Omar Jarun

Omar Jarun
Omar Jarun
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Personal information
Full name Omar Jarun
Date of birth 10 December 1983 (1983-12-10) (age 27)
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position Central defender
Club information
Current club Arka Gdynia
Number 6
Youth career
2002–2003 Memphis Tigers
2004–2005 Dayton Flyers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004 Fort Wayne Fever 6 (1)
2005 Chicago Fire Premier 2 (0)
2006–2007 Atlanta Silverbacks 45 (1)
2008 Vancouver Whitecaps 24 (1)
2009–2010 Flota Świnoujście 32 (1)
2010 Pogoń Szczecin 12 (0)
2011 FC Tampa Bay 7 (0)
2011– Arka Gdynia 0 (0)
National team
2007– Palestine 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 21, 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 29, 2011

Omar Jarun (Arabic: عمر جارون‎; born 10 December 1983 in Kuwait City) is a Palestinian international footballer, who currently plays for Arka Gdynia in the Polish I Liga.

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Career

Club career

Jarun played college soccer for the University of Memphis and the University of Dayton, combining his studies with an amateur career in the PDL with teams such as Fort Wayne Fever and Chicago Fire Premier. Jarun graduated in 2006, turning professional that same year with the Atlanta Silverbacks, where he spent two seasons. Jarun spent the 2008 season with the Vancouver Whitecaps, before moving to Polish club Flota Świnoujście in January 2009. In January 2010 he moved to current club Pogoń Szczecin.[1] [2] He was released by Pogon on March 1, 2011.[3]

Jarun signed with FC Tampa Bay of the North American Soccer League on 29 March 2011.[4]

Jarun after brief spell with FC Tampa Bay, came back to Poland, signing contract with Arka Gdynia, under Petr Nemec, who was the manager that brought Jarun to Poland when he was the Flota Świnoujście manager.[5]

International career

Jarun earned his first cap for the Palestinian national side, in a FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Singapore in October 2007.[6] He earned a second cap in February 2011, in a friendly match against Tanzania.[7]

Personal

Born in in Kuwait City, Kuwait to Palestinian parents, Jarun was raised in Peachtree City, Georgia. He consequently holds Kuwaiti, Palestinian and American nationalities.[8]

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