Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Nizar Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Rashdan | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | March 23, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Irbid, Jordan | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al-Faisaly | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Al-Hussein | ||||||||||||||||
2021– | Al-Faisaly | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | → Newroz (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | → Emirates (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2021– | Jordan | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:15, 10 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:40, 29 January 2024 (UTC) |
Nizar Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Rashdan ( Arabic: نزار الرشدان; born 23 March 1999) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Al-Faisaly and the Jordan national team.
Al-Rashdan began his senior career with Al-Hussein in the Jordanian Pro League in 2019. On 4 January 2021, he transferred to Al-Faisaly on a 2-year contract. [2] He extended his contract for 2 more season on 11 January 2014 after helping the club win the 2022 Jordanian Pro League, 2021 Jordan FA Cup, and the 2022 Jordan Shield Cup. [3] On 14 January 2014 he went on a half-season loan to the Iraq Stars League club Newroz. [4]
Al-Rashdan was first called up to the senior Jordan national team in a friendly 2–0 win over Haiti on 4 September 2021. [5] He was called up to the national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. [6] On 29 January 2024, he scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over Iraq, which qualified his country to the Asian tournament's quarter-final. [7]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 12 September 2023 | Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
2. | 29 January 2024 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Iraq | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
On 24 November 2022, Al-Rashdan was married in a wedding ceremony in his hometown Irbid attended by thousands of guests. [8] On 5 January 2024, he welcomed his firstborn child. [9]
Al-Faisaly
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Nizar Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Rashdan | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | March 23, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Irbid, Jordan | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al-Faisaly | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Al-Hussein | ||||||||||||||||
2021– | Al-Faisaly | ||||||||||||||||
2023 | → Newroz (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | → Emirates (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2021– | Jordan | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:15, 10 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:40, 29 January 2024 (UTC) |
Nizar Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Rashdan ( Arabic: نزار الرشدان; born 23 March 1999) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Al-Faisaly and the Jordan national team.
Al-Rashdan began his senior career with Al-Hussein in the Jordanian Pro League in 2019. On 4 January 2021, he transferred to Al-Faisaly on a 2-year contract. [2] He extended his contract for 2 more season on 11 January 2014 after helping the club win the 2022 Jordanian Pro League, 2021 Jordan FA Cup, and the 2022 Jordan Shield Cup. [3] On 14 January 2014 he went on a half-season loan to the Iraq Stars League club Newroz. [4]
Al-Rashdan was first called up to the senior Jordan national team in a friendly 2–0 win over Haiti on 4 September 2021. [5] He was called up to the national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup. [6] On 29 January 2024, he scored the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over Iraq, which qualified his country to the Asian tournament's quarter-final. [7]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 12 September 2023 | Dalga Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
2. | 29 January 2024 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Iraq | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
On 24 November 2022, Al-Rashdan was married in a wedding ceremony in his hometown Irbid attended by thousands of guests. [8] On 5 January 2024, he welcomed his firstborn child. [9]
Al-Faisaly