Antoine Awad
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Antoun Hani Awad[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 October 2002 | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ahli | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Amman FC | |||
| –2019 | Oakville SC | ||
| 2022 | Burlington SC U21 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Waterloo Warriors | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Concordia Stingers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Al-Ahli | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2023–2024 | Jordan U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Antoun Hani Awad (Arabic: أنطوان هاني عوض; born 3 October 2002), also known as Anthony Awad or more commonly Tony Awad (Arabic: توني عوض), is a Jordanian-Canadian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Jordanian Pro League club Al-Ahli.
Early life
[edit]Raised in Amman and Oakville, Awad went through the Amman FC youth academy in 2012.[3][4]
He was also a part of Oakville SC's youth setup. He participated in the Canadian Premier League tryouts at Forge FC, where he progressed to the final stages.[5]
University career
[edit]Waterloo Warriors
[edit]On 17 December 2019, the Waterloo Warriors soccer program recruited Awad to their class of 2020.[5] He would play 4 games during the Fall 2021 season.[6]
Concordia Stingers
[edit]On 10 August 2022, Awad would transfer to the Concordia Stingers soccer program, where he would be eligible to compete in conference play in 2023 per U Sports transfer requirements.[7]
He was noted for having a nine-save shutout for Concordia against the McGill Redbirds.[8]
On 13 February 2025, Awad went on trial with League of Ireland Premier Division club Derry City.[9]
Club career
[edit]Al-Ahli
[edit]On 8 June 2025, Awad joined Jordanian Pro League club Al-Ahli on a two-year contract.[10]
International career
[edit]Awad received his first international call up on 26 August 2023 with the Jordan national under-23 football team under manager Abdullah Abu Zema.[11] Awad would have a distinguished performance at the 2024 WAFF U-23 Championship against hosts Saudi Arabia, challenging Ahmad Al-Juaidi for a starting spot.[12] Awad would subsequently get called up to the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup squad.[13][14]
On 3 January 2025, Awad received a call up to the Jordan national football team for a training camp held in Amman.[15]
References
[edit]- ^ "FINALREGISTRATION_AFC U23 ASIAN CUP 2024" (PDF). the-afc.com. AFC. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Antoun Hani Awad". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Amman FC". facebook.com. Amman FC. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Amman FC". facebook.com. Amman FC. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ a b "Men's soccer add Tony Awad to class of 2020". uwaterloo.ca. Waterloo Warriors. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Tony Awad - Waterloo Warriors". uwaterloo.ca. Waterloo Warriors. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Transfer Tony Awad adds depth to Stingers' men's soccer program". stingers.ca. Concordia Stingers. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Concordia 'keeper Awad was a wall in soccer shutout over Redbirds". mcgillathletics.ca. McGill Athletics. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "ديري سيتي يقترب من ضم أنطوان عوض". alrai.com (in Arabic). Al-Rai. 13 February 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "We are pleased to announce the signing of young goalkeeper @tonyawad_ on a two-year contract ✍️🧤". instagram.com. alahli.club.jordan. 8 June 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "إعلان قائمة المنتخب الوطني ت 23 الأولية للتصفيات الآسيوية". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "أنطون عوض يضع أبو زمع في حيرة.. والجماهير تأمل من " النشامى" تقديم الأفضل". jfranews.com.jo (in Arabic). Jfra News. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "الأولمبي الأردني يعلن قائمته للنهائيات الآسيوية". kooora.com (in Arabic). Kooora. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ Hassan, Fayez (6 April 2024). "الكشف عن قائمة منتخب الأردن الأولمبي لكأس آسيا تحت 23 عامًا". winwin.com (in Arabic). WinWin. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "قائمة "النشامى" الأولية.. أسماء جديدة وغموض في التوجهات قبل معسكر قطر". alghad.com (in Arabic). Al-Ghad. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
External links
[edit]- 2002 births
- Living people
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Jordanian men's footballers
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Canadian people of Jordanian descent
- Footballers from Amman
- Soccer players from Oakville, Ontario
- Jordan men's international footballers
- Jordan men's youth international footballers
- Amman FC players
- Oakville SC players
- Burlington SC (League1 Ontario) players
- University of Waterloo alumni
- Concordia Stingers men's soccer players
- Al Ahli SC (Amman) players
- University and college men's soccer players in Canada
- U Sports soccer players
- Jordanian Pro League players
- 21st-century Jordanian sportsmen
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen