Saleh Chihadeh

Saleh Chihadeh (Arabic: صالح شحادة; born 25 August 1994) is a Palestinian footballer who plays as a forward for Kriens.

Saleh Chihadeh

Personal information
Full name	Saleh Ahmed Saleh Chihadeh
Date of birth	(1994-08-25) 25 August 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Safuriye, Palestine
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Kriens
Number	14
Youth career
2000–2012	Naters
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2017	Naters	97	(49)
2013–2014	→ Thun II (loan)	25	(7)
2017–2019	Kriens	64	(28)
2019–2022	Thun	65	(21)
2022	Future	3	(0)
2022–2023	Naters	25	(9)
2023	Rapperswil-Jona	0	(0)
2023–	Kriens	11	(5)
International career‡
2018–	Palestine	13	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 June 2023

Club career

On 31 January 2022, Chihadeh joined Future in Egypt.^[1]

On 7 July 2023, Rapperswil-Jona announced the signing of Chihadeh.^[2] But only a month later, he left the club because the contract had been terminated for private reasons, by mutual agreement between the player and the club.^[3] On 17 August 2023, SC Kriens announced the signing of Chihadeh.^[4]

International career

Chihadeh was born in Safuriye near Nazareth, and moved to Switzerland at the age of 7.^[5] He made his debut for the Palestine national football team in a friendly 2–1 win over Pakistan.^[6]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 June 2022	MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	Yemen	4–0	5–0	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2	14 June 2022	MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia	Philippines	1–0	4–0	2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification