Jaka Ihbeisheh


Jaka Ihbeisheh is a Palestinian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bravo.
He was born in Ljubljana to a Palestinian father and Slovenian mother 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.

International career

In 2014, Ihbeisheh made his debut for the Palestinian national team. 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 against Jordan in the group stage.

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.16 January 2015Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne, Australia1–51–52015 AFC Asian Cup
2.12 November 2015Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan6–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3.29 March 2016Dora International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine1–07–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification