Jaime Siaj

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Siaj and the second or maternal family name is Romero.

Jaime Siaj
Siaj with Charlotte Independence in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jaime Mohamad Fathi Ashor Siaj Romero[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-16) December 16, 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Escuela de Fútbol AFE
2011 ED Moratalaz
2012–2013 Real Madrid
2013–2014 Getafe
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Pfeiffer Falcons 69 (47)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Charlotte Eagles 13 (4)
2017 Charlotte Independence 18 (4)
2018 Oklahoma City Energy 23 (4)
2019 Tampa Bay Rowdies 11 (2)
2020 Inter de Madrid 6 (1)
2020–2021 Khaitan (17)
2021 Messina 7 (0)
2022 Ansar 0 (0)
2022 Finn Harps 9 (1)
2023 Valour FC 12 (0)
2024– Khaitan 0 (0)
International career
2018 Jordan 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 February 2024

Jaime Mohamad Fathi Ashor Siaj Romero (Arabic: محمد فتحي‎ خايمي عاشور سياج روميرو; born 16 December 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Khaitan in the Kuwaiti Division One. Born in Spain, Siaj represented Jordan internationally in 2018.

Early life[edit]

Siaj began playing youth football with the Escuela de Fútbol AFE.[2][3] He then played youth football with ED Moratalaz, where he played for half a season.[4] From there, he moved on to the Real Madrid Academy, followed by the Getafe youth system.[5]

College career[edit]

In 2014, Siaj began attending Pfeiffer University in the United States, where he played for the men's soccer team.[6] He scored his first goal in his debut on September 5, 2014 against the Millersville Marauders.[7] He was named the Conference Carolinas Men's Soccer Player of the Week for the first time in Week 4 of his freshman season.[8] At the end of his freshman season, he was named to the All-State Second Team and the All-Conference Second Team.[9][10]

In his sophomore season, he was named the Conference Carolinas Men's Soccer Player of the Week twice,[11][12] the National Player of the Week once,[13] and was a selection for First Team All-Region,[14] All-State First Team,[15] and was an All-American Honorable Mention.[16] He scored the overtime winning goal in the semi-finals to advance to the National Championship,[17] where Pfeiffer won the NCAA Division II national title.[18]

On October 15, 2016, he scored a hat trick in a 4-0 victory over the King Tornado.[19] In his junior season, he was a two time Conference Carolinas Player of the Week,[20][21] was named First Team All-Conference,[22] Second Team All-America,[23] First Team All-State,[24] and First Team All-Region.[25] He left the school after his junior season to turn professional, becoming the school's first ever player selected in the MLS SuperDraft.[26] Siaj made a total of 69 appearances, scoring 47 goals and tallying 28 assists in his time at Pfeiffer.[27]

Club career[edit]

In 2016, he played with the Charlotte Eagles in the Premier Development League.[28]

In January 2017, Siaj was selected in the third round (45th overall) of the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by Colorado Rapids.[29][30] In April 2017, he signed with Colorado's USL affiliate, the Charlotte Independence.[31][32]

In February 2018, Siaj signed with OKC Energy FC of the USL for the 2018 season.[33]

In February 2019, Siaj joined the Tampa Bay Rowdies, a team he had previously trialled with during the 2017 preseason, playing in the pre-season 2017 Florida Cup tournament.[34]

He then returned to Spain, joining Segunda División B side Inter de Madrid in 2020.[35]

Later in 2020, he joined Kuwaiti club Khaitan SC.[36][37]

In September 2021, he joined Italian Serie D side Messina.[38][39] In December, he departed the club.[40]

On 29 December 2021, Lebanese Premier League side Ansar announced the signing of Siaj.[41]

On 2 September 2022, Siaj joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Finn Harps.[42][43] The same day as his signing, he made his debut, as a substitute, against St Patrick's Athletic.[44]

In January 2023, he joined Canadian Premier League club Valour FC.[45][46]

International career[edit]

Born in Spain, Siaj has Jordanian heritage through his father.[47][48]

Siaj was called-up to the Jordan national team for the first time in 11 May 2018, ahead of two friendly games against Cyprus and China.[49] He made his debut on 20 May 2018, scoring his first goal in a 3–0 victory over Cyprus.[50][51]

