Angelos Chanti

Angelos Abdel Chanti (; born 7 September 1989), known in Jordan as Malek Shehadeh Ahmad Abdel-Hadi , is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Super League Greece 2 club PAS Pyrgos. Born in Greece, he has represented the Jordan national team.

Club career Early years Chanti was born in Pyrgos, Elis to a Jordanian father and a Greek mother. He started playing youth football in Paniliakos of his hometown, before moving to Athens to attend Juan Ramón Rocha's football academy. He spent the next two season struggling to establish himself as a starter, but eventually solidified his place at the club's starting lineup during Ergotelis' short stay in the Football League during the 2012–13 season. In total, he made 34 league appearances and scored 4 goals, thus greatly contributing to the club's 2nd-place finish and swift return to the Super League. Chanti played for the Cretans in top-flight for two more seasons, and was appointed vice-captain of the team during his final season. In the summer transfer window of 2015, after Ergotelis was again relegated to the Football League, Chanti decided to move on. During his 5-year tenure with the club, Chanti summed up a total of 102 appearances and scored 11 goals in all competitions.

Iraklis In June 2015, Chanti signed a two-year contract with the newly promoted Super League club Iraklis. However, as he was not gaining enough playing time, Chanti was released from his contract with Iraklis in January 2016.

OFI After leaving Iraklis, Chanti returned to Crete, signing with ex-Super League side OFI in the Gamma Ethniki, the third tier of the Greek football league system. He contributed to the club's dynamic comeback to win the Group 4 championship with 4 goals in 14 appearances, and became a regular starter during the club's next two seasons in the Football League. His performances with OFI did not go unnoticed and in December 2017 he received his first call-up by the Jordanian national football team. However, as the club came to know financial instability at the end of 2017, Chanti freed himself from his contract in January 2018, when he filed a claim against the club for several months of unpaid wages.

Aris On 29 January 2018, Chanti signed a contract with fellow Football League title contenders Aris until the end of the season. On 12 March 2018 he scored his first goal with a beautiful free-kick in a 3–0 home win against his former club Ergotelis.

Aittitos Spata On 10 September 2018, he signed a contract with newly promoted side Aittitos Spata on a free transfer.

Luftëtari Gjirokastër Chanti moved to Albania and signed with Luftëtari Gjirokastër on 24 January 2019.

International career Due to his dual citizenship, Chanti was eligible to play for either the Greek or the Jordanian national football team. On 7 December 2017 Chanti received, and accepted an offer to represent Jordan.

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International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 15 January 2018 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Denmark League XI 1–0 3–2 Friendly

Honours OFI Gamma Ethniki: 2015–16