Mahmoud Abdeen (born 23 December 1987) is a Jordanian professional

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player for the

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and Al-Ahli of the

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. He is the MVP of the 2019-20 season, and considered one of the all-star five players of the league.

Professional career

Abdeen played the 2015–16 season at Filippino side

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, where he averaged 3.67 points, 1.67 rebounds and 2.33 assists. He played the 2017-18 season at

Al-Kahraba Al-Kahrabaa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الكهرباء الرياضي, lit=Electricity Club) is an Iraqi professional football club based in the Rusafa District, near the Tigris river, Baghdad, that plays in Iraqi Premier League. History Al-K ...

team in the

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. He moved

Al-Wehdat SC 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 home ...

in the 2018–19 season, where he earned the MVP award at that time. Abdeen re-signed with the team on 28 September 2021.

National team career

Mahmoud Abdeen represented the

Jordan national basketball team The Jordan national basketball team is the official basketball team of Jordan in international competitions. The Jordanian team achievements in recent years beside qualifying to World Cup for two times (2010 and 2019), won the William Jones Cup ...

at the

2013 FIBA Asia Championship The 2013 FIBA Asia Championship for Men was the intercontinental championship for basketball organized by FIBA Asia that served as the qualifying tournament for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain. The tournament was held from August 1–1 ...

where he averaged 6.6 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists. He participated at the

2015 FIBA Asia Championship The 2015 FIBA Asia Championship was the 28th and last edition of the FIBA Asia Championship in men's basketball in Asia. It was organised by FIBA Asia. At the FIBA Asia Congress held in Doha, Qatar, the Central Board awarded the hosting rights to ...

where he averaged 10 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.4 assists. He also played at the 2017 FIBA Asia Championship where he averaged 14.3 points, 2.3 rebounds and 5.9 assists. He also played at the

2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams. The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 FIBA World Ch ...

in China, where he averaged 5.4 point, 1.3 rebound and 1.8 assists.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Abdeen, Mahmoud 1987 births Living people 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Asian Games competitors for Jordan Basketball players at the 2010 Asian Games Basketball players at the 2014 Asian Games Jordanian expatriate basketball people in Iraq Jordanian expatriate basketball people in the Philippines Jordanian men's basketball players Philippine Basketball Association imports San Miguel Beermen players Sportspeople from Amman