Ashraf Nu'man Al-Fawaghra (; born 29 July 1986) is a

Palestinian Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. *: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenous p ...

professional footballer who plays for Shabab Al-Khalil of the West Bank Premier League 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

2015 AFC Asian Cup The 2015 AFC Asian Cup was the 16th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It was held in Australia from 9 to 31 January 201 ...

International goals

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

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nu'man, Ashraf 1986 births Living people Palestinian men's footballers Footballers from Bethlehem Al-Faisaly SC players Al-Wehdat SC players Al Faisaly FC players Hajer FC players Taraji Wadi Al-Nes players Saudi Pro League players West Bank Premier League players Palestine men's international footballers 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Palestinian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Jordan Palestinian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Men's association football midfielders 21st-century Palestinian sportsmen