Jaka Ihbeisheh

Jaka Ihbeisheh

Personal information
Full name	Jaka Ihbeisheh
Date of birth	29 August 1986
Place of birth	Ljubljana, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Al Shamal
Number	7
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2007	Factor	32	(1)
2007–2008	Slovan	25	(7)
2008–2009	Aluminij	11	(3)
2009	Krško	11	(6)
2009–2011	Primorje	57	(8)
2011–2012	Rudar Velenje	4	(0)
2012–2013	Domžale	17	(2)
2013–2015	Krka	58	(3)
2015–2016	Rudar Velenje	26	(0)
2016–	Al Shamal
National team^‡
2014–	Palestine	9	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 June 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 April 2016

Jaka Ihbeisheh (Arabic: ياكا حبيشة; born 29 August 1986) is a Palestinian^[1] footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al Shamal.

He was born in Ljubljana to a Palestinian father and Slovenian mother^[2] and raised 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.^[3]

International career

In 2014, Ihbeisheh made his debut for the Palestinian national team.^[4] He was selected in Palestine's squad for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup and scored the nation's first ever Asian Cup goal, during a 5–1 defeat by Jordan in the group stage.^[5]

References

1. Jaka Ihbeisheh at Soccerway
2. Attila Mosonyi (12 Jan 2015). "Asian Cup qualification enough for Palestinian team". SBS. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
3. Scott McIntyre (9 Jan 2015). "ASIAN CUP CAN BRING AUSTRALIA CLOSER TO THE CONTINENT". SBS. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
4. Jaka Ihbeisheh at National-Football-Teams.com
5. "Asian Cup daily: moment of joy despite another pummelling for Palestine". The Guardian. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.