Tahnoon_Al-Zaabi
Tahnoon Al-Zaabi
Emirati professional footballer
Tahnoon Hamdan Saeed Salem Salmeen Al-Badal Al-Zaabi (Arabic: طحنون الزعابي; born 10 April 1999) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Al Wahda and the United Arab Emirates national team.
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Al-Zaabi in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Birth name | Tahnoon Hamdan Saeed Salem Salmeen Al-Badal Al-Zaabi | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-04-10) April 10, 1999 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Abu Dhabi, UAE | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Wahda | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al Wahda | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Al Wahda | 93 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | United Arab Emirates U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | United Arab Emirates U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020– | United Arab Emirates | 26 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:15, 10 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:37, 28 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
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A youth product of Al Wahda, Al-Zaabi as promoted to their senior team in the UAE Pro League in 2018. On 6 December 2019, he signed his first professional contract with the club until 2022.[1] On 4 February 2022, he extended his contract with Al-Wahda until 2026.[2]
He debuted for the United Arab Emirates national team in a 2–1 friendly loss to Uzbekistan on 12 October 2020.[3] He was called up to the national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[4]
International
- Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Zaabi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 October 2023 | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |  Kuwait | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Al-Zaabi's father Hamdan Al-Zaabi was a basketball player in the UAE, and his brother Mohammed Al-Zaabi is also a professional footballer.[5]
- "الوحدة يجدد عقد طحنون وحربي 4 مواسم". www.emaratalyoum.com. December 6, 2018.
- "الوحدة يجدد يحتفظ بخدمان الزعابي حتى 2026". كووورة. February 4, 2022.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "United Arab Emirates vs. Uzbekistan". www.national-football-teams.com.
- "الإمارات تعلن قائمتها النهائية في أمم آسيا". الجزيرة نت.
- صادق, أبوظبي-محمد (June 16, 2020). "طحنون الزعابي: تعلمت من "غلطة" الطرد أمام النصر". www.albayan.ae.
- Tahnoon Al-Zaabi at Soccerway
- Tahnoon Al-Zaabi at National-Football-Teams.com