Anas Sharbini with Hajduk Split in 2010
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 February 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Rijeka | ||
Youth career | |||
Rječina | |||
1998–2005 | Rijeka | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2009 | Rijeka | 72 | (28) |
2009–2012 | Hajduk Split | 63 | (15) |
2012–2013 | Al-Ittihad | 15 | (0) |
2013– | Rijeka | 65 | (11) |
2016 | → Osmanlıspor (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2002–2003 | Croatia U16 | 6 | (0) |
2003 | Croatia U17 | 7 | (4) |
2004 | Croatia U18 | 4 | (0) |
2005–2006 | Croatia U19 | 11 | (6) |
2006 | Croatia U21 | 1 | (0) |
2009–2015 | Croatia | 3 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 June 2015 |
Anas Sharbini (Arabic: أنس الشربيني; born 21 February 1987) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays for HNK Rijeka. He plays as an attacking midfielder or winger, and is best known for his dribbling and crossing skills.
Born in Rijeka, Sharbini rose through the ranks of his home-town club HNK Rijeka, starting his professional career with the club in 2005. Despite his young age, he was chosen to captain the side in the 2007–08 season. At Rijeka, he gained a reputation as one of the leagues best dribblers and was famous for often scoring late equalizers. He was also selected by IMScouting as a "Player to Watch". Sharbini was Rijeka's top scorer with 14 goals in 2008–09 and second top scorer with 11 goals in 2007–08. Overall, prior to his transfer, he scored 28 goals in 72 league appearances for Rijeka.
On 13 August 2009 he signed for Hajduk Split in a deal which included bringing his brother Ahmad Sharbini to the Dalmatian club. The talented youngster had some troubles adjusting to his new environment and due to the clubs struggles in finding and then keeping a coach for a longer term, he often found himself on and off the starting XI. He struggled to score as freely as he did at Rijeka but in between his consistent runs, he also put in some top notch performances carrying his struggling club on their way to consecutive second-place finishes in the Prva HNL in 2009–10 and 2010–11.
Sharbini reignited himself as a player in the 2011–12 season under coach Krasimir Balakov, who employed him as a left winger. After receiving heavy criticism for underperforming for some time, he scored a brace against NK Istra 1961 in a 3–0 win for Hajduk.