Jamal Bajandouh

Jamal Bajandouh (Arabic: جمال با جندوح‎; born 22 August 1992) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Al-Shabab. He has also represented the Saudi Arabia national team.

Jamal Bajandouh
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-08-22) 22 August 1992
Place of birth Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Shabab
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2012 Wimborne Town
2012–2013 Bournemouth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2019 Al-Ittihad 105 (3)
2019–2020 Varaždin 9 (0)
2020– Al-Shabab 0 (0)
National team‡
2015– Saudi Arabia 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:10, 3 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:10, 4 June 2019 (UTC)

Career

Bajandouh was born in Bournemouth but joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ittihad as a 13-year-old.[1] He signed for English non-league side Wimborne Town in February 2012.[2] Three months later, he signed for AFC Bournemouth after a spell training with their youth side.[3]

In the summer of 2013, Bajandouh returned to Saudi Arabia to rejoin Al-Ittihad. In the summer of 2019, Bajandouh announced, via the player's official twitter account, his departure from Al-Ittihad.[4] On 13 July 2019, Bajandouh joined Croatian side NK Varaždin on a two-year deal.[5]

International career

On 30 March 2015, Bajandouh made his senior debut for Saudi Arabia, playing the first half in a 2-1 victory over Jordan.[6]

References
  1. "Ittihad's Jamal Bajandouh: 'Lucas Vasquez is the best European player in this game. I want to play against him'". goal.com. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  2. "Jamal set for Magpies debut". bournemouthecho.co.uk. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  3. "CHERRIES SIGN BAJANDOUH". bournemouth.vitalfootball.co.uk. 13 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. @jamal_bajandouh (4 July 2019). "الحمدلله على الفرصة التي أتيحت لي بأن أمثل نادي بحجم نادي" (Tweet) (in Arabic) – via Twitter.
  5. "U NK Varaždin stigao Jamal Bajandouh iz Saudijske Arabije". evarazdin.hr (in Croatian). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  6. "SAUDI ARABIA VS. JORDAN 2 - 1". uk.soccerway.com. 30 March 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
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