{"id":6288,"date":"2026-06-17T11:44:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T02:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/?p=6288"},"modified":"2026-08-13T23:01:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-13T13:31:05","slug":"mousa-al-tamari-the-asian-star-nobody-talks-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theasiangame.net\/ro\/mousa-al-tamari-the-asian-star-nobody-talks-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Mousa Al-Tamari: The Asian star nobody talks about"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"if-the-question-was-to-be-asked-who-was-the-best-performing-asian-player-in-ligue-1-last-season-your-mind-might-automatically-go-to-psg-s-lee-kang-in\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">If the question was to be asked who was the best performing Asian player in Ligue 1 last season, your mind might automatically go to PSG\u2019s Lee Kang-in.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of course, he scored three and had four assists in a team that won the league title, not to mention the UEFA Champions League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You might even think of Saud Abdulhamid, who finished the season in fine style for RC Lens, or Takumi Minamino who sadly had his season cut short by a cruciate ligament injury in December, but was flying for AS Monaco before that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019re from Indonesia, you might patriotically say Calvin Verdonk at Lille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who you might not say, and who is the correct answer to the question, is Mousa Al-Tamari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: FIFA World Cup Preview: Jordan\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/0ARrdrtUtb8dAWU3yx8SCb?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Staggeringly, even the AI results of a Google search for \u201cAsian players in Ligue 1\u201d fails to mention Mousa Al-Tamari.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet, despite his criminally low profile, the Jordanian star &#8211; let\u2019s never, ever again refer to him as the Jordanian Messi &#8211; arrives in North America for his maiden FIFA World Cup on the back of a career best season for Stade Rennais, or Rennes as they are otherwise known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With six goals, including one goal of the year contender, and six assists, he finished the season third for Rennes on the goals chart, first for assists and second for goal contributions behind only Esteban Lepaul, who won the league\u2019s Golden Boot and was one of the players of the season across the entire league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-x\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mousa Al Tamari with the goal of the season?! \ud83c\uddef\ud83c\uddf4\ud83e\udd2f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tVT0VseE9C\">pic.twitter.com\/tVT0VseE9C<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Ligue1_ENG\/status\/2051180270733123641?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asked to play multiple positions across the season, from right wing-back, to winger and even shadow striker, first under Habib Beye and then Franck Haise, Al-Tamari established himself as a key figure in a side that secured qualification for the Europa League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAl-Tamari is very much part of Rennes\u2019 core,\u201d France-based journalist, and host of the French Football Show, Matt Spiro, told The Asian Game ahead of the FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe&#8217;s an undisputed starting player, and a fundamental part of the way they play under Franck Haise with this 4-4-2 with Le Paul and (Breel) Embolo playing through the middle, two players who thrive on crosses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAl-Tamari has established himself as a key man, probably one of the six or seven names that go down automatically now for Franck Haise, I think.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It wasn\u2019t always that way, however. At the start of the season, he was forced to cover the absence of other players in unfamiliar roles, such as right wing-back, a position that Beye conceded didn\u2019t play to his strengths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen he was on the right side\u2026 we saw a lot of limitations in his primary quality, which is speed, since he often cut inside onto his left foot,\u201d Beye, a former Senegalese international, said during the season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MOUSA.png?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MOUSA.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MOUSA.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MOUSA.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MOUSA.png?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MOUSA.png?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHis greatest quality as a player is being &#8216;supersonic&#8217; in terms of speed. There are few players who can contain him in that respect. He has the profile of a disruptive, game-changing player who can be very interesting for our style of play. He&#8217;s a player who is extremely threatening in behind the defense, very good in one-on-one situations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While that meant he often wasn\u2019t as impactful in his defensive duties, it was something Beye said he was willing to tolerate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe can&#8217;t ask him to be so impactful offensively and also be perfect defensively.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But his lack of impact on games caused friction, not only among the fan base, but particularly within the squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere was actually a big controversy around him in the mid-season when things started going really wrong at Rennes under Habib Beye\u201d, Luke Entwistle, editor-in-chief of Get French Football News, explained to The Asian Game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEssentially there was reportedly a dressing room bust up, where one member of the dressing room said: \u2018you only know how to go in behind and be an explosive winger and just run.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey basically just said, all you really do is you run and you run and you run, but you&#8217;ve not really got any technique or any end product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MOUSA-4.png?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MOUSA-4.png?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MOUSA-4.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MOUSA-4.png?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MOUSA-4.png?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theasiangame.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/MOUSA-4.png?resize=2048%2C1366&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhich you can see where they were coming from, to an extent, because he does get up and down both wings a lot, and at times his finishing was found wanting, especially in that first part of the season. I think that he did turn that around in the second half.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s no coincidence that his improvement, both in terms of form and output, came after he reverted him to his natural position as a winger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI&#8217;d say his best performance came against PSG,\u201d Spiro said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe game after Habib Beye\u2019s sacking, a lot of the Rennes players performed incredibly well in that game. They had no permanent coach, it was the reserve team coach, Sebastien Tambouret, who took charge, and Rennes beat PSG 3-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMousa scored, if I&#8217;m not mistaken, the first goal. There was a counter attack, and at Al-Tamari he ran at (Willian) Pacho, and his finish was absolutely brilliant from outside the box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was an amazing night, actually, at Roazhon Park, (the) atmosphere was incredible, and I think there was a bit of a release of pressure, all that tension in the latter stages of Habib Beye\u2019s reign had disappeared, and a lot of players who had been either criticized or on the fringes during that time, like Mousa Al-Tamari, they played brilliantly, so that was a stand-up performance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-x\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"fr\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud835\ude48 comme \ud835\ude48\ud835\ude4a\ud835\ude50\ud835\ude4e\ud835\ude3c \ud83c\udff9<br><br>Feinte parfaite puis frappe pr\u00e9cise pour ouvrir le score, Mousa Al-Tamari a r\u00e9gal\u00e9 le Roazhon Park face au PSG.<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/SRFCPSG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SRFCPSG<\/a> 3-1<\/p>&mdash; Stade Rennais F.C. (@staderennais) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/staderennais\/status\/2023330259987484736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s that kind of impact Al-Tamari will be hoping for when Jordan take to the field at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium for their FIFA World Cup debut against Austria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is a moment decades in the making for Jordanian football, and one Al-Tamari has dreamed about since he was a little boy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSince I was young, I dreamed of making a career in football,\u201d he said back in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;But my mother wanted me to concentrate on my studies. It is not that she did not believe in me, but she told me it would be complicated. But I held on a little, I wanted to fight and see where football could take me.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where it has taken him is to the top of football, both at club and international level, and having achieved so much already in his career, success at the World Cup would eclipse it all.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Jordan to Ligue 1, the story of one of Asian football&#8217;s most overlooked talents.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6296,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_gspb_post_css":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[94,53,499],"class_list":["post-6288","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-features","tag-fifa-world-cup","tag-jordan","tag-world-cup-2026"],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":8}},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - 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