Jaafar Shenaishil (born 26 April 2003) is an Iraqi professional

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who plays as a

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for Iraqi Stars League side

Al-Minaa Al-Mina'a Sports Club () is an Iraqi multi-sport club based in Al-Maqal, Basra that participates in the Iraq Stars League, the top tier of Iraqi football. It is one of the most popular clubs in Iraq, particularly in the south, and became the ...

Club career

Shenaishil started playing football at the Al-Minaa Academy, and was able to win with Al-Minaa U19 team the Iraqi Youth Premier League in 2022. In September 2022, he was promoted to play with the club's first team, and was able with his team to win the

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and promotion to the

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. In August 2023, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed and he played in the starting lineup regularly in the Iraqi Stars League, and got 12 clean sheets, and won the Goalkeeper of the Round award in December 2023 and July 2024, and the team coach, Hassan Ahmed, considered him one of the main pillars of the team and considered his presence very important in every match that Al-Minaa plays. In August 2024, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed for an additional season.

International career

Shenaishil was first picked to represent Iraq in 2022, when the under-20 coach

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selected him to be a part of his 26-man squad to play in

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. He was also selected by the coach

Radhi Shenaishil Radhi Shenaishil Swadi (; born 11 August 1966) is a former Iraqi footballer and former coach of the Iraq national football team. Playing career Radhi Shenaishil was born and brought up in Al-Thawra City in Baghdad. He captained an Iraqi Und ...

to be part of the 26-man

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squad to play in the

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qualifiers for the

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, after the good levels he showed in the league.

Honours

Al-Minaa *

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Jaafar Shenaishil
at Ysscores {{DEFAULTSORT:Shenaishil, Jaafar 2003 births Living people Footballers from Basra Iraqi men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Iraq men's youth international footballers Iraq Stars League players Al-Minaa SC players