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| Palestinian Talisman: Ashraf Nu'man |
Palestine's initial roster of 27 was trimmed down to 23 players with the exclusion of Adham Abu Rwais, Ramzi Barakat, Matías Jadue, and Daniel Kabir Mustafá.
The exclusion of the later two comes as a surprise with Jadue missing out due to issues with his nationality switch. Multiple sources had Daniel Kabir Mustafá joining up with the squad in Australia but he has also been left out of the squad.
No 11th hour additions have been made to the squad although the PFA could have drawn from a preliminary list of 50 players (not released to the press).
Out of the 23 players, six ply their trade abroad (in Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia & Sweden).
Although most starters are expected to be drawn from the group of players retained after the failed 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign; there are signs that the staff has purposefully included young players in the team. Nine members of the squad are under the age of 25. Three players (Mahmoud Eid, Abed Jaber, and Mus'ab Al-Battat) are born in 1993 and are still eligible to turn out for the Olympic team alongside the squad's youngest player- third choice goalkeeper Rami Hamadeh (20).
The squad's oldest player is Goalkeeper Ramzi Saleh (34) and he is also the most capped (107).
The oldest outfield player is Raed Fares (32) followed by Murad Ismail who is six days his junior.
Ashraf Nu'man is the top goalscorer in the squad (13) and could overtake Fahed Attal as Palestine's all-time leading scorer with a pair of goals Down Under.
Full Squad after the jump...
GOALKEEPERS
Ramzi Saleh (C)Club: None
Position: Goalkeeper
Age: 34 (08/08/1980)
Appearances: 107 (0)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
Toufic AliClub: Tarji Wadi Al-Nes
Age: 24 (08/11/1990)
Appearances: 16 (0)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
Rami HamadehClub: Khader FC
Age: 20 (24/03/1994)
Appearances: None
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
DEFENDERS
Mousa AbujazrClub: Khader FC
Position: Left Back/Central Midfielder
Age: 27 (28/08/1987)
Appearances: 31 (1)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
Mus'ab Al-BattatClub: Shabab Al-Dhahrieh
Position: Right Back
Age: 21 (12/11/1993)
Appearances: 6 (0)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
Club: Wehdat
Age: 30 (20/02/1984)
Position: Center Back
Appearances: 32 (1)
Last Call-up: v. Vietnam (09/14/2014)
Haitham DeebClub: Jabal Al-Mukaber
Position: Center Back
Age: 28 (03/12/1986)
Appearances: 18 (1)
Last Call-up: v. Vietnam (09/14/2014)
Raed FaresClub: Thaqafi Tulkarem
Position: Left/Right Back
Age: 32 (06/12/1982)
Appearances: 28 (0)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
Ahmed Harbi Club: Al-Am'ary
Position: Right Back
Age: 28 (16/07/1986)
Appearances: 20 (1)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
Alexis Norambuena Club: GKS Belchatów
Age: 30 (31/03/1984)
Position: Left Back
Appearances: 7 (0)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
Abdullah JaberClub: Hilal Al-Quds
Position: Left Back
Age: 21 (17/02/1993)
Appearances: 10 (0)
Last Call-up: v. Vietnam (09/14/2014)
Tamer SalahClub: Hilal Al-Quds
Position: Centre Back
Age: 28 (03/04/1986)
Appearances: 2 (0)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
MIDFIELDERS
Hussam Abu SalehClub: Hilal Al-Quds
Position: Right Back
Age: 31 (14/02/1983)
Appearances: 48 (3)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
Club: Hilal Al-Quds
Age: 30 (02/10/1984)
Position: Winger
Appearances: 43 (7)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
Jaka IhbeishehClub: NK Krka
Position: Winger
Age: 28 (29/08/1986)
Appearances: 2 (0)
Position: Winger
Age: 28 (29/08/1986)
Appearances: 2 (0)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
Murad IsmailClub: Hilal Al-Quds
Position: Box-to-box Midfielder
Age: 32 (15/12/1982)
Appearances: 32 (1)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
Hesham SalheClub: Hilal Al-Quds
Position: Box-to-Box Midfielder
Age: 27 (08/11/1987)
Appearances: 13 (1)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
Khader YousefClub: Tarji Wadi Al-Nes
Position: Midfield
Age: 30 (06/10/1984)
Appearances: 51 (1)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
FORWARDS
Abdelhamid AbuhabibClub: Balata
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Age: 25 (08/06/1989)
Appearances: 29 (7)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
Mahmoud EidClub: Nyköpings BIS
Position: Forward
Age: 21 (06/23/1993)
Appearances: 4 (1)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
Ahmed Maher Club: Ahli Al-Khaleel
Position: Attacking Midfielder
Age: 23 (22/07/1991)
Appearances: 14 (5)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
Ashraf Nu'man Club: Al-Faisaly
Age: 28 (29/07/1986)
Position: Wide Forward
Appearances: 42 (13)
Last Call-up: v. Vietnam (09/14/2014)
Khaled Salem Club: Hilal Al-Quds
Position: Striker
Age: 25 (17/11/1989)
Appearances: 15 (0)
Last Call-up: vs. China (21/12/2014)
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