Mohammad Faisal Yousef Abu Zrayq (Arabic: محمد فيصل يوسف أبو زريق, born 30 December 1997), popularly known as Sharara (Arabic: شرارة), is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Iraq Stars League club Al-Shorta and the Jordan national team.

Mohammad Abu Zrayq
Abu Zrayq in 2023
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Faisal Yousef Abu Zrayq[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-30) 30 December 1997 (age 26)[1]
Place of birth Al-Ramtha, Jordan
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Al-Shorta
Number 19
Youth career
Al-Ramtha
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2022 Al-Ramtha 51 (16)
2019–2020Al-Sailiya (loan) 11 (2)
2022 Al Ahli Tripoli 14 (4)
2022–2023 Espérance de Tunis 7 (2)
2023–2024 Al Ahli Tripoli 2 (0)
2024 Al Wehdat
2024– Al-Shorta
International career
2019– Jordan 21 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 October 2024

Club career

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He started his career for Al-Ramtha and was loaned to Al-Sailiya in the summer of 2019.[2] On 9 January 2022, he joined Libyan club Al Ahli on a free transfer. On 15 August 2022, he joined Tunisian club Espérance de Tunis, in a three-year deal. On 3 December 2023, he made his return to Al Ahli for 3 months before joining hometown club Al Wehdat. On 30 July 2024, Sharara joined Iraq Stars League side Al-Shorta.[3]

International career

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Sharara played his first international match with the Jordan national team against Slovakia in a friendly match on 7 June 2019. He was named in Jordan's squad for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.

International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 February 2021 Theyab Awana Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates   Tajikistan
1–0
2–0
Friendly
2. 28 May 2022 Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar   India
1–0
2–0
3. 26 March 2024 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan   Pakistan
7–0
7–0
2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Jordan" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 5. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  2. ^ The Koora website statements by Mohammed Sharara "I will play in Jordan only for Ramtha" published on 16-6-2019 Archived 17 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ ""شرارة" ينضم لنادي الشرطة العراقي". alghad.com (in Arabic). Al-Ghad. 30 July 2024.
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