Ihsan Manial Farhan Haddad () is a Jordanian professional

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who plays for

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side Al-Hussein and captains the Jordan national team.

Club career

Ihsan came up through the youth teams of

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club Al-Arabi until making his debut for the first team in 2011, aged 17. He made over 50 appearances for the club over the following 3 seasons before spending the next 3 seasons playing for

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and Al-Hussein, Irbid's two biggest and most popular clubs. After proving himself to be one of the country's most promising young players, Ihsan started attracting attention from the big clubs in the capital

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. In the summer of 2017, Haddad completed his move to Amman club

Al-Wehdat Al-Wehdat Sports Club () is a Jordanian sports club founded in 1956. They compete in the Jordanian Pro League, the top flight of Jordanian football. The club is based in and represents the Amman New Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp also know ...

. He spent one season at the club where he won the

, the first trophy of his career. After less than a year at the club and having cemented himself as one of the best players in the league, he signed for arch rivals Al-Faisaly, the most successful club in Jordanian football history and the most supported club in the country. Haddad would go on to become a legend at Al-Faisaly, winning six titles with the club, so far, and captaining them on numerous occasions as they won every possible trophy within Jordanian football as well as representing them in the

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and the

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. In January 2021, Ihsan signed for Iraqi giants

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya () is an Iraqi sports club based in Al-Rusafa, Iraq, Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Football in Iraq, Iraqi football. Founded in 1931, it is the oldest existing club in Iraq. ...

where he immediately became a fan-favourite and one of their best players, playing all but two of the club's Champions League matches in Saudi Arabia as well as scoring the winner against arch rivals

Al-Zawraa Al-Zawra'a Sports Club () is an Iraqi professional sports club based in Utayfia, Karkh District (near Tigris River), Baghdad. Their football team competes in the Iraq Stars League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Al-Zawra'a have won the most ...

in the Iraqi Clasico. He would end his first season in Iraq winning the double as Al-Jawiya won the

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and the Iraq Cup. Haddad terminated his contract and left the club in 2022 amidst disagreements with the club's administration, returning to Al-Faisaly and winning the 2022 Jordanian Pro League. Following the end of the 2022 Jordanian season, in November, the league was changing the calendar ahead of the next season, which would not start until the following September, leading many Jordanian players to sign short-term deals at other clubs in the Middle East. Haddad would return to Iraq, signing for defending champions

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on a short-term deal until the summer of 2023 where he would win his second Iraqi Premier League title. Upon returning to Al-Faisaly, Ihsan helped his side win the Centennial Shield, going undefeated. In July 2024, Ihsan signed a one-year contract to Al-Hussein, making his return to the city of Irbid.

International career

Ihsan has represented Jordan at every national team level, starting with the U16s in 2009 until he made his debut for the senior team in 2013. He has since gone on to win 75 caps for his country and now captains them. He led Jordan to the quarter-finals of the

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, the first time the tournament was held under the jurisdiction of

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. Haddad captained Jordan to a historic tournament at the

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as Jordan, who were not even expected to progress out of their group, went all the way to the final, eventually losing to hosts

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in a controversial match but knocking out Asian powerhouses and previous champions

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and

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along the way. Ihsan became the first Jordanian captain to lead his team to a final at a major tournament.

Personal life

Ihsan comes from a

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background.

International goals

With U-16

With U-23

Unofficial international goals

International goals

:''Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first.''

Honours

Al-Wehdat *

: 2017–18 Al-Faisaly *

: 2018–19,

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: 2018–19 *

Jordan Super Cup The Jordan Super Cup () is a Jordanian football championship contested by the winners of Jordan Premier League and the Jordan FA Cup. In the event that a team wins both League and the Cup, the runners up of the Cup play against the winner of Lea ...

: 2020 *

Jordan Shield Cup The Jordan Shield Cup is a men's football (soccer) competition played in Jordan since its inauguration in 1981. It is generally played before the start of the domestic league season, featuring all the clubs from that season. Winners by year W ...

: 2022,

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Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya *

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Iraq FA Cup The Iraq Cup (), commonly known as the Iraq FA Cup, is an annual Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in men's domestic Football in Iraq, Iraqi football organised by the Iraq Football Association. Firs ...

Al-Shorta *

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Jordan *

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runner-up:

Individual * AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament:

References

External links

Koora.com
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Haddad, Ihsan Living people Jordanian men's footballers Jordan men's international footballers Jordan men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders 1994 births Jordanian Christians Footballers from Irbid Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Al-Faisaly SC players Al-Wehdat SC players Al-Ramtha SC players Al-Hussein SC (Irbid) players Al-Arabi SC (Irbid) players Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players Al-Shorta SC players Jordanian Pro League players Iraq Stars League players Jordanian expatriate men's footballers Jordanian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq 2019 AFC Asian Cup players 2023 AFC Asian Cup players Asian Games footballers for Jordan 21st-century Jordanian sportsmen