Abeer Mahmoud Mubarak Al-Nahar ( ar, عبير النهار; born 13 February 1991) is a Jordanian international

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who plays as a forward.

Club career

In May 2015 Al-Nahar played for Amman Club in a 5–3 win over rivals Shabab Al-Ordon, which secured the

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title.

International career

As a 15-year-old Al-Nahar was included in the Jordan national team squad who were beaten 13–0 by Japan at the

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. In 2011 Al-Nahar and her father were outspoken critics of FIFA's ban on hijabs. Two years later she got six goals as Jordan "hammered"

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21–0 in

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. During Jordan's victorious 2014 WAFF Women's Championship campaign, Al-Nahar scored four goals in a 7–0 win over

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and finished as the tournament top scorer. At the 2014 Asian Games she was shown a

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in Jordan's 2–2 draw with Chinese Taipei.

International goals

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* Living people 1991 births Jordanian women's footballers Jordanian Muslims Jordan women's international footballers Women's association football forwards Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Jordanian women's futsal players Asian Games competitors for Jordan Jordan Women's Football League players {{Jordan-women-footy-bio-stub