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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

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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

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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

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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

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Club

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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

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  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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