Jaafar Shenaishil

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

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

Club career

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

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

Al-Minaa

• Iraqi Premier Division League: 2022–23

References

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.

External links

• Jaafar Shenaishil at Ysscores