Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian footballer who plays as a midfielder for al-salmiya and the palestine football team”. Today it says “palestinian professional footballer who plays as a forward for egyptian premier league club zamalek and the pal”.
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Oday Dabbagh ( Arabic : عدي الدباغ ; born 3 December 1998) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Aberdeen on loan from Belgian Pro League club Charleroi , and the Palestine national team . Dabbagh won the top scorer award in the 2020–21 Kuwaiti Premier League with Al-Arabi . With a tally of 16 goals, Al-Dabbagh stands as the all-time leading scorer in the history of the national team.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Palestinian footballer Oday Dabbagh ( ; born 3 December 1998) is a Palestinian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Salmiya and the Palestine football team .
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Palestinian footballer (born 1998) Oday Ibrahim Mohammad Dabbagh ( ; born 3 December 1998) is a Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Charleroi and the Palestine national team .Dabbagh was top scorer of the 2020–21 Kuwaiti Premier League with Al-Arabi .
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Today
Wikipedia's first sentence called it “palestinian footballer who plays as a midfielder for al-salmiya and the palestine football team”. Today it says “palestinian professional footballer who plays as a forward for egyptian premier league club zamalek and the pal”. Read the current article and compare.
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Then
palestinian footballer who plays as a midfielder for al-salmiya and the palestine football team
Now
palestinian professional footballer who plays as a forward for egyptian premier league club zamalek and the pal
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