Mahmoud Shelbaieh

Mahmoud Shelbaieh

Personal information
Full name	Mahmoud Omar Shelbaieh
Date of birth	May 20, 1980 (1980-05-20) (age 31)
Place of birth	Amman, Jordan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Al-Wahdat
Number	9
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000-	Al-Wahdat	?	(?)
National team
2002-	Jordan	72	(32)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of February 7, 2007. † Appearances (Goals).

Mahmoud Omar Shelbaieh (born on May 20, 1980 in Amman) is a Jordanian professional association football player of Palestinian origin, who is a striker for Al-Wahdat. He is a member of the Jordan national football team and has always played as player number 9, and considered to be the top scorer of both his national team and his club.

As top scorer of the Jordan national team and his club Al-Wahdat, he is currently nicknamed "The Falcon of Jordanian Football" (Arabic:الصقر الكرة الأردنية)

Mahmoud Shelbaieh is best remembered for scoring the opening goal of the match between Jordan and Japan in the quarter-finals of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup thanks to the assist made by his teammate Khaled Saad.

After his unexceptionable performances in Jordan's road to Doha (2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification), missing two match days of qualification, and not being able to score any goals for Jordan, coach of Jordan Adnan Hamad announced that he won't participate in the tournament at Qatar since Jordan were able to qualify without much of his help.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
9	September 1, 2002	Damascus	Lebanon	1-0	Win	2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship
9	June 21, 2004	Tehran	Iraq	2-0	Win	2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship
9	July 31, 2004	Chongqing	Japan	1:1 a.e.t. (1:1, 1:1) 4:3 PSO	Loss	2004 AFC Asian Cup
9	February 22, 2006	Amman	Pakistan	3-0	Win	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9	October 28, 2007	Amman	Kyrgyzstan	a.e.t. 2-0 (PSO:6-5)	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	December 30, 2009	Jinan	China PR	2-2	Draw	Friendly (2 Goals)

External links

• Mahmoud Shelbaieh at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Shelbaieh, Mahmoud
Alternative names	Shelbaieh, Mahmoud Omar
Short description	A Jordanian professional association football player of Palestinian origin
Date of birth	May 20, 1980
Place of birth	Amman, Jordan
Date of death
Place of death