![]() Sharbini with Hajduk Split in 2010
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 February 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Rijeka, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2007 | HNK Rijeka | 86 | (39) |
2007 | Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi) | 7 | (3) |
2008 | FC Luzern | 3 | (0) |
2008–2009 | HNK Rijeka | 31 | (15) |
2009–2012 | HNK Hajduk Split | 37 | (5) |
2012 | NK Istra 1961 | 6 | (0) |
2013 | Al-Wehda Club (Mecca) | 10 | (3) |
2013 | NK Jedinstvo Bihać | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | NK Rječina Dražice | 9 | (6) |
2016 | NK Grobničan | ||
National team‡ | |||
2000–2001 | Croatia U17 | 5 | (0) |
2002 | Croatia U18 | 1 | (0) |
2001–2002 | Croatia U19 | 6 | (0) |
2004 | Croatia U20 | 4 | (7) |
2004–2006 | Croatia U21 | 8 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 June 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2006 |
Ahmad Sharbini (Arabic: أحمد الشربيني; born 21 February 1984) is a former Croatian footballer who is currently the chairman of .
Ahmad Sharbini began his professional career with HNK Rijeka in the Croatian Prva HNL in January 2003, when he signed his first professional contract. In the first four seasons with the club, he scored 39 league goals and 9 cup goals. With 21 goals to his account, he was the club's leading goalscorer in the 2006–07 season. He was also the league's second top goalscorer behind Eduardo da Silva. In late 2007 and early 2008, he had stints with Al-Wahda FC (Abu Dhabi) and FC Luzern. In mid-2008, Sharbini returned to Rijeka, and in the 2008–09 season, with 17 goals in all competitions, he was the club's joint top goalscorer with his brother Anas Sharbini.
After the first league match in the new season, on 13 August 2009, he signed for Hajduk Split with his brother Anas. During his three years with Hajduk, Ahmad scored only 5 goals and most of the time struggled to make the starting line-up. Following his departure from Hajduk, he had three short stints in late 2012 and 2013, with NK Istra 1961, Al-Wehda Club (Mecca) and NK Jedinstvo Bihać, respectively. Following an 18-month break, since August 2015, Ahmad has been playing for in Croatia's fifth tier. Since mid-2014, he has also been serving as the club's chairman. In 2016 he joined NK Grobničan where he played for a few months.
Sharbini played in the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Trinidad and Tobago. He also played for Croatia national under-21 football team. He was capped last on 15 August 2006, against Italy national under-21 football team.