Tareq Shihab
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Utrecht, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HK | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 13 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Tamworth (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Whitehawk | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | Newhaven | 5 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Grótta | 28 | (0) |
| 2024– | HK | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| England U15 | |||
| England U16 | |||
| 2017 | England U17 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 | |||
Tareq Shihab (Arabic: طارق شهاب; born 7 March 2001) is a professional footballer currently playing as a midfielder for Icelandic side HK. Born in the Netherlands, he is a youth international for England.
Early life
[edit]Shihab was born in the Dutch city of Utrecht to Yemeni parents, and moved to Brighton, England at the age of two.[1]
Club career
[edit]After a trial, he joined the academy of professional side Brighton & Hove Albion in August 2014.[2] Having made his debut for Brighton's under-18 team in the 2016–17 season, Shihab continued to progress through the academy until September 2019, when he was sent on a four-month loan to Southern Football League side Tamworth.[3] Upon signing, Tamworth manager Gary Smith described Shihab as a "good technician, good with the ball", and that he was a "great addition to our squad".[3] Having made his debut in the 3–0 Southern Football League Cup win over Barwell on 10 September, he only featured once more for the club before returning to Brighton & Hove Albion at the expiration of the deal on 4 January 2020.[4]
Having been released by Brighton at the conclusion of the 2019–20 season, Shihab moved to the United States, enrolling at the Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and joined their soccer team, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.[5] He finished the 2021 season with thirteen appearances, in which he started two, and one assist against the George Washington Revolutionaries on 12 October.[6]
On his return to England, he joined Isthmian League side Whitehawk, and went on to make three appearances for the team in the 2021–22 season.[7]
After a short spell with Newhaven, he began to train with Icelandic 1. deild karla club Grótta in November 2022, before making the move to the Seltjarnarnes-based club ahead of the 2023 season, signing a two-year deal.[8] Following two seasons with Grotta, Shihab moved to Besta deild karla side HK in August 2024.[9]
International career
[edit]Shihab represented England from under-15 to under-17 level, being named on the bench on 8 November 2017 in a 3–2 win against Portugal, before making his debut and playing ninety minutes in a 2–1 win over Russia three days later.[3][10][11]
Shihab is of Yemeni descent, and was called up to a training camp with the Yemen national football team in May 2022.[12] He received another call up in December of the same year, but voiced concerns of picking up an injury, and left the squad prematurely to return to England.[13]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 11 October 2024.[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2019–20 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tamworth (loan) | 2019–20 | Southern Football League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Whitehawk | 2021–22 | Isthmian League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Newhaven | 2022–23[15] | SCFL | 5 | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Grótta | 2023 | 1. deild karla | 15 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2024 | 13 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| HK | 2024 | Besta deild karla | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Appearances in the Southern Football League Cup
- ^ Appearances in FA Cup qualification
- ^ One appearance in the Sussex RUR Cup, one appearance in the Peter Bentley Challenge Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in the Icelandic Cup
References
[edit]- ^ Ormarsson, Almarr (7 June 2024). "Úr yngri landsliðum Englands í Gróttu í jemenska landsliðið" [From England's junior national teams in Grótta to the Yemeni national team]. ruv.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "Tareq Shihab". brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Panter, Matt (12 September 2019). "The Brighton and Hove Albion youngster who has 'hit the ground running' on loan". birminghammail.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Tamworth statistics". aylesburyunitedarchive.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Wake Forest men's soccer team adds Tareq Shihab to 2021 signing class". soccerwire.com. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Tareq Shihab". godeacs.com. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Whitehawk – Appearances – Tareq Shihab – 2021-2022". footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Fyrrum unglingalandsliðsmaður Englands í Gróttu" [Former England youth national team member in Grótta]. fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). 24 December 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "Tareq Shihab frá Gróttu í HK (Staðfest)" [Tareq Shihab from Grótta in HK (Confirmed)]. fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). 13 August 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "A late goal from sub Bobby Duncan secures victory for the Young Lions over Portugal". thefa.com. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ "England U17s continue their trend of comeback wins to beat Russia by 2-1 in Burton". thefa.com. 11 November 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "لأول مرة في تاريخ الرياضة اليمنية.. استدعاء لاعب انجليزي للانضمام للمنتخب اليمني اقرأ المزيد من عدن الحدث" [For the first time in the history of Yemeni sports.. An English player is called up to join the Yemeni national team]. aden-alhadath.info (in Arabic). 29 May 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ "لاعب بريطاني ينظم لمعسكر المنتخب اليمني بمصر.. وبعد أيام حصلت مفاجأة صادمة في المعسكر.. والجمهور في حالة استغراب كيف حدث هذا (تفاصيل)" [A British player joins the Yemeni national team camp in Egypt.. and after a few days, a shocking surprise occurs in the camp.. and the audience is in a state of astonishment as to how this happened (details)]. yemennownews.com (in Arabic). 16 December 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
- ^ Tareq Shihab at Soccerway
- ^ "Newhaven - Tareq Shihab Player Stats". fulltime.thefa.com. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
External links
[edit]- Tareq Shihab at WorldFootball.net
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Utrecht (city)
- Wake Forest University alumni
- Dutch people of Yemeni descent
- English people of Yemeni descent
- Dutch footballers
- English men's footballers
- Yemeni footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Men's association football defenders
- Isthmian League players
- 1. deild karla players
- Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players
- Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
- Tamworth F.C. players
- Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's soccer players
- Whitehawk F.C. players
- Newhaven F.C. players
- Grótta men's football players
- Handknattleiksfélag Kópavogs players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- Yemeni expatriate footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- English expatriate sportspeople in Iceland
- Expatriate footballers in Iceland
- 21st-century English sportsmen