Jaka_Ihbeisheh

Jaka Ihbeisheh

Jaka Ihbeisheh

Palestinian footballer

Jaka Ihbeisheh (Arabic: ياكا حبيشة; born 29 August 1986) is a retired footballer.[4][5] Born in Slovenia, he represented Palestine internationally.

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International career

In 2014, Ihbeisheh made his debut for the Palestinian national team.[1] He was included in the Palestinian squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and scored the nation's first ever Asian Cup goal, during a 5–1 defeat against Jordan in the group stage.[6]

Personal life

Ihbeisheh was born in Ljubljana to a Palestinian father and Slovenian mother[7] and grew up in Slovenia. After his family separated when he was three years old, he only reconnected with his father, in Ramallah, 18 years later through Facebook.[8]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ihbeisheh goal.[1]
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References

  1. [1]
    Jaka Ihbeisheh at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. [2]
    "Jaka Ihbeisheh". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
  3. [3]
    Plestenjak, Rok (15 January 2022). "Slovenec, ki je dvignil Palestino na noge" (in Slovenian). Siol. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  4. [4]
    Jaka Ihbeisheh at Soccerway
  5. [5]
    Čavalić, Mirsad K. (5 January 2022). "Vodičan končal športno pot". Slovenski nogometni portal (in Slovenian). Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Asian Cup daily: moment of joy despite another pummelling for Palestine". The Guardian. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  7. [7]
    Mosonyi, Attila (12 January 2015). "Asian Cup qualification enough for Palestinian team". SBS. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  8. [8]
    McIntyre, Scott (9 January 2015). "Asian Cup can bring Australia closer to the continent". SBS. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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