Amer Shafi


Amer Shafi is a Jordanian footballer who plays as goalkeeper and the Jordan national football team.

Club career

Shafi began his career as a midfielder and later on became goalkeeper. After playing for a couple of years in Al-Yarmouk, he was chosen to be the goalkeeper on the Jordanian national team. After his outstanding and incredible performances in the 2004, 2011, 2015 and 2019 AFC Asian Cup tournaments, he was offered to take proficiency in Europe, but was not able to leave Jordan due to family conditions and his international career.

International career

Shafi played his first international match with the Jordan national team against Kenya in a friendly match on 17 August 2002 which ended in a 1–1 draw. Shafi is and has always been nicknamed the "Whale of Asia" due to his outstanding and incredible acrobatic saves and performances. He scored his first international goal for Jordan in a friendly against India on 17 November 2018, letting fly with a long kick that bounced just outside the India penalty area, catching his opposite number Gurpreet Singh Sandhu by surprise. The game ended 2–1 in Jordan's favour.

International caps

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.17 November 2018King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan1–02–1Friendly

Honours

;Al-Wehdat
;Al-Faisaly