Haidar Al-Shaïbani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Haidar Al-Shaïbani | ||
| Date of birth | March 31, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Sétif, Algeria | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | The University of Western Ontario | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2005 | London City | 40 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | North York Astros | 25 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Nimes Olympique | 29 | (0) |
| 2013- | Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Canadian Interuniversity Sport | 12 | (0) |
| 2010– | Canada | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 April 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Haidar Al-Shaïbani (born March 31, 1984 in Setif, Algeria[1]) is a Canadian National soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper for Le Puy Foot 43 Auvergne in France's Championnat de France amateur 2.[2]
Career
University
Al-Shaibani played University soccer at University of Western Ontario from 2004 to 2007, where he was named Ontario University Athletics first team All Star in four consecutive years (2004 to 2007). In 2007 Al-Shaibani was named OUA MVP and Canadian Inter-university Sport first team All-Canadian.
In his four years with the Mustangs, he led them to three OUA championships, and two bronze medals at CIS National Championships.
Professional
Al-Shaïbani made his debut for Nîmes on August 25, 2009 in a Coupe de la Ligue match against Troyes.[3] He has also featured for the club in the Coupe de France.[4]
International career
Haidar represented Canada at two Summer Universiade, Bangkok 2007 and Belgrade 2009. He back stopped Canada to its best performance in history at the Universiade in men’s soccer with a fourth-place finish at the 2007 Games in Bangkok, Thailand .[5]
He earned his first call up for Canada on 14 May 2010 for the friendly matches against Argentina and Venezuela on 29 May 2010.[6] He earned his first cap for Canada as a sub in the second half against Venezuela where he helped the team to a 1-1 tie.
On September 4, 2010 Coach Stephen Hart, selected Al-Shaïbani for the Friendly games in Toronto and Montreal, against Peru September 4, 2010 and Honduras September 7, 2010.
Personal life
Al-Shaïbani was born in Sétif, Algeria to an Iraqi father and a Ukrainian mother.[7] His family moved to Canada in 1998.[8]
References
- ↑ Western Mustangs - Purple Blanket Profile: Haidar Al-shaibani
- ↑ Al-Shaibani à Nîmes sur foot-national.com
- ↑ http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/detail_tempsJeu.asp?no_joueur=130873&code_evt=CL
- ↑ http://www.lfp.fr/joueur/detail_tempsJeu.asp?no_joueur=130873&code_evt=CF
- ↑ Western Mustangs - Haidar Al-Shaibani earns roster spot with national men's soccer team
- ↑ Canada announces rosters for South American trip
- ↑ Red Nation Speaks to Haidar Al-Shaibani
- ↑ http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Soccer/Canada/2005/06/24/pf-1102830.html
External links
- Haidar Al-Shaïbani French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
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