Shaker Asad

{{short description|Palestinian former soccer midfielder|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Shaker Asad

| fullname = Shaker Suleiman Asad

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|8|18}}

| birth_place = Gaza, Gaza Strip

| height = 5 ft 7 in

| position = Midfielder

| collegeyears1 = 1997–1999

| college1 = NC State Wolfpack

| years1 = 2000–2001

| years2 = 2000

| years3 = 2001

| years4 = 2002

| years5 = 2002

| years6 = 2003

| clubs1 = New England Revolution

| clubs2 = → Project-40 (loan)

| clubs3 = Miami Fusion

| clubs4 = New England Revolution

| clubs5 = → Charleston Battery (loan)

| clubs6 = Atlanta Silverbacks

| caps1 = 27

| caps2 = 16

| caps3 = 1

| caps4 = 6

| caps5 = 1

| caps6 = 22

| goals1 = 1

| goals2 = 2

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| goals6 = 6

| nationalyears1 = 2002–2004

| nationalteam1 = Palestine

| nationalcaps1 = 4

| nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

Shaker Asad (born August 18, 1979) is a Palestinian former soccer midfielder who spent three seasons in Major League Soccer and one in the USL First Division. He also played for the Palestinian national team. Asad is currently on the staff of Wake FC.{{cite web |title=Wake FC 2022/23 YOUNGER GIRLS STAFF |url=https://www.wakefc.com/Default.aspx?tabid=1311181 |website=WakeFC.com |publisher=Wake FC |access-date=8 August 2023}}

Club career

=Early career=

Asad was born in the Gaza Strip, and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina where he attended Athens Drive High School.{{citation needed |date=December 2024}} Asad was second team All-ACC in 1998,{{cite web | title=Men’s Soccer Lands Five on All-ACC Teams | website=Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site | date=1999-06-21 | url=https://virginiasports.com/news/1999/06/21/men-s-soccer-lands-five-on-all-acc-teams/ | access-date=2024-12-03}} and First Team All-ACC at N.C. State in 1999, when he led the Wolfpack with 19 points.{{cite web | title=Asad Named to Men's Soccer All-ACC First Team | website=NC State University Athletics | date=1999-11-16 | url=https://gopack.com/news/1999/11/16/Asad_Named_to_Men_s_Soccer_All_ACC_First_Team | access-date=2024-12-03}} Asad, who was regarded as one of the top midfielders in the ACC Conference, announced in January of 2000 that he would forgo his final year of eligibility in order to make himself available for the MLS draft.{{cite web | title=NC State's Asad to Forgo Final Year of Eligibility | website=NC State University Athletics | date=2000-01-07 | url=https://gopack.com/news/2000/1/7/NC_State_s_Asad_to_Forgo_Final_Year_of_Eligibility | access-date=2024-12-03}}

=Professional=

The New England Revolution of Major League Soccer (MLS) picked Asad in the third round (31st overall) in the 2000 MLS SuperDraft On February 4, 2000.{{cite web | title=2000 MLS SuperDraft | website=mlssoccer | date=2000-02-06 | url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2000-mls-superdraft-369931 | access-date=2024-12-03}} He had a penalty saved in the 2000 U.S. Open Cup second round, en route to a 1-0 Revolution loss to the Mid Michigan Bucks.{{cite web | title=June 14, 2000 – Revolution 0:1 Mid-Michigan Bucks, U.S. Open Cup at Foxboro Stadium (Att.: 1,857) | website=Frank Dell'Apa | date=2017-06-14 | url=https://www.frankdellapa.com/june-14-2000-revolution-01-mid-michigan-bucks-u-s-open-cup-foxboro-stadium-att-1857/ | access-date=2024-12-03}} Asad made his MLS debut on June 21, 2000 in a 2-2 draw against the San Jose Earthquakes.{{cite web | title=2024 New England Revolution Media Guide | website=New England Revolution | date=2023-11-02 | url=https://revolution.1rmg.com/season/2024/media-guide/ | access-date=2024-12-03}} In that match, he recorded his first professional assist, setting up Mauricio Wright's 91st-minute equalizing goal. Asad earned his first start on July 12, 2000 in a 4-1 loss to the Columbus Crew. Ultimately Asad saw minimal time in 2000, as the Revs loaned him to the MLS Project-40 team.{{cite web | title=Watching Asad | website=Pitchside | url=http://pitchside.50megs.com/asadissue2.html | ref={{sfnref|

