Shaher Shahen

Shaher Shaheen (; born January 2, 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Dempo SC. Born in Saudi Arabia, he has represented Syria at youth level.

Club career Early career Shaher Shaheen signed for Al-Karamah SC as a youth team player on 2009 and rose through the club's youth sides before moving to Jordan League Division 1 side Al-Asalah in 2013.

Mohammedan In June 2021, Shaheen moved to India and signed with Mohammedan SC, that competes in the I-League.

He was part of the team's 2021 Durand Cup campaign, in which he appeared in all the matches, and reached to the final, defeating FC Bengaluru United 4–2. On 3 October 2021, they lost the title winning match 1–0 to ISL side FC Goa.

He also appeared in the 2021 CFL Premier Division league, in which Mohammedan reached to the final, defeating United SC 1–0. On 18 November, Mohammedan clinched their 12th Calcutta Football League title after forty long years, defeating Railway FC 1–0, in which he played.

He made his league debut on 27 December in their 2–1 win against Sudeva Delhi FC. Under Nikola Stojanović's captaincy, Shaheen and his team Mohammedan for the first time, ran for their maiden national league title in 2021–22 I-League season, but finished as runners-up after a 2–1 defeat to Gokulam Kerala at the end.

Real Kashmir In October 2023, Shaheen moved to another I-League club Real Kashmir. In the 2023–24 season opener against Rajasthan United on 28 October, he scored his debut goal in their 2–0 win.

International career Shaher Shaheen was a member of the Syrian U-20 national team and appeared in couple of matches.

Honours Mohammedan Sporting Calcutta Football League: 2021, 2022 Durand Cup runner-up: 2021 I-League runner-up: 2021–22