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Tareq Shihab
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Team information
Current team
 HK
Number 23
Youth career
2014–2019 Brighton & Hove Albion
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 13 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Brighton & Hove Albion 0 (0)
2019–2020 → Tamworth (loan) 0 (0)
2022 Whitehawk 3 (0)
2022 Newhaven 5 (1)
2023–2024 Grótta 28 (0)
2024– HK 6 (0)
International career‡
England U15
England U16
2017 England U17 1 (0)
2024– Yemen 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 December 2024

Tareq Shihab (Arabic: طارق شهاب; born 7 March 2001) is a professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Icelandic side HK. Born in the Netherlands and raised in England, he represents the Yemen national team.

Early life

Shihab was born in the Dutch city of Utrecht to Yemeni parents, and moved to Brighton, England at the age of two.[1]

Club career

After a trial, he joined the academy of professional side Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2014.[2] Having made his debut for Brighton's under-18 team in the 2016–17 season, Shihab continued to progress through the academy until September 2019, when he was sent on a four-month loan to Southern Football League side Tamworth.[3] Upon signing, Tamworth manager Gary Smith described Shihab as a "good technician, good with the ball", and that he was a "great addition to our squad".[3] Having made his debut in the 3–0 Southern Football League Cup win over Barwell on 10 September, he only featured once more for the club before returning to Brighton & Hove Albion at the expiration of the deal on 4 January 2020.[4]

Having been released by Brighton at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season, Shihab moved to the United States, enrolling at the Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and joined their soccer team, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.[5] He finished the 2021 season with thirteen appearances, in which he started two, and one assist against the George Washington Revolutionaries on 12 October.[6]

On his return to England, he joined Isthmian League side Whitehawk, and went on to make three appearances for the team in the 2021–22 season.[7]

After a short spell with Newhaven, he began to train with Icelandic 1. deild karla club Grótta in November 2022, before making the move to the Seltjarnarnes-based club ahead of the 2023 season, signing a two-year deal.[8] Following two seasons with Grotta, Shihab moved to Besta deild karla side HK in August 2024.[9]

International career

Shihab represented England from under-15 to under-17 level, being named on the bench on 8 November 2017 in a 3–2 win against Portugal, before making his debut and playing ninety minutes in a 2–1 win over Russia three days later.[3][10][11]

Shihab is of Yemeni descent, and was called up to a training camp with the Yemen national football team in May 2022.[12] He received another call up in December of the same year, but voiced concerns of picking up an injury, and left the squad prematurely to return to England.[13] On 9 December 2024, he made his international debut with Yemen, appearing in the 1-1 friendly game draw against Kuwait.[14] A week after, he was named in Yemen's 26-man squad for the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 October 2024.[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019–20 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tamworth (loan) 2019–20 Southern Football League 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
Whitehawk 2021–22 Isthmian League 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Newhaven 2022–23[17] SCFL 5 1 1[b] 0 2[c] 0 8 1
Grótta 2023 1. deild karla 15 0 1[d] 0 0 0 16 0
2024 13 0 1[d] 0 0 0 14 0
Total 28 0 2 0 0 0 30 0
HK 2024 Besta deild karla 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 41 1 3 0 4 0 48 1
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in the Southern Football League Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in FA Cup qualification
  3. ^ One appearance in the Sussex RUR Cup, one appearance in the Peter Bentley Challenge Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearances in the Icelandic Cup

References

  1. ^ Ormarsson, Almarr (7 June 2024). "Úr yngri landsliðum Englands í Gróttu í jemenska landsliðið" [From England's junior national teams in Grótta to the Yemeni national team]. ruv.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Tareq Shihab". brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Panter, Matt (12 September 2019). "The Brighton and Hove Albion youngster who has 'hit the ground running' on loan". birminghammail.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Tamworth statistics". aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest men's soccer team adds Tareq Shihab to 2021 signing class". soccerwire.com. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Tareq Shihab". godeacs.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Whitehawk – Appearances – Tareq Shihab – 2021-2022". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Fyrrum unglingalandsliðsmaður Englands í Gróttu" [Former England youth national team member in Grótta]. fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). 24 December 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Tareq Shihab frá Gróttu í HK (Staðfest)" [Tareq Shihab from Grótta in HK (Confirmed)]. fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  10. ^ "A late goal from sub Bobby Duncan secures victory for the Young Lions over Portugal". thefa.com. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  11. ^ "England U17s continue their trend of comeback wins to beat Russia by 2-1 in Burton". thefa.com. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  12. ^ "لأول مرة في تاريخ الرياضة اليمنية.. استدعاء لاعب انجليزي للانضمام للمنتخب اليمني اقرأ المزيد من عدن الحدث" [For the first time in the history of Yemeni sports.. An English player is called up to join the Yemeni national team]. aden-alhadath.info (in Arabic). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  13. ^ "لاعب بريطاني ينظم لمعسكر المنتخب اليمني بمصر.. وبعد أيام حصلت مفاجأة صادمة في المعسكر.. والجمهور في حالة استغراب كيف حدث هذا (تفاصيل)" [A British player joins the Yemeni national team camp in Egypt.. and after a few days, a shocking surprise occurs in the camp.. and the audience is in a state of astonishment as to how this happened (details)]. yemennownews.com (in Arabic). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  14. ^ "Yemen vs. Kuwait 2024-12-09". Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  15. ^ "إعلان قائمة المنتخب الوطني لخليجي 26". almashhadnews.com. 18 December 2024.
  16. ^ Tareq Shihab at Soccerway
  17. ^ "Newhaven - Tareq Shihab Player Stats". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
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