Pitchside}} | access-date=2024-12-03}}

In 2001, Asad played in nineteen MLS matches for the Revolution, scoring his first MLS goal (and recording an assist) on June 20, 2001, in the 88th minute of a 3-3 overtime draw against the Colorado Rapids in front of 31,211 at Foxboro Stadium.{{cite web | title=New England Revolution vs. Colorado Rapids Match Report – Wednesday June 20, 2001 | website=FBref.com | date=2001-06-20 | url=https://fbref.com/en/matches/c4b8bd39/New-England-Revolution-Colorado-Rapids-June-20-2001-Major-League-Soccer | access-date=2024-12-03}}{{cite web | title=Shaker Asad | website=mlssoccer | date=1979-08-18 | url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/shaker-asad/stats/ | access-date=2024-12-03}}

Asad had a successful 2001 U.S. Open Cup campaign, recording two goals and an assist in three matches played. Asad scored the opening goal of the Revolution's 7-1 victory over the Mid Michigan Bucks in the second round on June 27.{{cite web | title=Home | website=2004 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup | url=https://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/2001/2001b.htm | access-date=2024-12-03}} He also scored the opening goal against the Charleston Battery in the tournament's third round on July 11.{{cite web | title=2001 US Open Cup | website=2004 Lamar Hunt US Open Cup | url=https://lhusoc.tripod.com/history/2001/2001c.htm | access-date=2024-12-03}}

On August 15, 2001, Asad, along with Johnny Torres, to the Miami Fusion in exchange for Leo Cullen.{{cite news|work=The Boston Herald|author=Martins, Gus|title=Revs land Cullen to shore up defense|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/78071802.html?dids=78071802:78071802&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+17%2C+2001&author=GUS+MARTINS&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=SOCCER%3B+Revs+land+Cullen+to+shore+up+defense&pqatl=google|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022195434/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/bostonherald/access/78071802.html?dids=78071802:78071802&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Aug+17,+2001&author=GUS+MARTINS&pub=Boston+Herald&desc=SOCCER%3B+Revs+land+Cullen+to+shore+up+defense&pqatl=google|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 22, 2012|date=2001-08-17|accessdate=2009-09-22}} He played only one game with the Fusion (8 total minutes), which folded at the end of the season.{{cite web | last=Wine | first=Steven | title=MLS Folds Teams in Miami and Tampa | website=Midland Daily News | date=2002-01-08 | url=https://www.ourmidland.com/news/article/MLS-Folds-Teams-in-Miami-and-Tampa-7084114.php | access-date=2024-12-03}} On January 11, 2002, the Revolution drafted Asad for a second time, this time in the third round (22nd overall) of the 2002 MLS dispersal draft.{{cite web | title=Jan. 11, 2002 – Revolution transformed by Dispersal Draft | website=Frank Dell'Apa | date=2017-01-11 | url=https://www.frankdellapa.com/jan-11-2002-revolution-transformed-dispersal-draft/ | access-date=2024-12-03}} He played in only six games with the Revolution, which loaned him to the Charleston Battery of the USL First Division.{{citation needed |date=December 2024}} In August 2002, he was injured while playing on loan to the Kansas City Wizards in an exhibition game with the Rochester Raging Rhinos.{{cite web | last=Herald | first=Gus Martins / Boston | title=Pierce moves to spot on bench | website=Milford Daily News | date=2002-08-28 | url=https://www.milforddailynews.com/story/sports/2002/08/28/pierce-moves-to-spot-on/41300464007/ | access-date=2024-12-03}} The Revs placed Asad on waivers on November 4, 2002,{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135826/https://newengland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/media/ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf |url=https://newengland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/media/ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf |title=ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date=December 3, 2024}} and Asad moved to the Atlanta Silverbacks of the USL for the 2003 season.{{citation needed |date=December 2024}} He is not recorded as playing after that.{{fact|date=November 2023}}

International

From 2002, Asad played several years with the Palestinian national team. His first game was a 1–1 tie with Jordan on February 16, 2002, and his last recorded game was a 2–1 loss to Iraq on June 19, 2004.[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pales-intres-det.html Palestine International Results]

External links

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