Abdelatif Bahdari

Abdelatif Bahdari

Personal information
Date of birth	(1984-02-20) February 20, 1984
Place of birth	Gaza, Palestine
Height
Position(s)	Centre Back
Team information
Current team	Hilal Al-Quds
Youth career
1996–1999	Khadamat Rafah
1999–2001	Shabab Rafah
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2003	Gaza Sport
2002–2004	Al-Meshtal
2004–2009	Khadamat Rafah
2007–2008	→ Al-Am'ary (loan)
2008–2009	→ Hilal Ariha (loan)	22	(7)
2009–2011	Al-Wehdat	38	(5)
2011–2013	Hajer	37	(7)
2013–2014	Zakho	20	(1)
2014–2015	Al-Wehdat	19	(4)
2015–	Hilal Al-Quds
International career‡
2007–	Palestine	32	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 January 2015

Abdelatif Bahdari (born 20 February 1984) is a Palestinian national team football player who plays in centre back for Hilal Al-Quds.

Club career

Al-Wehdat

Bahdari began his fully fledged professional career when he moved to Jordanian powerhouse Al-Wahdat in the summer of 2009. His athleticism and power saw him become an automatic starter. In his first year, Bahdari and fellow countryman Ahmed Keshkesh helped Al-Wahdat secure the Jordan FA Cup. The 2010–11 season saw Bahdari move from strength to strength as an integral part of Al-Wahdat's historic quadruple winning team under the guidance of Croatian manager Dragan Talajic. In the league, Bahdari was part of a defence that conceded a mere 16 goals in 20 games, he also did his part on the other end of the pitch scoring twice in the league, once in the Cup semifinal against Kfarsoum, and the winner in the 2011 AFC Cup second round against Shurtan Guzar.

Hajer

Bahdari's fantastic season saw him attract the attention of many clubs in the West Bank, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. It was initially thought that Bahdari would join former manager Dragan Talajic at Kuwait SC. He was also heavily linked with Kuwaiti club Al-Nasr, he eventually signed with Shabab Al-Khaleel of the West Bank Premier League but the contract included a get-out clause if Bahdari received a professional contract from a club based abroad. On 1 July 2011 Bahdari signed a two-year deal with newly promoted Hajer Club of the Saudi Professional League. His salary (a rumored $280,000/yr.) would make him the best paid Palestinian athlete.

Bahdari captained Hajer on more than one occasion and was crucial in securing a second season in the Saudi topflight for the Al-Hasa-based side. Bahdari's was Hajer's second top-scorer with 3 league goals and was second, behind Tawfiq Buhumaid in total minutes played. Bahdari was never substituted in his 22 league appearances. He was only held out of 4 league matches due to card accumulation, threat of card accumulation, or injury.

International career

Abdelatif Bahdari captained the Palestinian national team in their first home World Cup qualifier against Afghanistan on 3 July 2011 in the absence of regular captain Ramzi Saleh.

Honours

Club

Al-Wehdat

• Jordan Premier League: 2010–11
• Jordan FA Cup: 2009–10, 2010–11
• Jordan FA Shield: 2010
• Jordan Super Cup: 2009, 2010

National team

• AFC Challenge Cup: 2014

External links

• Abdelatif Bahdari at National-Football-Teams.com
• Abdelatif Bahdari – FIFA competition record