Siraj Ahmed Yusuf Saleh Al-Tall () (born 8 January 1982 in the

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) is a retired

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ian

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who last played for

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Career

Al-Tall joined the Jordanian club Al-Faisaly as a teenager in 1999 and has been playing for it until 2008, when he joined

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, in the

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. Initially he was not given clearance by the Jordan FA to play for his new club, as they claimed that he had an outstanding contract with his previous club. Siraj maintained that no such contract existed.

went to

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to resolve the situation, and

ruled in favour of

on 1 May 2008. In 2009, he joined

in the top flight of Indonesian football,

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International career

He was a member of the

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. The last time he featured for his country was against Kyrgyzstan in October 2007.FIFA.com - FIFA Spielerstatistik Siraj AL-TALL
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International goals

References

External links

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Siraj Al-Tall Interview
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tall, Siraj Al- 1982 births Living people Jordanian men's footballers Jordan men's international footballers Jordanian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Jordanian expatriate sportspeople in Australia Jordanian expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Jordanian Pro League players National Premier Leagues players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Al-Faisaly SC players Sydney Olympic FC players Madura United F.C. players 2004 AFC Asian Cup players 21st-century Jordanian sportsmen