Jaafar Shenaishil (born 26 April 2003) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Iraqi Stars League side Al-Minaa.

Jaafar Shenaishil
Personal information
Full name Jaafar Shenaishil Luaibi[1]
Date of birth (2003-04-26) 26 April 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Basra, Iraq
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Al-Minaa
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2022 Al-Minaa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Al-Minaa 39 (0)
International career
2022–2023 Iraq U20 3 (0)
2023– Iraq U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024

Club career

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Shenaishil started playing football at the Al-Minaa Academy, and was able to win with Al-Minaa U19 team the Iraqi Youth Premier League in 2022.[2]

In September 2022, he was promoted to play with the club's first team,[3] and was able with his team to win the Iraqi Premier Division League and promotion to the Iraq Stars League.[4][5]

In August 2023, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed[6] and he played in the starting lineup regularly in the Iraqi Stars League, and got 12 clean sheets, and won the Goalkeeper of the Round award in December 2023[7] and July 2024,[8] and the team coach, Hassan Ahmed, considered him one of the main pillars of the team and considered his presence very important in every match that Al-Minaa plays.[9] In August 2024, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed for an additional season.[10]

International career

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Shenaishil was first picked to represent Iraq in 2022, when the under-20 coach Emad Mohammed selected him to be a part of his 26-man squad to play in 2022 Arab Cup U-20.[11][12]

He was also selected by the coach Radhi Shenaishil to be part of the 26-man Olympic squad to play in the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, after the good levels he showed in the league.[13][14][15]

Honours

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Al-Minaa

References

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  1. ^ "دعوة (32) لاعباً لتدريبات منتخب الشباب السبت المقبل ببغداد". ifa.iq (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ "الميناء بطلا للدوري العراقي للشباب". alsumaria.tv (in Arabic). 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ ادارة الميناء توقع عقودا مع لاعبي شباب النادي للعب مع الفريق الاول في الموسم المقبل (in Arabic). almarsa-news.com. 13 September 2022.
  4. ^ "الميناء يتوج بطلا لدوري الدرجة الاولى بكرة القدم". ninanews.com (in Arabic). 2 June 2023.
  5. ^ "الميناء يحرز لقب دوري الدرجة الاولى للموسم 2022/ 2023". al-mirbad.com (in Arabic). 2 June 2023.
  6. ^ ادارة الميناء تجدد عقود عدد من اللاعبين وتوقع مع آخرين (in Arabic). ninanews.com. 18 August 2023.
  7. ^ أفضل لاعب وحارس ومدرب في الجولة الـ 12 لدوري نجوم العراق (in Arabic). shafaq.com. 2 January 2024.
  8. ^ شعبان وشنيشل ونصيف "الأفضل" في الجولة 37 لدوري نجوم العراق (in Arabic). shafaq.com. 6 July 2024.
  9. ^ أندية عراقية تعبر عن موقفها من تفريغ لاعبيها للمنتخب الأولمبي (in Arabic). shafaq.com. 3 April 2024.
  10. ^ الميناء يتعاقد مع لاعبين محترفين ويجدد عقود عدد من لاعبيه الشباب وعودة حصني قريبا (in Arabic). ninanews.com. 6 August 2024.
  11. ^ "استدعاء لاعبين وحارس مرمى شباب الميناء لمنتخب شباب العراق". almarsa-news.com (in Arabic). 12 June 2022.
  12. ^ "منتخب شباب العراق يعلن قائمته لكأس العرب". kooora.com (in Arabic). 12 July 2022.
  13. ^ "صالح حميد : حراسنا بخير". addustor.com (in Arabic). 3 January 2024.
  14. ^ "شنيشل يستدعي 35 لاعباً للدخول بمعسكر داخلي تحضيراً لنهائيات آسيا وأولمبياد باريس". shafaq.com (in Arabic). 18 February 2024.
  15. ^ "اختيار 26 لاعباً لمنتخب العراق الأولمبي". alkhaleej.ae (in Arabic). 15 March 2024.
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