Angelos Abdel Chanti ( el, Άγγελος Αμπντέλ Χαντί; born 7 September 1989), known in Jordan as Malek Shehadeh Ahmad Abdel-Hadi ( ar, مالك شحادة أحمد عبد الهادي), is a professional

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who plays as an

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for Almyros Gaziou. Born in Greece, he has represented the Jordan national team.

Club career

Early years

Chanti was born in

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to a Jordanian father and a

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mother. He started playing youth football in

Paniliakos Paniliakos Football Club ( el, Πανηλειακός Α.Ο. Πύργου) is a Greek association football club based in Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. The club plays in Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of Greek football. It plays its home matches at the Pyrg ...

of his hometown, before moving to

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to attend

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's football academy. He eventually signed his first professional contract abroad, joining

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side

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in 2008. He played in 11 matches of the Slovak Corgoň Liga during his debut season, and followed the club to the

after its relegation at the end of the 2007–08 season. He then returned to his country of birth

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in January 2010, and joined

Gamma Ethniki The Gamma Ethniki ( el, Γ΄ Εθνική Ερασιτεχνική Κατηγορία, C National Amateur Division) is the third highest football league in Greece. History The Gamma Ethniki began in 1965 as an amateur championship, while in 198 ...

side Olympiakos Chersonissos, signing a 6-month contract.

Ergotelis

After impressing with his performances in the

, Chanti signed a 5-year contract with

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side

Ergotelis The Gymnastics Club «Ergotelis» Heraklion Crete ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος «O Εργοτέλης» Ηρακλείου Κρήτης, Γ.Σ. Εργοτέλης), commonly known simply as Ergotelis ( el, Εργοτέλης), ...

in 2010. He spent the next two season struggling to establish himself as a starter, but eventually solidified his place at the club's starting lineup during

' short stay in the

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during the 2012–13 season. In total, he made 34 league appearances and scored 4 goals, thus greatly contributing to the club's 2nd-place finish and swift return to the Superleague. Chanti played for the

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in top-flight for two more seasons, and was appointed vice-captain of the team during his final season. In the summer

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of 2015, after

was again relegated to the

, Chanti decided to move on. During his 5-year tenure with the club, Chanti summed up a total of 102 appearances and scored 11 goals in all competitions.

Iraklis

In June 2015, Chanti signed a two-year contract with the newly promoted Superleague club

Iraklis Gymnasticos Syllogos Iraklis ( el, Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Ηρακλής, en, Gymnastics Club Heracles), commonly referred to as Iraklis, is a Greek multi-sports club based in Thessaloniki. The club was founded in 1908 as "Mace ...

. However, as he was not gaining enough playing time, Chanti was released from his contract with

in January 2016.

OFI

After leaving

, Chanti returned to

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, signing with ex- Superleage side OFI in the

, the third tier of the

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. He contributed to the club's dynamic comeback to win the Group 4 championship with 4 goals in 14 appearances, and became a regular starter during the club's next two seasons in the

. His performances with OFI did not go unnoticed and in December 2017 he received his first call-up by the Jordanian national football team. However, as the club came to know financial instability at the end of 2017, Chanti freed himself from his contract in January 2018, when he filed a claim against the club for several months of unpaid wages.

Aris

On 29 January 2018, Chanti signed a contract with fellow

title contenders

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until the end of the season. On 12 March 2018 he scored his first goal with a beautiful free-kick in a 3–0 home win against his former club

Aittitos Spata

On 10 September 2018, he signed a contract with newly promoted side Aittitos Spata on a free transfer.

Luftëtari Gjirokastër

Chanti moved to Albania and signed with Luftëtari Gjirokastër on 24 January 2019.

International career

Due to his dual citizenship, Chanti was eligible to play for either the

or the Jordanian national football team. On 7 December 2017 Chanti received, and accepted an offer to represent

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. He made his debut on 25 December 2017 in a friendly 1–1 against

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Honours

;OFI *

: 2015–16

References

External links

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