Amin Farid Mohammad Al-Shanaineh (; born 7 April 2003) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a
winger for
Jordanian Pro League
The Jordanian Pro League () is a Jordanian professional league for men's football clubs and represents the top flight of Jordanian football. The championship consists of twelve competing teams in a home and away league system.
The league was not ...
side
Al-Faisaly and the
Jordan national team.
Club career
Early career
Al-Shanaineh began his career at
Al-Ramtha, before moving to
Al-Faisaly during his youth years.
Al-Faisaly
Al-Shanaineh signed his first professional contract with Al-Faisaly on 29 July 2021, where he extended with the club for the next four-seasons.
The then 19-year old found himself to be the top scorer of the
2022 Jordanian Pro League season, as a result of his hat-trick against
Al-Salt
Al-Salt ( ''Al-Salt''), also known as Salt, is an ancient trading city and administrative centre in west-central Jordan. It is on the old main highway leading from Amman to Jerusalem. Situated in the Balqa highland, about 790–1,100 metr ...
. He later won the
Asian Football Confederation
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's September Star of the Month poll in the West Asia region. He would lead Al-Faisaly to their 35th league title that season, finishing off as the league's top scorer with 9 goals scored.
Al-Riffa (loan)
On 7 January 2023, Al-Shanaineh moved to
Bahraini Premier League
The Bahraini Premier League is the main domestic football competition in the kingdom of Bahrain. Currently known as the Nasser bin Hamad Premier League, the first season was held in 1956-1957. The winners of the domestic championship qualify f ...
club
Al-Riffa on a short-term loan deal, lasting until May 31. He was officially included with their squad on 21 January.
Return to Al-Faisaly
With many rumors circulating around Al-Shanaineh's destination from his loan move. He was retained by
Al-Faisaly for the following season.
During the
2023–24 AFC Champions League
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match-up against
Sharjah
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, Al-Shanaineh suffered a severe leg injury, sidelining him for up to 6-months.
Al-Shanaineh made his return the following season. On 7 November 2024, Al-Shenaineh renewed his contract with the club for three-seasons.
International career
Al-Shanaineh was called up to various Jordanian youth national teams during his career. He was called up to the
Jordan U-23 team, where he notably scored two goals in a 9-0 result to
Brunei U-23, gaining comparisons to
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona Franco (30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional association football, football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two ...
in one of his goals.
Personal life
Amin is the son of former
Al-Ramtha footballer Farid Al-Shanaineh.
References
External links
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2003 births
Living people
Jordanian men's footballers
Jordan men's international footballers
Men's association football wingers
Al-Faisaly SC players
Al-Riffa SC players
Jordanian Pro League players
Bahraini Premier League players
Jordanian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain
Jordanian expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain
21st-century Jordanian sportsmen