Amer Deeb Mohammad Khalil (born on February 4, 1980) is a Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

ian footballer of Palestinian

Palestinian people

The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...

 origin, who plays for Al-Wahdat and the Jordan national football team

Jordan national football team

The Jordan national football team is the national team of Jordan and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association...

 and has always played as player number 7 of Jordan and number 8 of Al-Wahdat.

To many fans of Jordan and Al-Wahdat, he is referred to as "Deeb of Jordan" and "Deeb of Al-Wahdat" (ذيب الأردن وذيب الوحدات), by his last name.

International career

He is currently the team vice-captain of Jordan and his club Al-Wahdat. He participated in both the 2004 Asian Cup and 2011 Asian Cup. Amer is part of the reason why Jordan made it to the 2011 Asian Cup. During the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification

The 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification saw various countries take part to determine 10 spots to the final tournament in Qatar under the new qualification system set by the Asian Football Confederation ....

, he scored a terrific goal against Iran on match day 4 in Amman, thanks to his teammates Hatem Aqel

Hatem Aqel

Hatem Mohammad Yusuf Aqel is a Jordanian footballer who is a defender for Al-Faisaly . He is a member of the Jordan national football team and has always played as player number 17.-International career:...

, with the far free kick from behind to Odai Al-Saify, and Odai, with the pass from the left to Amer to let him score. And on match day 6 with Singapore in Amman, Amer with the cross to his teammate Odai in the penalty area, allowed Odai to score with a header in the first 8 min of the match. After Odai's goal, Jordan were looking for more. Amer took almost every shot in the rest of the match, but failed to get his name on the score sheet, but it didn't matter to Jordan, as they recorded a famous victory over Singapore.

Amer Deeb was interviewed by FIFA and the AFC on January 2011, before the 2011 Asian Cup, of his experiences during the qualifications of each Asian Cup, and his experiences back in 2004. He said, "We were very unlucky to defeat Japan in a penalty shoot-out during the quarter-finals of the 2004 Asian Cup; and that was the last time we had a match against Japan, no friendlies or other tournaments against them after that." Amer also said that his most historic goal in his life was against Iran on match day 4 during the 2011 Asian Cup qualification.

After his great performances in the 2011 Asian Cup in Qatar, especially in the quarterfinals against Uzbekistan, he was offered to play in Emirates SC.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	September 7, 2002	Damascus Damascus Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...		3 – 2 (a.e.t.)	Loss	2002 West Asian Football Federation Championship
2	June 23, 2004	Tehran Tehran Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...		1 – 1 (a.e.t.)3 – 4 PSO	Loss	2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship The 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship took part in Iranian Capital of Tehran. Iran won the final against Syria 4–1. The 6 entrants were Iraq, Iran, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon and Jordan...
3	November 15, 2006	Amman Amman Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...		3-0	Win	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations participating....
4	August 13, 2008	Tehran Tehran Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...		3-0	Win	2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship 2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship The 2008 WAFF Championship was the fifth West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Iran.-Teams:...
5	August 15, 2008	Tehran Tehran Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...		2-1	Loss	2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship 2008 West Asian Football Federation Championship The 2008 WAFF Championship was the fifth West Asian Football Federation Championship, an international tournament for West Asian countries and territories. It was hosted by Iran.-Teams:...
6	October 10, 2009	Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life...		2-1	Loss	Friendly
7	November 22, 2009	Amman Amman Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...		1-0	Win	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification The 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification saw various countries take part to determine 10 spots to the final tournament in Qatar under the new qualification system set by the Asian Football Confederation ....
8	September 16, 2010	Amman Amman Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...		4-1	Win	Friendly
9	January 2, 2011	Sharjah		2-2	Draw	Friendly
10	July 5, 2011	Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...		3-1	Loss	Friendly
11	July 23, 2011	Amman Amman Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...		9-0	Win	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2014 FIFA World Cup will feature 32 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, , but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, . The remaining 31 places will be determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other 207 teams from the six FIFA...  (2 goals)
12	September 6, 2011	Amman Amman Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...		2-1	Win	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2014 FIFA World Cup will feature 32 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, , but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, . The remaining 31 places will be determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other 207 teams from the six FIFA...
13	November 11, 2011	Amman Amman Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...		2-0	Win	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification The 2014 FIFA World Cup will feature 32 teams. One place was allocated to the hosts, , but no automatic place is given to the defending champions, . The remaining 31 places will be determined by a qualification process, in which entrants from among the other 207 teams from the six FIFA...

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