Hamed Shami Zaher (born 13 November 1984) is a

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

of Sudanese origin who is a defender for

Al Gharrafa Al Gharrafa ( ar, الغرافة, Al Gharrāfah) is a district of Al Rayyan (city), Al Rayyan City in Qatar, located in the municipalities of Qatar, municipality of Al Rayyan. In close proximity to metropolitan Doha and Education City, the Doha E ...

. He is a member of the

Qatar national football team The Qatar national football team ( ar, منتخب قطر لكرة القدم) represents Qatar in international football, and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association and AFC. The team has appeared in ten Asian Cup tournaments and w ...

Career

Shami played with Al Gharafa from the age of 9, eventually breaking into the first team in 1999. In 2011, he personally received a formal offer to play for Saudi's

Al Nassr FC Al Nassr Football Club ( ar, نادي النصر السعودي; '' Naṣr'' meaning ''Victory'') is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Riyadh. Formed in 1955, the club plays its home games at the Mrsool Park. Their home colours are yellow ...

from the chairman, Prince Faisal Bin Turki Bin Nasser. In a very dramatic

Arabian Gulf Cup The Arabian Gulf Cup ( ar, كأس الخليج العربي, ''Kass Al-Khaleej Al-Arabi''), often referred to simply as the Gulf Cup, is a biennial football competition governed by the Arab Gulf Cup Football Federation for its eight member nat ...

in 2010, Shami featured in a match against

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

; the last hope of

qualifying for the knockout stage. Qatar required 3 points in order to edge out Saudi Arabia and claim the runners-up spot in their group.

Ibrahim Al-Ghanim Ibrahim Al-Ghanim (born June 27, 1983) is a retired Qatari footballer. He played as a defender. Al-Ghanim was also a member of the Qatar national football team. Club career statistics ''Statistics accurate as of 21 August 2011'' 1Includes Emir ...

scored a goal late in the second half, however, his efforts were undone as Shami scored an own goal in the 89th minute (the only own goal of the tournament), leaving Saudi Arabia a point clear of Qatar. As a result, he was excluded from the national team.

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Hamed Shami
at Goalzz.com 1984 births Qatari men's footballers Living people Al-Gharafa SC players Qatar Stars League players Qatari people of Sudanese descent Sudanese emigrants to Qatar Naturalised citizens of Qatar Men's association football defenders Qatar men's international footballers Footballers from Doha {{Qatar-footy-bio-stub