Ashraf Nu'man Al-Fawaghra ( ar, أشرف نعمان الفواغرة; born 29 July 1986) is a Palestinian footballer who plays for Shabab Al-Khalil of the

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and the Palestine national team as a

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International career

Nu'man received his first national call-up for Palestine during

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and made his debut six months later against the

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. He has since played for Palestine at the

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, and

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. He was included in

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's 23-man list to participate in the

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. He netted his first goal of the competition in the second game against

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in a 2–0 victory. He then scored a brace in the quarter-final tie against

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helping his country qualify for their first final ever. During the

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against the

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, he scored the only goal of the match, coming from a direct free-kick in the 59th minute of the game, winning the

for his country for the first time ever, and qualifying for the

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. He finished the tournament as top scorer with 4 goals totally in five games. He is tied with Fahed Attal for most goals ever with the Palestinian national team.

International goals

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

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nu'man, Ashraf 1986 births Living people Palestinian footballers Palestine men's international footballers Al-Faisaly SC players Al-Wehdat SC players Al Faisaly FC players Hajer FC players Taraji Wadi Al-Nes players Saudi Professional League players West Bank Premier League players People from Bethlehem 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Palestinian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Jordan Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Jordan Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Men's association football midfielders