Musa Al-Taamari


Musa Suleiman Al-Taamari is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for APOEL and the Jordan national team.

Club career

Shabab Al-Ordon

He started his career in Shabab Al-Ordon, he was notoriously rapid, had great skills and amazing footwork, he got called up by the senior national team after his first 6 matches, he achieved the 2016 Jordan FA Shield.

Al-Jazeera (loan)

In September 2017, he was loaned to Al-Jazeera, He participated in the AFC Cup 2018 and scored many important goals for his team, he achieved the 2017–18 Jordan FA Cup.

APOEL

On 28 May 2018, Al-Taamari signed a three–year contract for a fee of €400 thousand with Cypriot club APOEL. he won the 2019 Cypriot Super Cup title, 2018–19 Cypriot First Division title and became known as one of the best players in Cyprus. He also ended up winning the MVP of the Cypriot League.

International career

Al-Taamari's first international match was a friendly against Lebanon on 31 August 2016, which ended in a 1–1 draw. Al-Taamari was only 19 years old at the time. He went on to make six more international appearances during 2016. In 2017, he scored his first goal for Jordan in a friendly match against Hong Kong. Al-Taamari scored one goal in 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification, and was named in Jordan's squad for the tournament finals.

Style of play

Being a left-footed right winger, Al-Taamari has a general tendency to cut inside and take on players with his fantastic dribbling ability. His ability to keep the ball close to his feet even in tight spaces is what makes him very dangerous when attacking defences. Al-Taamari's pace, trickery and general style of play have seen him compared to Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 March 2017King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan3–04–0Friendly
2.28 March 2017King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan6–07–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.25 December 2017King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan1–01–1Friendly
4.28 December 2018Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–01–1Friendly
5.10 January 2019Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates1–02–02019 AFC Asian Cup
6.7 June 2019Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia1–01–5Friendly
7.10 September 2019Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan1–02–4Friendly

Honours

Shabab Al-Ordon
Al-Jazeera
APOEL
Individual