Fahad Al Shammari

Fahad Al Shammari

Al Shammari (2012)
Personal information
Full name	Fahad Satam Al Shammari
Date of birth	(1982-07-23) July 23, 1982
Place of birth	Qatar
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Al Gharafa
Number	7
Youth career
1995–1999	Al Gharafa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1999–	Al Gharafa	161	(14)
National team
2011–	Qatar	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7/2/2012. † Appearances (Goals).

Fahad Sattam Al Shammari (Arabic: فهد سطام الشمري‎; born 23 July 1982) is a Qatari footballer who is a midfielder for Al Gharafa. He is the brother of Saad Al-Shammari, the former captain of the Qatar national team.

Club career

Shammari started his football career at the age of 12 when he joined the junior team of Al Gharafa under the guidance of Hassan Afif (the father of Ali Afif), who was then the youth coach of Al Gharafa.^[1] He advanced rapidly through the ranks of Al Gharafa, until he reached the first team in 1999 at the age of 16, the youngest footballer in the Qatar Stars League at that time. Shammari helped Al Gharafa win the league three consecutive times from 2008 to 2010. In the 2008 season, he scored a goal against Al Sadd, who were then second in the league, in the 4th minute of extra time to draw the game 1-1 to ensure Al Gharafa stayed in first place.^[2]

Additionally, in the 2007-2008, he was the top scorer in the reserve league with 14 goals, and was the driving force behind Al Gharafa winning the reserve league. He scored 23 goals in the reserve league the next season.

Honours

Individual

• Qatari Reserve League Top Scorer

Winner (1): 2008

Personal

Shammari is married and has a son named Tamim.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fahad Al Shammari.

• Fahad Al Shammari at National-Football-Teams.com
• Player profile - QSL.com.qa

References