Shaher Shaheen (; born January 2, 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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. Born in

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, he has represented

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at youth level.

Club career

Early career

Shaher Shaheen signed for

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as a youth team player on 2009 and rose through the club's youth sides before moving to

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side

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in 2013.

Mohammedan

In June 2021, Shaheen moved to India and signed with Mohammedan SC, that competes in the

. He was part of the team's

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campaign, in which he appeared in all the matches, and reached to the final, defeating

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4–2. On 3 October 2021, they lost the title winning match 1–0 to ISL side

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. He also appeared in the

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league, in which Mohammedan reached to the final, defeating

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1–0. On 18 November, Mohammedan clinched their 12th

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title after forty long years, defeating Railway FC 1–0, in which he played. He made his league debut on 27 December in their 2–1 win against

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. Under Nikola Stojanović's captaincy, Shaheen and his team Mohammedan for the first time, ran for their maiden national league title in 2021–22 I-League season, but finished as runners-up after a 2–1 defeat to

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at the end.

Real Kashmir

In October 2023, Shaheen moved to another

club Real Kashmir. In the 2023–24 season opener against Rajasthan United on 28 October, he scored his debut goal in their 2–0 win.

International career

Shaher Shaheen was a member of the Syrian U-20 national team and appeared in couple of matches.

Honours

Mohammedan Sporting *

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runner-up:

runner-up: 2021–22

References

External links

Career stats
at goalzz.com
Shaher Shaheen
at flashscore.in {{DEFAULTSORT:Shaheen, Shaher 1990 births Living people Footballers from Homs Men's association football defenders Syrian men's footballers Syrian expatriate men's footballers Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Jordan Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan Al-Karamah SC players Al-Watani Club players Saudi First Division League players Syrian Premier League players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Calcutta Football League players