Majed Naser Humaid Bakheit (; born 1 April 1984) is an Emirati

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who plays as a

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for Shabab Al-Ahli in

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. He was called to

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2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

and

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

and

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Early life

Majed Naser was born in Fujairah, UAE.

Controversies

He has a reputation of being short-tempered which caused him to have a history of on-pitch assault that often exposes him to lengthy suspensions. Among them: In 2001, while playing for the youth team of Fujairah SC, he was sentenced to a one-year suspension and a fine of 6,000

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for verbally and physically assaulting the

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, and throwing a rock at the

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during his team's Cup Match against Al Shabab Club. In 2007, In the season's first League Match against

Al Jazira Club Al Jazira Club () is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that currently competes in the UAE Pro League. History Al-Jazira was established in 1974 as a merger between ''Khalidiyah'' and ''Al Bateen''. The club struggled ...

, Majed assaulted the assistant referee, Saeed Al Hoti. He was then sentenced to a 13-match ban and a 10,000 dirhams fine. It was reduced later by the Appeal Committee to 5 matches only. In 2011, a single match ban and 1,000 dirhams fine were imposed on Majed Naser for throwing one of the chairs scattered around the pitch during a League match against

Al Wahda FC Al Wahda Football Club () is an Emirati professional football club based in Abu Dhabi, that competes in the UAE Pro League. The club was founded in 1974 and plays its home games at the Al Nahyan Stadium. The club's colours are maroon, navy blu ...

. In 2012, Majed received a 17-match ban and was fined 30,000 dirhams after slapping Ahli Dubai's coach Quique Flores after the semi-final of the Etisalat Cup. Majed announced his retirement of football following the ban sentence, but has changed his mind later. In 2012, Majed had been suspended by his club for the entire 2012–13 season following a red card for butting an opponent in a defeat by Al Muharraq SC.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Naser, Majed 1984 births Living people Emirati men's footballers 21st-century Emirati sportsmen Fujairah FC players Al Wasl F.C. players Shabab Al Ahli Club players United Arab Emirates men's international footballers 2007 AFC Asian Cup players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players 2015 AFC Asian Cup players UAE First Division League players UAE Pro League players People from the Emirate of Fujairah Men's association football goalkeepers