Mousa Mohammad Sulaiman Al-Taamari (; born 10 June 1997) is a Jordanian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right winger
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for club
Rennes
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2023 Asian Cup
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, he led his country to their first ever final. Mousa is the first Jordanian to play in a top 5 European league. Known for his skills, dribbling and playmaking, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest Jordanian footballers of all time.
Club career
Shabab Al-Ordon
Musa Al-Tamari started his career in
Shabab Al-Ordon
Shabab Al-Ordon Club () is a Jordanian professional Association football, football club based in Amman, that competes in the Jordanian Pro League. The club was established in 2002, but originated from its club Al-Joufa Mountain, Al-Qadisiyah.
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, he was notoriously rapid, had great skills and amazing footwork, he got called up by the senior national team after his first six matches, he achieved the 2016 Jordan FA Shield.
Al-Jazeera (loan)
In September 2017, he was loaned to
Al-Jazeera
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, He participated in the AFC Cup 2018 and scored six goals in ten matches for his team, he also achieved the
2017–18 Jordan FA Cup
The 2017–18 Jordan FA Cup was the 38th season of the national football competition of Jordan. The winners of the competition earned a spot in the 2019 AFC Cup.
The competition started on 25 September 2017.APOEL. He won the 2019
Cypriot Super Cup
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title,
2018–19 Cypriot First Division
The 2018–19 Cypriot First Division was the 80th season of the Cypriot top-level football league.
Teams
Promotion and relegation (pre-season)
Aris Limassol and Ethnikos Achna were relegated at the end of the first phase of the 2017–18 season ...
title and became known as one of the best players in Cyprus. He also ended up winning the MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the Cypriot League.
OH Leuven
On 5 October 2020, Musa Al-Tamari joined
Belgian First Division A
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club
OH Leuven
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on a three–year contract, for a reported transfer fee of €1.1 million. Al-Taamari scored six goals and provided one assist, while amassing the second most dribbles in the league, for Leuven during the 2022–23 season.
Montpellier
On 11 May 2023, Al-Tamari signed a three-year contract on a free transfer with French club
Montpellier
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. He became the first Jordanian to sign with a
Ligue 1
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club, and the first Jordanian to sign in one of the top five European Leagues. He was previously linked to Spanish side Levante, English side
Blackburn
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MLS
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and Gulf leagues, before accepting the offer to Montpellier.
He made his Ligue 1 debut on 13 August against
Le Havre
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, which ended in a 2–2 draw. On the following matchday, Al-Taamari scored two goals against
Lyon
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in a 4–1 victory, becoming the first Jordanian to score in Ligue 1, as well as being named on
L'Équipe
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's Team of the Week.
Rennes
On 3 February 2025, Al-Taamari joined Ligue 1 side
Rennes
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by signing a contract until 2028, for a reported fee of €9 million.
International career
Al-Taamari was capped by Jordan at under-23 level. He made his debut for the Jordan senior team on 31 August 2016 in an international friendly against
Lebanon
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, in which the game ended in a 3-1 win. Al-Taamari scored a hat trick and was only 19 years old at the time. He went on to make six more international appearances in 2016. In 2017, he scored his first goal for
Jordan
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in a friendly match against
Hong Kong
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. Al-Taamari was named in Jordan's squad for the
2019 AFC Asian Cup
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, he played three matches, scored one goal and made two assists at the tournament.
In January 2024, Al-Taamari was included in Jordan's 26-men squad for the
2023 AFC Asian Cup
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. He scored twice in Jordan's opening game against
Malaysia
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, which ended in a 4–0 victory. Later on, as Jordan reached the semi-finals, he scored a goal and provided an assist against
South Korea
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in a historic 2–0 win, taking Jordan to the AFC Asian Cup final for the first time in their history.
Style of play
Being a left-footed right winger, Musa Al-Tamari has a general tendency to cut inside and take on players with his dribbling ability. His ability to keep the ball close to his feet even in tight spaces is what makes him very dangerous when attacking defenses. Al-Tamari's pace, trickery and general style of play have seen him compared to
Liverpool
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winger
Mohamed Salah
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.
Personal life
Mousa is
Muslim
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Quran
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.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Taamari goal.''
Honours
Shabab Al-Ordon
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Jordan FA Shield
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Winners by year
W ...
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2016
2016 was designated as:
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Al-Jazeera
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Jordan FA Cup
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Cypriot First Division
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Cypriot Super Cup
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: 2019
Jordan
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AFC Asian Cup
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runner-up:
2023
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Individual
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Cypriot First Division
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2023
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