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first.[52]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 20 May 2018 Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Cyprus 2–0 3–0 Friendly

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jaime Siaj". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Ídolos lejos de España: el estrellato internacional de Jaime Siaj y Daniel Cadena" [Idols far from Spain: the international stardom of Jaime Siaj and Daniel Cadena]. Association of Spanish Footballers (in Spanish). 9 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Jaime Siaj, de las Escuelas de Fútbol AFE a conquistar el mundo" [Jaime Siaj, from the AFE Soccer Schools to conquer the world]. Association of Spanish Footballers (in Spanish). 15 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Jaime Siaj, de la EDM a la MLS" [Jaime Siaj, from the EDM to the MLS]. ED Moratalaz (in Spanish). 1 February 2017.
  5. ^ عاطف عساف (Atef Assaf) (30 December 2021). "من هو اللاعب الأردني الأسباني سياج الذي وقع للانصار اللبناني؟" [Who Is The Jordanian-Spanish Player Sayaj, Who Signed For The Lebanese Supporters?]. Stadkom News (in Arabic).
  6. ^ "Jaime Siaj Pfeiffer profile". Pfeiffer Falcons.
  7. ^ "Men's Soccer Tops No. 20 Millersville; Record First Win Over Ranked Opponent Since 2009". Pfeiffer Falcons. 5 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Siaj Named Conference Carolinas Men's Soccer Player of the Week". Pfeiffer Falcons. 30 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Men's Soccer Places Four on All-State Team". Pfeiffer Falcons. 1 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Regis and Galvao Named First Team All-Conference; Four Others Earn Yearly Honors". Pfeiffer Falcons. 6 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Siaj Named Conference Carolinas Player of the Week". Pfeiffer Falcons. 15 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Siaj Earns Second Consecutive Conference Carolinas Player of the Week Award". Pfeiffer Falcons. 22 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Siaj Wins National Player of the Week Honors as Men's Soccer Enters Top Five in Rankings". Pfeiffer Falcons. 22 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Regis Named Regional Player of the Year; Seven Falcons Earn Spot on All-Region Team". Pfeiffer Falcons. 1 December 2015.
  15. ^ "Ten Falcons Named to NCCSIA All-State Team". Pfeiffer Falcons. 2 December 2015.
  16. ^ "Regis Named Ron Lenz National Player of the Year; Three Falcons Earn CCA First Team All-America Honors". Pfeiffer Falcons. 10 December 2015.
  17. ^ "Siaj's OT Winner Sends Falcons to National Championship". Pfeiffer Falcons. 3 December 2015.
  18. ^ Bonaface, Daniel (17 January 2017). "Rapids select strikers Jaime Siaj, Peguy Ngatcha in MLS SuperDraft". Denver Post.
  19. ^ "Men's Soccer Easily Dispatches of King". Pfeiffer Falcons. 15 October 2016.
  20. ^ "Siaj Named Conference Carolinas Player of the Week". Pfeiffer Falcons. 5 September 2016.
  21. ^ "Siaj Earns Second Conference Carolinas Weekly Honor of Season". Pfeiffer Falcons. 17 October 2016.
  22. ^ "10 Falcons Named All-Conference; Regis, Reasso and Siaj Earn Individual Awards". Pfeiffer Falcons. 3 November 2016.
  23. ^ "Four Falcons Named D2CCA All-Americans; Regis Repeats as Ron Lenz National Player of the Year". Pfeiffer Falcons. 30 November 2016.
  24. ^ "Falcons Place Eight on The All-State Team". Pfeiffer Falcons. 7 December 2016.
  25. ^ "Six Falcons Named D2CCA All-Region; Regis Wins Regional Player of the Year". Pfeiffer Falcons. 16 November 2016.
