 13 August 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ↑ Večernji List
- ↑ Ahmad Sharbini – FIFA competition record
- ↑ http://m.telegrafi.com/sport/shqiperia-sinonim-i-brazilit-ne-evrope-foto-5-0-76729.html
- ↑ http://www.sportal.al/index.php/shqiperi/kuqezi/item/15523-shqiptaret-brazilianet-e-europes
- ↑ "Sharbini Brothers Reject Offer from Palestinian Team". 24 Sata. 2007-07-10. Retrieved 2009-04-10.
- ↑ "Has any team ever used more than Blackpool's 51 players in a season?". The Guardian. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
- ↑ "Rijeka-Lokomotiva 6:0". HRnogomet.com. 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
External links
- Ahmad Sharbini at the Croatian Football Federation website (Croatian)
- Ahmad Sharbini at Worldfootball