Perth Glory have signed 21-year-old Iraq international defender Charbel Shamoon on a two-year deal set to run to the end of the Isuzu UTE A-League 2026-27 season.
Shamoon joins Perth after Western United’s Club Participation Agreement (CPA) was placed in conditional hibernation for the upcoming campaign.
The young full-back, who is capable playing on either flank, brings 22 games of Isuzu UTE A-League experience to Glory after two seasons at Western.
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Shamoon became a senior international in March, 2025 when he debuted for Iraq in a World Cup qualifier against Palestine; the Syrian-born defender was also eligible to represent Australia but elected to commit his international future to Iraq.
Now, he’s eager to make an impact in Perth as he begins his two-year stay in purple and orange.
“Glory is one of the biggest clubs in the whole league and I wanted to take a new opportunity interstate,” Shamoon said.
“I spoke to (Glory football director) Stan Lazaridis and he sold me the idea of the future here and I really like what this club’s got planned ahead.
“It was a no-brainer to sign. My personal targets are to get more and more games in and as a team, make Finals and hopefully even win the whole league.
“I’ve done my own research and the team looks really good this year.”
Shamoon is the ninth new arrival at Glory this off-season following the acquisition of Brian Kaltak, Sam Sutton, Scott Wootton, Callum Timmins, Mark Birighitti, Arion Sulemani, Jaiden Kucharski and Gabriel Popovic.
Glory football director Lazaridis said the young full-back was a long-term target for the club.
“Charbel’s flexibility means that he can cover several defensive positions and also play as a six (defensive midfielder) if required,” Lazaridis said.
“He played nearly 20 times in a side that finished third last year which shows the quality he has.
“He’s tenacious, likes to get forward and I’m sure our members and fans will really enjoy watching him play.
“We’d been tracking Charbel for some time and he’s a great pick-up for the club.”
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