Ali Diab

Ali Diab
Personal information
Full name Ali Diab
Date of birth (1982-05-23) 23 May 1982
Place of birth Ahfer Fauka, Rif Dimashq, Syria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Al-Wahda
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2010 Al-Majd
2004–2005 → Al-Jaish (loan)
2010 → Shanghai Shenhua (loan) 27 (0)
2010–2011 Al-Shorta
2011–2013 Duhok 59 (3)
2013– Al-Wahda 25 (5)
National team‡
2004– Syria 96 (3)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2013

Ali Diab (Arabic: علي دياب‎‎) (born 23 May 1982 in Ahfer fauka, Rif Dimashq, Syria) is a Syrian professional association football player. He currently plays for Al-Wahda, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria. He plays as a defender, wearing the number 2 jersey for Al-Wahda and for the Syrian national football team he wears the number 3 shirt.[1]

International career

Diab has been a regular for the Syrian national football team since 2004. He made 10 appearances for the Syria during the qualifying rounds of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[2]

In the 2009 Nehru Cup, Diab scored one goal in Syria's 1–0 victory over India.[3]

Diab was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[4] He played in all Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan. In the match against Jordan, Diab scored an own goal.

International goals

Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:
Ali Diab: International goals[5]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 January 2009 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Turkmenistan 1–1 5–1 International Friendly
2 29 August 2009 Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India  India 1–0 1–0 2009 Nehru Cup
3 31 August 2009 Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India  India 1–1 1–1 2009 Nehru Cup

Honour and Titles

National Team

References

  1. ↑ "Ali Diab – Player profile". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Ali Diab – FIFA competition record
  3. ↑ http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1558 indianfootball.com. 2009-08-29
  4. ↑ "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  5. ↑ "Ali Diab – International goals". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 May 2011.

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