Aatef Jenyat ( ar, عَاطِف جَنيَات; born 8 May 1986 in Homs, Syria) is a Syrian

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who is currently a

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, and is a former member of the Syria national football team.

Career

Club career

Jenyat's career began in the youth system of Al-Karamah before starting his professional career with the senior team in 2004. He won with Al-Karamah four

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titles, four

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s, one Super Cup and helped the club reach the

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of the AFC Champions League for the first time. Al-Karamah were defeated 3–2 on aggregate in the final by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of the

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. Three years later, he was an important factor in his side's first-ever accession to AFC Cup Final. Al-Karamah were defeated 2–1 in the

of the second most important association cup in Asia by

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of the

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. In October 2010, Jenyat signed a contract with Syrian League club Tishreen but after six months the contract has been dissolved. In June 2011, he moved to

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club Shabab Al Ordon on a one-year deal, but after five months the contract has been dissolved. On 25 February 2012, Jenyat moved to

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club

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International career

Jenyat was a part of the Syrian Under-19 national team that finished in Fourth place in the 2004 AFC U-19 Championship in

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and he was a part of the Syrian U-20 national team in the

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in the Netherlands. He plays against

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and Colombia in the group-stage of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and against

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in the Round of 16.

International goals

::''Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:''

Honour and Titles

Club

Al-Karamah *

: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09 *

: 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–2010 *

Syrian Super Cup The Syrian Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر السوري) is a Syrian association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Syrian Premier League and the winners of the Syrian Cup. It was first played in 1982, after ...

: 2008 * AFC Champions League Runner-up: 2006 * AFC Cup Runner-up: 2009

National Team

* AFC U-19 Championship 2004: Fourth place * FIFA U-20 World Cup 2005: Round of 16 *

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: 2007 Runner-up

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jenyat, Aatef 1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Homs Syrian footballers Association football defenders Syria international footballers Syrian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Jordan Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Jordan Expatriate footballers in Iraq Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Al-Karamah players Tishreen SC players Shabab Al-Ordon Club players Najaf FC players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Syria Syrian Premier League players