Fahed Adnan Foad Abdul Attal ( ar, فهد عتال; born 1 January 1985) is a Palestinian former professional

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who played as a striker. He is the all-time top goalscorer of the Palestine national team with 16 goals.

Club career

Move to Jordanian Premier League

After grabbing the attention of scouts of clubs such as

Al-Wahdat Al-Wehdat Sport Club ( ar, نادي الوحدات الرياضي}) is a Jordanian sport club founded in 1956. The club is based in and represents the Amman New Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp which is also known as Al-Wehdat. Al-Wehdat's hom ...

with a dazzling performance at the 2006 AFC Challenge Cup Attal agreed a loan deal with Al-Jazeera of the

Jordan League The Jordanian Pro League ( ar, الدوري الأردني للمحترفين) is a Jordanian professional league for men's football clubs and represents the top flight of Jordanian football. The championship consists of twelve competing teams in ...

. After scoring 8 goals in his inaugural season, Attal was transferred on a permanent deal worth $21000

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. In 2010, he signed a one-year $50,000 contract to join Al-Wahdat Attal would play an important role in the team winning a historic quadruple but with the signing of

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, Attal chose to search for a new club. He signed a one-year contract with Hebron-based Shabab Al-Khaleel of the

West Bank Premier League The 2010–11 season marked the creation of the first professional league in the territories and saw high-profile signings for many clubs. Most notably Fadi Lafi (Hilal Al-Quds), Hernán Madrid (Wadi Al-Nes), and many Arab citizens of Israel w ...

International career

Attal is the all-time top goalscorer of the Palestine national team, with 16 goals in 36 games. Twelve of Attal's goals with the national team came in the 2006 calendar year earning him recognition from

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which cited Attal as the World's 8th leading scorer of international goals on par with the likes of

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and

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. Attal was also included in the

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shortlist of 10 players for the 2006 AFC Player of the Year Award Palestine had an undefeated record when Attal found the back of the net. This was until he scored against the

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in the

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where they lost 4–3.

Career statistics

International

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

Honours

Club

Al-Wehdat *

: Winner: 2010–11 *

Jordan FA Cup The Jordan FA Cup is Jordan's premier knockout tournament in men's football (soccer), Al-Faisaly have the record for the most FA Cup wins in their history with a total of 21 titles, followed by Al-Wehdat with 11 . Participates in the tournamen ...

: Winner: 2010–11 *

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: Winner:

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: Winner: 2011

Individual

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Golden Boot: 2006

References

External links

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Goal.com profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Attal, Fahed 1985 births Living people People from Qalqilya Palestinian footballers Al-Wehdat SC players Shabab Al-Khalil SC players West Bank Premier League players Palestine international footballers Palestinian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Jordan Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Jordan Association football forwards Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Palestine