Tawfiq Ali Abuhammad (; born 8 November 1989) is a

Palestinian Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. *: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenous p ...

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who plays as a

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for the

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and Jabal Al-Mukaber in the West Bank Premier League. He received his first senior cap in the bronze medal match of the 2011 Pan Arab Games against

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. His first clean sheet as national team goalkeeper came on 29 February 2012 in a friendly against

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, that ended with a 2–0 win for Palestine.

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* * 1989 births Living people Palestinian men's footballers Footballers from Gaza City Palestine men's international footballers Taraji Wadi Al-Nes players Shabab Al-Khaleel SC players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Men's association football goalkeepers 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games competitors for Palestine Palestine men's youth international footballers West Bank Premier League players {{Palestine-footy-bio-stub