Zaid Qunbar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 September 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Jerusalem | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ahly Benghazi | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Hapoel Jerusalem | ||
| 2014–2019 | Beitar Jerusalem | ||
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Hadera | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Jabal Al-Mukaber | ||
| 2021–2022 | → Shabab Al-Dhahiriya (loan) | ||
| 2023 | Al-Wehdat SC | ||
| 2023–2024 | Jabal Al-Mukaber | ||
| 2024 | Al-Ittihad Club | ||
| 2024– | Al-Ahly Benghazi | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| Palestine U23 | |||
| 2023– | Palestine | 13 | (3) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024 | |||
Zaid Qunbar (Arabic: زيد القنبر; born 4 September 2002) is a Palestinian footballer who plays as an attacker for Libyan Premier League club Al-Ahly Benghazi and the Palestine national football team.
Club career
[edit]Qunbar grew up in the Jabal Mukaber neighborhood in Jerusalem. He started playing on the Hapoel Jerusalem's youth team and then moved to Beitar Jerusalem. At the end of 2019, he left for Hapoel Hadera for two months.[1]
On 13 May 2023, he signed for Al-Wehdat SC from the Jordanian Pro League, but after a month he returned to Jabal Al-Mukaber.[citation needed]
International career
[edit]In January 2024, alongside his brother Shehab, Qunbar was named in Palestine 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[2] He scored his first international goal in a 2–0 win over Hong Kong on 23 January.
On 15 October 2024, Qunbar rescued Palestine during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification against Kuwait where he scored a 90+3th stoppage time goal to equalise the match at 2–2.
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 19 November 2024[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palestine | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 11 | 3 | |
| Total | 13 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Qunbar goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 January 2024 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Hong Kong |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
| 2 | 15 October 2024 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Kuwait |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 19 November 2024 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  South Korea |
1–0 | 1–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
[edit]- ^ Itzhaki, Itzik (10 December 2020). ""אני ילד בן 18 שרק רצה לשחק": הערבי שכמעט עשה היסטוריה בבית"ר מדבר" (in Hebrew). Sport1. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
- ^ "PFA Releases 2023 Asian Cup Squad". Football Palestine. January 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Zaid Qunbar". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Zaid Qunbar – Israel Football Association league player details
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