Jassem Gaber

Jassem Gaber
Gaber with Qatar at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Jassem Gaber El-Sayed Abdulsalam
Date of birth (2002-02-20) 20 February 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth Doha, Qatar
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Arabi
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Al-Arabi 80 (2)
International career‡
2021 Qatar U23
2023– Qatar 30 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Qatar
Men's Football
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2023 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 December 2024

Jassem Gaber El-Sayed Abdulsalam (Arabic: جاسم جابر عبد السلام; born 20 February 2002) is a Qatari professional footballer of Egyptian descent who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for Qatari club Al-Arabi and the Qatar national football team.[1]

Club career

In January 2020, Gaber signed a four-year contract to remain with Al-Arabi until the 2024 season.[3]

In January 2022, Gaber was included in the IFFHS AFC Under-20 Team of the Year for 2021.[4][5]

International career

Gaber made his debut for Qatar national team in 2022. He was selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup that was hosted in his home country Qatar.[6]

In January 2024, Gaber was named in Qatar's 26-men squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[7] In the semi-finals game against Iran, he scored the 1–1 equalizer goal from a shot outside the penalty area, as the match later ended in a 3–2 win for Qatar, which qualified them to the final.[8]

Statistics

Club

International

List of international goals scored by Jassem Gaber
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 7 February 2024 Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Iran 1–1 3–2 2023 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Al-Arabi

Qatar

References

  1. ^ a b Jassem Gaber Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2022
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Qatar" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ^ "العربي يؤمن بقاء جاسم جابر حتى 2024" [Al-Arabi believes that Jassem Gaber will remain until 2024]. Kooora.com. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. ^ "IFFHS Men's Youth Continental Teams of the Year 2021 – AFC". International Federation of Football History & Statistics. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  5. ^ Titaoui, Amer (4 January 2022). "لاعب العربي جاسم جابر ضمن أفضل تشكيلة آسيوية شابة" [Al-Arabi player Jassem Jaber is among the best young Asian squad]. Roya Sports (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  6. ^ Hosts Qatar announce 26-man World Cup squad FIFA. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Our final list for Asia 🏆". Twitter. Qatar Football Association. 3 January 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2024.
  8. ^ Qatar edge Iran 3-2 in dramatic Asian Cup 2023 semifinal Al Jazeera. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
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