| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmad Al-Sharbini | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hajduk Split | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2007 | NK Rijeka | 84 | (40) |
| 2007–2008 | Al-Wahda FC | 7 | (5) |
| 2008 | FC Luzern | 3 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | NK Rijeka | 31 | (13) |
| 2009- | Hajduk Split | 34 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2001 | Croatia U-17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Croatia U-21 | 13 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ahmad Al-Sharbini (born 21 February 1984 in Rijeka) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for Hajduk Split.
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Sharbini began his professional career with NK Rijeka in the Croatian Prva HNL in the 2002-03 season.[1] He also played for Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi) and FC Luzern.[2]
On August 13, 2009 he signed for Hajduk Split with his brother Anas Al-Sharbini. [3] He struggle to impose himself at the club and rode the bench for most of the 2009-10 and 2010-11 season.
With new signing Ivan 'Giga' Vukovic joining Hajduk in the summer of 2011, Ahmad found himself as the third choice striker for the upcoming 2011-12 season. Due to injuries to both Ivan Vukovic and Ante Vukusic, Ahmad played as a lone striker for a period of games. He scored two goals in a 4-0 win against NK Zagreb and earned much praise due to his consistent hard work.
Sharbini played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago.[4] He also played for Croatia national under-21 football team. He was capped last on 15 August 2006, against Italy national under-21 football team. He can represent either Croatia or Syria at senior level.
He is the brother of Anas Al-Sharbini.[5] His father, Jamal Al-Sharbini, is a Palestinian born in Damascus, Syria. Jamal came to Rijeka in the early 1980s as an economics student. His mother, Ranka, is Croatian, born in Grobnik, near Rijeka.
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