He joined the first team at the age of 14

Fahad Al-Dhanhani: My experience with Baniyas is the best in my career

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The Bani Yas club goalkeeper, Fahd Al-Dhanhani, confirmed that he did not get the full opportunity when he was called up to represent the national team, indicating that he is proud of this experience, although he played a few matches.

Al-Dhanhani revealed his pride in being promoted to the first team in Fujairah Club at the age of 14, which made him one of the first goalkeepers to play at an early age, in 2006, in addition to his pride in being from the Fujairah School known for discovering and developing goalkeepers and introducing them to national teams, as described by the club. Bani Yas that he contributed to the development and rise of his technical level, and that the achievements he achieved with him are the best in his football career.

Al-Dhanhani talked about the 2022 World Cup, which will start next Sunday in Qatar, and said: "Brazil's chances are the strongest to win the World Cup."

The following is the text of his interview with «Emirates Today»:

■ How do you see your experience with the national team?

■■ “I am proud of this experience, but it was not enough to achieve my ambition. Despite my invitation to the Emirati (Al-Abyad) several times, I did not get the full opportunity that every player awaits, and my ambition is still great to be with the national team strongly, and the blessing of all colleagues. And I remember my invitation by the Italian coaches Zaccheroni, the Dutchman Marvik, and the citizen coach Salim Abdel-Rahman, and during these summons I played matches, and I was also invited to the national team with coach Aruabarina, but I did not get the opportunity to play matches.

■ What did Bani Yas give you?

■■ «I played for more than one club and I am proud of all of them, which is Fujairah, which witnessed my first launch, Al-Wahda and Dibba Al-Fujairah, but the Bani Yas team has a special impact on me, as it is the club that gave me the largest participation rate, which contributed to my selection among the best guards over the course of six years. With whom I reached the runners-up position in the league in the 2020 season, which is one of the best achievements in my football career, and finally, the club put its trust in me for the next five years, after renewing the contract, and this thing gives me greater moral motivation to do a lot for the club, and I hope to reach with the team to Podiums.

■ How did you start as a goalkeeper.. and what is the story of the first team?

■■ «My beginning since childhood was with the Fujairah Club, who discovered me and developed my skills and included me in the first team when I was 14 years old, in a phenomenon that I think is unprecedented, to confirm Fujairah that it is a mine of goalkeepers, and then I moved to the Academy of Al-Wehda Club, and completed with (Al-Annabi) 12 A year, after which I moved to Dibba Al-Fujairah Club on loan for two years, before moving to my current team, Bani Yas.

■ What is the goal that you wish not to shake your net?

And the best defense line you played with?

■■ “The goal scored by Ismail Matar in the semi-finals of the President’s Cup in 2020, and I felt very dissatisfied with this goal, but it is football.”

And, “As for the best line of defense, that was in the 2020-2021 season with (Al-Samawi), and that day included many distinguished players, and it is enough that they contributed to Bani Yas completing the season as runner-up.”

■ Who do you expect to be the next world champion?

And the best goalkeeper?

■■ “In comparison to the current technical capabilities of the teams, Brazil is closest to the cup, because of its distinguished players, and the competition will be difficult for everyone, and we will witness beautiful technical levels.” Regarding the best goalkeeper in the World Cup, “I think he will be among the goalkeepers of Argentina, Brazil and Germany, But we may see other distinguished goalkeepers.

• «My experience with the national team was not enough to achieve my ambitions».

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