Weaam Amasha

Wiyam Amasha
	Wiam Amasha playing for Bnei Sakhnin in 2015
Personal information
Full name	Weeam Amasha
Date of birth	8 August 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Buq'ata, Golan Heights
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	F.C. Tira
Youth career
	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2011	Ironi Kiryat Shmona
2008–2009	→ Maccabi Ahi Nazareth (loan)
2011–2015	Maccabi Haifa
2014	→ Ironi Kiryat Shmona (loan)
2015–2016	Bnei Sakhnin
2016	Hapoel Ra'anana
2016	Hapoel Tel Aviv
2017–2018	Hapoel Hadera
2018	Bnei HaGolan VeHaGalil
2018–2019	F.C. Daburiyya
2019–	F.C. Tira
International career
2003–2004	Israel U19
2005–2006	Israel U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2019

Weeam Amasha (Arabic: وئام عماشة, Hebrew: וויאם עמאשה; born 8 August 1985) is a Golan Heights-born Druze footballer.

Early life

Amasha is a Druze from the village Buq'ata, Golan Heights. He holds no official citizenship but rather an Israeli Travel Document. With special permission from FIFA, Amasha played for Israel despite having received interest from the Syrian Football Association. When Amasha goes to a match abroad he is required to get a visa for any country since he doesn't hold a real passport.

Club career

On 7 June 20, 2011 Amasha signed a four-year contract with Israeli defending champion Maccabi Haifa. Amasha made his debut on 2011–12 UEFA Champions League Second qualifying round, 13 July 2011, against Borac Banja Luka and scored three goals.

International career

After catching the eye of Israel national team manager, Luis Fernández, Amasha was thought to be on his way to making a full national team appearance.^[2] Due to changes in FIFA statutes, Amasha can not represent the full national team without acquiring an Israeli passport. On November 30, 2011 FIFA gave Amasha special permission to play for the Israeli national team without a passport.^[2]

Honours

Ironi Kiryat Shmona

Toto Cup (1):
- 2010–11
Israel State Cup (1):
- 2014

Maccabi Haifa

Israel State Cup
- Runner-up (1): 2012
Israeli Premier League
- Runner-up (1): 2012–13

References

^ "Player profile on the Israeli FA website". The Israel Football Association. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b Elbaz, Shalom (2010-10-18). וויאם עמאשה לא זומן לנבחרת בגלל שאין לו דרכון [Wiyam Amasha Was Not Called Up To National Team Due To Lack Of Passport] (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 2010-10-18.

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[1] "Player profile on the Israeli FA website". The Israel Football Association. Retrieved 20 May 2013.

[Elbaz-2] Elbaz, Shalom (2010-10-18). וויאם עמאשה לא זומן לנבחרת בגלל שאין לו דרכון [Wiyam Amasha Was Not Called Up To National Team Due To Lack Of Passport] (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 2010-10-18.

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