Ajman goalkeeper Jaber Jassem has said he has not made a decision on his retirement date despite his 40th birthday, becoming the biggest player in the Arabian Gulf League.

"I aspire as a goalkeeper to be on the list of the most visible goalkeepers in the Arabian Gulf League," Jassim told Emirates Today. "He surpassed the number of veteran goalkeeper Moataz Abdullah who has played until his 41st year."

The Ajman goalkeeper stressed that the secret to his continued presence in the stadiums so far, is not to sleep and sleep between the ninth and tenth and training strongly, pointing out that he once thought to retire, but the club management asked him to continue the need for the team's efforts.

Jaber Jassim talked about many things that concern his long career with Ajman in particular and football in general, and other other things, and then the text of the dialogue.

■ You are close to reaching the age of 40, and still exists in the stadiums, what is the secret in maintaining continuity for so long?

■■ The secret lies first in the constant maintenance of sleep early, especially between the ninth and ten pm, so I can not watch when playing Real Madrid, which I love watching and watching his games and follow the results the next day via mobile phone, and I make sure to train on a daily basis strongly Regardless of whether or not I will play, in addition to the social status of Ajman Club, which makes any player wants to link to football as long as possible.

■ When will you decide to retire? Do you have personal numbers you want to achieve in the future?

■■ The decision to retire I thought about it once and then I no longer think about it, and I will remain in the stadiums as long as I still feel that I am training strongly and in the height of the readiness to participate in the games, no doubt that any player and I them aspire to break the numbers, and I hope to skip the number The great goalkeeper Moataz Abdullah, who lasted until his 41 years.

■ You said that you had previously considered retiring, what are the reasons that led you to reverse this decision?

■■ I already thought about two seasons ago to retire, and informed the management of my decision, but I found my presence by the Chairman of the Board Khalifa Al-Jurman, who confirmed the need for the team for my efforts and services, and already responded to his desire.

■ What are your plans after the decision to retire?

■■ I am thinking of training, I will try to convey my experiences to the young guards at Ajman Club, and I am working now on this goal to implement it immediately after the decision to retire.

■ You spent 12 years with Ajman Club, what is your best season and the most important match in your history with Orange?

■■ The most important match was against Al Shabab in the semi-finals of the Professional Cup, and I was able to lead the team to the final after facing a penalty that was crucial in the outcome of the match, and the best of my seasons was in 2015 and performed more than wonderful without the injury suffered after Al Wasl match, which we won the goal of Mansour Al Balushi, and kept me away from the orange den.

■ What's your worst game?

■■ It was Fujairah's first division match with Portuguese coach Manuel Cajuda, I was not satisfied with the level at which it appeared.

■ Do you have any intention to be one of your children goalkeeper in the future?

■■ I certainly wished for this thing, just as I was touched by two of my father's brothers who were playing at Al Wahda goalkeeping center, Abdullah Khamis and Ibrahim Khamis.

■ What do you think Ajman needs to move from the ambition of survival to the real competition in the future?

■■ Ajman needs the weight of the experience of young players currently with the club, we have a good constellation of talent and I always talk with them the need to be bolder to play in front of all teams and do not fear anyone, and when this feeling is born within each player we will be strong competitors, because we It is one of the teams that play football praised by everyone and what we offer.

■ You have not played for more than one season in the games.

■■ I certainly feel this feeling in every game, and I train strongly for this matter, and at the same time I respect the opinion of the coaching staff and his choices, especially since we have a very high-level guards.

■ I lived a lot of guards in Ajman Club Who do you think better than I trained with them in the past?

■■ There are distinct guards who came to Ajman Club and I was happy to work with them, and the list is many, including Jamal Abdullah, Hussein Harbi, Mohammed Hussein, Moataz Abdullah, Mohammed Al Hammadi, Ali Rabi and Ali Al Hosani, and other guards who feel that they have added a lot to me and the club.

■ Who is the guard you wish to see in the Ajman club shirt?

■■ Al Wahda Guard Mohammed Al Shamsi.

■ Who do you choose as the best goalkeeper right now?

■■ Al Ain goalkeeper and national team Khaled Issa.

■ Who do you choose the best professional over Ajman during your time with the club?

■■ Algerian Karim Karkar is an integral player in every sense of the word, and achieved a great addition to the team during the periods when he played with the club.

■ What were the things that you aspired to achieve with football and were not able to?

■■ I wish to achieve the President's Cup and play for the national team, otherwise I have achieved many things in the ball that I can not forget.

■ Do you think that players in clubs like Ajman have been unfair in their choice of the national team?

■■ I do not imagine that, a good player imposes himself wherever he plays, not a requirement that his choice is subject to the shirt of the club that plays him, in the end the recall of the team is linked to the convictions of the coach?

■ Finally, who was the best coach you dealt with during your football career?

■■ Without courtesy, the Egyptian Ayman Ramadi, has dealt with him for five seasons, a coach who respects the big players, and always take their views in terms of the interest of the team, and between him and the players in general more than an excellent relationship, both personal and football, This is the secret of Ajman's success in recent seasons in the Arabian Gulf League.

Curriculum Vitae

Full name: Jaber Jassim Khamis

Date of Birth: December 7, 1979

Length: 1.78 m

Play Center: Goalkeeper.

From 2002 to 2010 with Khorfakkan Club, and from 2010 to 2019 with Ajman.

Highlights Achievements

He was crowned with Ajman in the Arabian Gulf Cup 2013 season, and also participated with Orange in 59 games where he received only one yellow card, and played minutes of 1428.

Occasion

Almost 40 years old to become the largest player currently, at the level of players enrolled in the Arabian Gulf Football League.

• I wish to see Al Wahda goalkeeper Mohammed Al Shamsi in Ajman shirt.

• Karkar is the best professional on Orange.

• Unfortunately football is not among my children's hobbies.

• Ayman Ramadi is the best coach I have ever dealt with.