Musa Al-Taamari
Mousa Sulaiman Al-Tamari (Arabic: مُوسى سُلَيْمَان التَّعْمَرِيّ; born 10 June 1997) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for French side Montpellier and the Jordan national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mousa Sulaiman Al-Tamari | ||
Date of birth | 10 June 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Amman, Jordan | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Montpellier | ||
Youth career | |||
Shabab Al-Ordon | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2018 | Shabab Al-Ordon | 19 | (5) |
2017–2018 | → Al-Jazeera (loan) | 17 | (3) |
2018–2020 | APOEL | 48 | (12) |
2020–2023 | OH Leuven | 86 | (10) |
2023– | Montpellier | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017–2019 | Jordan U23 | 9 | (3) |
2016– | Jordan | 52 | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 |
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,[1] 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-Tamari signed a three–year contract for a fee of €400 thousand with Cypriot club APOEL.[2] 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 (Most Valuable Player) of the Cypriot League.[3]
OH Leuven
On 5 October 2020, Al-Tamari joined Belgian First Division A club OH Leuven on a three–year contract, for a reported transfer fee of €1.1 million.[4]
Montpellier
On 11 May 2023, Al-Tamari signed a three-year contract on a free transfer with French club Montpellier. He becomes the first Jordanian to sign with a Ligue 1 club.[5][6] He was previously linked to Spanish side Levante, English side Blackburn, Turkish side Fenerbahçe, as well as links to MLS and Gulf leagues, before accepting the offer to Montpellier.[7]
International career
Al-Tamari was capped by Jordan at under-23 level. He made his debut for the Jordan senior team on 31 August 2016 in an international friendly against Lebanon, the game ended in a 1–1 draw. Al-Tamari 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.[8] Al-Tamari was named in Jordan's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, he played three matches, scored one goal and made two assists at the tournament.
Style of play
Being a left-footed right winger, Al-Tamari 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-Tamari's pace, trickery and general style of play have seen him compared to Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah.[9][10][11][12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 April 2023[13]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Shield | Super Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Shabab Al-Ordon | 2016–17 | Jordan League | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 29 | 7 |
Al-Jazeera (loan) | 2017–18 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 18 | |
Total | 36 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 25 | ||
APOEL | 2018–19 | Cypriot First Division | 23 | 9 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 36 | 10 |
2019–20 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
2020–21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 48 | 12 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 79 | 13 | ||
OH Leuven | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21 | 1 |
2021–22 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 3 | ||
2022–23 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 36 | 6 | ||
Total | 86 | 10 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 90 | 10 | ||
Career total | 170 | 30 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 6 | 230 | 48 |
International
- As of 28 March 2023[8]
Jordan | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2016 | 7 | 0 |
2017 | 9 | 3 |
2018 | 5 | 1 |
2019 | 11 | 3 |
2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 8 | 1 |
2022 | 9 | 2 |
2023 | 1 | 2 |
Total | 52 | 12 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first.[8]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 23 March 2017 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan | ![]() | 3–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
2. | 28 March 2017 | ![]() | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
3. | 25 December 2017 | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | |
4. | 28 December 2018 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
5. | 10 January 2019 | Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup |
6. | 7 June 2019 | Anton Malatinský Stadium, Trnava, Slovakia | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–5 | Friendly |
7. | 10 September 2019 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–4 | |
8. | 24 March 2021 | Theyab Awana Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
9. | 28 January 2022 | New York University Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ![]() | 2–1 | 3–1 | |
10. | 1 June 2022 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
11. | 28 March 2023 | Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Doha, Qatar | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | |
12. | 2–0 | |||||
References
- "Musa loaned to Al-Jazeera Club". gitsport (in Arabic).
- "APOEL FC Official Website - Συμφωνία με Shabab Al-Ordon Club για Μusa Al-Taamari".
"Al-Taamari going to APOEL". - "Musa Al Taamari named MVP of Cyprus Championship". the-AFC.
- "OHL strikt razendsnelle winger". www.ohleuven.com.
- "Accords : Tamari et Omeragic Montpelliérains la saison prochaine" (in French).
- "هلا وهلا بأحدث المنضمين لـ #الدوري_الفرنسي! 🇯🇴🙌 مونبلييه يتعاقد مع الأردني موسى التعمري لمدة 3 سنوات" (in Arabic).
- موسى التعمري : تم توقيع عقدي قبل ثلاث أسابيع والإعلان الرسمي شهر يونيو القادم. YouTube (in Arabic). Jordan TV Sport. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- "Al-Tamari, Moussa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- "Ones to Watch: Musa Al Taamari (Jordan)".
- "Musa Al tamari skills".
- "Al-Taamari Jordanian talent with Maradona and Messi specifications".
- "Los cinco jóvenes a seguir en la Copa Asia 2019". AS.com (in Spanish). AS. 3 January 2019.
- Musa Al-Taamari at Soccerway
External links
- Musa Al-Taamari at Soccerway
- Musa Al-Taamari at National-Football-Teams.com
- Musa Al-Taamari at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)
- Musa Al-Taamari at APOEL