*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2024
Jaime Mohamad Fathi Ashor Siaj Romero (Arabic: محمد فتحي خايمي عاشور سياج روميرو; born 16 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Khaitan in the Kuwaiti Division One. Born in Spain, Siaj represented Jordan internationally in 2018.
Early life
Siaj began playing youth football with the Escuela de Fútbol AFE.[2][3] He then played youth football with ED Moratalaz, where he played for half a season.[4] From there, he moved on to the Real Madrid Academy, followed by the Getafe youth system.[5]
College career
In 2014, Siaj began attending Pfeiffer University in the United States, where he played for the men's soccer team.[6] He scored his first goal in his debut on 5 September 2014 against the Millersville Marauders.[7] He was named the Conference Carolinas Men's Soccer Player of the Week for the first time in Week 4 of his freshman season.[8] At the end of his freshman season, he was named to the All-State Second Team and the All-Conference Second Team.[9][10]
In his sophomore season, he was named the Conference Carolinas Men's Soccer Player of the Week twice,[11][12] the National Player of the Week once,[13] and was a selection for First Team All-Region,[14] All-State First Team,[15] and was an All-American Honorable Mention.[16] He scored the overtime winning goal in the semi-finals to advance to the National Championship,[17] where Pfeiffer won the NCAA Division II national title.[18]
On 15 October 2016, he scored a hat trick in a 4-0 victory over the King Tornado.[19] In his junior season, he was a two time Conference Carolinas Player of the Week,[20][21] was named First Team All-Conference,[22] Second Team All-America,[23] First Team All-State,[24] and First Team All-Region.[25] He left the school after his junior season to turn professional, becoming the school's first ever player selected in the MLS SuperDraft.[26] Siaj made a total of 69 appearances, scoring 47 goals and tallying 28 assists in his time at Pfeiffer.[27]
In February 2018, Siaj signed with OKC Energy FC of the USL for the 2018 season.[33]
In February 2019, Siaj joined the Tampa Bay Rowdies, a team he had previously trialled with during the 2017 preseason, playing in the pre-season 2017 Florida Cup tournament.[34]
Born in Spain, Siaj has Jordanian heritage through his father.[47][48]
Siaj was called-up to the Jordan national team for the first time in 11 May 2018, ahead of two friendly games against Cyprus and China.[49] He made his debut on 20 May 2018, scoring his first goal in a 3–0 victory over Cyprus.[50][51]
International goals
Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first.[52]
^ناصر خالد (Nasser Khaled) (29 December 2021). "الأنصار يتعاقد مع الأردني جيمي سياج" [Al-Ansar contracts with the Jordanian Jaime Siaj]. كووورة (Kooora) (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
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