Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | February 20, 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Gaza, Palestine | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre Back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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El Gaish | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–1999 | Khadamat Rafah | ||
1999–2001 | Shabab Rafah | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2003 | Gaza Sport | ||
2002–2004 | Al-Meshtal | ||
2004–2009 | Khadamat Rafah | ||
2007–2008 | → Al-Am'ary (loan) | ||
2008–2009 | → Hilal Ariha (loan) | 22 | (7) |
2009–2011 | Al-Wehdat | 38 | (5) |
2011–2013 | Hajer | 37 | (7) |
2013–2014 | Zakho | 20 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Al-Wehdat | 19 | (4) |
2015–2016 | Shabab Al-Khalil | ||
2016– | Tala'ea El-Gaish SC | ||
National team‡ | |||
2007– | Palestine | 47 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 June 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 September 2017 |
Abdelatif Bahdari (Arabic: عبد اللطيف البهداري; born 20 February 1984) is a Palestinian national team football player who plays in centre back for El-Geish.
Bahdari began his fully fledged professional career when he moved to Jordanian powerhouse Al-Wahdat in the summer of 2009. His athleticism and power saw him become an automatic starter. In his first year, Bahdari and fellow countryman Ahmed Keshkesh helped Al-Wahdat secure the Jordan FA Cup. The 2010–11 season saw Bahdari move from strength to strength as an integral part of Al-Wahdat's historic quadruple winning team under the guidance of Croatian manager Dragan Talajic. In the league, Bahdari was part of a defence that conceded a mere 16 goals in 20 games, he also did his part on the other end of the pitch scoring twice in the league, once in the Cup semifinal against Kfarsoum, and the winner in the 2011 AFC Cup second round against Shurtan Guzar.
Bahdari's fantastic season saw him attract the attention of many clubs in the West Bank, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. It was initially thought that Bahdari would join former manager Dragan Talajic at Kuwait SC. He was also heavily linked with Kuwaiti club Al-Nasr, he eventually signed with Shabab Al-Khaleel of the West Bank Premier League but the contract included a get-out clause if Bahdari received a professional contract from a club based abroad. On 1 July 2011 Bahdari signed a two-year deal with newly promoted Hajer Club of the Saudi Professional League. His salary (a rumored $280,000/yr.) would make him the best paid Palestinian athlete.