  26. ^ "Siaj and Moar Selected in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft". Pfeiffer Falcons. 17 January 2017.
  27. ^ Curcio, Charles (31 July 2019). "Former Falcon faces challenges in pro soccer career". The Stanly News and Press.
  28. ^ "Jaime Siaj 2016 PDL Stats". USL League Two.
  29. ^ Pollard, Matt (19 January 2017). "Colorado Rapids Draft Jaime Siaj And Peguy Ngatcha In 2017 MLS SuperDraft". Last Word on Sports.
  30. ^ Fleming, Richard (17 January 2017). "Rapids take former Real Madrid Academy striker Jaime Siaj with third round pick". Colorado Rapids. Archived from the original on 12 March 2017.
  31. ^ Thomas, James (12 April 2017). "Independence Sign Rookie Forward Siaj". Charlotte Independence. Archived from the original on 24 May 2018.
  32. ^ "Charlotte Independence Signes Forward Jaime Siaj". WCCB Charlotte. 12 April 2017.
  33. ^ Evans, Josh (6 February 2018). "Real Madrid Academy alumnus Siaj joins Energy FC". OKC Energy FC.
  34. ^ "Rowdies Sign Forward Jaime Siaj". Tampa Bay Rowdies. 4 February 2019.
  35. ^ "Jaime Siaj: Internacional por Jordania, juega como profesional en Khaitan SC en Kuwait" [Jaime Siaj: Capped by Jordan, he plays professionally for Khaitan SC in Kuwait]. Be Match International (in Spanish).
  36. ^ "خيطان على بعد خطوة من ضم المهاجم جيمي سياج" [Khaitan is a step away from signing striker Jaime Siaj]. التيار الاخضر (Green Tide Kuwait) (in Arabic). 15 August 2020.
  37. ^ Montiel, Francisco José (25 February 2021). "Jaime Siaj, goles con firma española en la liga de Kuwait" [Jaime Siaj, goals with a Spanish signature in the Kuwait league]. Migrantes del Balon (in Spanish).
  38. ^ "L'Fc Messina annuncia gli ingaggi di Siaj, Perez e Aliaga" [FC Messina announces the signings of Siaj, Perez and Aliaga]. Messina nel Pallone (in Italian). 21 September 2021.
  39. ^ "Fc, Aliaga e Siaj a Messina per la firma. Lodi e Caballero dovrebbero partire" [Fc, Aliaga and Siaj in Messina for the signing. Lodi and Caballero should leave]. Messina Sportiva (in Italian). 18 August 2021.
  40. ^ "Jaime Siaj, ex Fc Messina, riparte dal Libano: l'annuncio dell'Al-Ansar" [Jaime Siaj, ex Fc Messina, restarts from Lebanon: the announcement of Al-Ansar]. Messina Sportiva (in Italian). 31 December 2021.
  41. ^ ناصر خالد (Nasser Khaled) (29 December 2021). "الأنصار يتعاقد مع الأردني جيمي سياج" [Al-Ansar contracts with the Jordanian Jaime Siaj]. كووورة (Kooora) (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  42. ^ "Harps Sign Striker Siaj". Finn Harps FC. 2 September 2022.
  43. ^ "Finn Harps announce signing of Jordan international Jaime Siaj". Donegal Daily. 2 September 2022.
  44. ^ Roberts, Larry (9 September 2022). "Jordanian international Jaime Siaj in line for Finn Harps debut against Shamrock Rovers". The Irish News.
  45. ^ "Valour FC add Jordanian forward Jaime Siaj". Valour FC. 25 January 2023.
  46. ^ Jacques, John (25 January 2023). "Valour Adds Jordanian Striker Jaime Siaj". Northern Tribune.
  47. ^ Tait, Ed (25 January 2023). "Jaime Siaj: "I can bring a lot to the league and hopefully grow alongside Valour as a club in the Canadian league."". Valour FC.
  48. ^ Vaughn, Tyler (1 September 2018). "Siaj's Call Up About More Than Personal Accomplishments". OKC Energy FC.
  49. ^ Evans, Josh (11 May 2018). "Siaj earns call up to Jordan's National Team". OKC Energy FC.
  50. ^ "Finn Harps sign Jaime Siaj". Highland Radio. 2 September 2022.
  51. ^ "Siaj Earns National Team Call from Jordan; Scores Goal in First Game". Pfeiffer Falcons. 16 May 2018.
  52. ^ "Jaime Siaj profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

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