Abdelatif Bahdari ( ar, عبد اللطيف البهداري; born 20 February 1984) is a

Palestinian Palestinians ( ar, الفلسطينيون, ; he, פָלַסְטִינִים, ) or Palestinian people ( ar, الشعب الفلسطيني, label=none, ), also referred to as Palestinian Arabs ( ar, الفلسطينيين العرب, label=non ...

professional footballer who plays as a

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for

Markaz Balata Markaz Shabab Balata ( ar, مركز شباب بلاطة, lit=Balata Youth Center) is a professional football team based in the Balata refugee camp in Nablus, Palestine, that plays in the West Bank Premier League. Founded in 1954, it won promotio ...

. From 2007 to 2020, he earned 71 caps for

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Club career

Al-Wehdat

Bahdari began his fully fledged professional career when he moved to Jordanian powerhouse Al-Wahdat in the summer of 2009. His athleticism and power saw him become an automatic starter. In his first year, Bahdari and fellow countryman Ahmed Keshkesh helped Al-Wahdat secure the

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. The 2010–11 season saw Bahdari move from strength to strength as an integral part of Al-Wahdat's historic

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winning team under the guidance of

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n manager Dragan Talajic. In the league, Bahdari was part of a defence that conceded a mere 16 goals in 20 games, he also did his part on the other end of the pitch scoring twice in the league, once in the Cup semifinal against

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, and the winner in the

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second round against Shurtan Guzar.

Hajer

Bahdari's fantastic season saw him attract the attention of many clubs in the West Bank, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. It was initially thought that Bahdari would join former manager Dragan Talajic at

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. He was also heavily linked with Kuwaiti club

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, he eventually signed with

Shabab Al-Khaleel Shabab al-Khalil SCl ( ar, نادي شباب الخليل الرياضي), or simply Shabab al-Khalil, is a Palestinian professional football club from the city of Hebron that plays in the West Bank Premier League. Champion of Palestine this sea ...

of the

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but the contract included a get-out clause if Bahdari received a professional contract from a club based abroad. On 1 July 2011 Bahdari signed a two-year deal with newly promoted

Hajer Club Hajer Football Club (Arabic: نادي هجر) is a professional association football club based in Al-Ahsa, Saudi Arabia. The team play in the Prince Faisal bin Fahd League, the second tier of Saudi Arabian football. Established in 1950, the clu ...

of the

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. His salary (a rumored $280,000/yr.) would make him the best paid Palestinian athlete. Bahdari captained Hajer on more than one occasion and was crucial in securing a second season in the Saudi topflight for the

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-based side. Bahdari's was Hajer's second top-scorer with 3 league goals and was second, behind Tawfiq Buhumaid in total minutes played. Bahdari was never substituted in his 22 league appearances. He was only held out of 4 league matches due to card accumulation, threat of card accumulation, or injury.

International career

Abdelatif Bahdari captained the Palestinian national team in their first home

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against

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on 3 July 2011 in the absence of regular captain

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. He took over the captaincy on a full-time basis in 2015 during

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International goals

:''Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.''

Honours

Personal

Best Player,

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: 2018

Club

Al-Wehdat

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, 2014–15 *

: 2009–10,

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: 2009, 2010 *

: 2015/16

National team

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: 2018

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bahdari, Abdelatif 1984 births Living people Palestinian footballers Palestine international footballers Association football central defenders Markaz Shabab Al-Am'ari players Hajer FC players Al-Wehdat SC players Shabab Al-Khalil SC players West Bank Premier League players Palestinian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Jordan Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Iraq Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Jordan Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Saudi Professional League players Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games competitors for Palestine