Ali Diab

Ali Diab (Arabic: علي دياب; born 23 May 1982) is a Syrian former professional association footballer who played as a centre back. With 97 appearances he is the second most-capped player for the Syria national team.

Ali Diab
Diab in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-05-23) 23 May 1982
Place of birth Hafeir al-Fouqa, Rif Dimashq, Syria
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2010 Al-Majd
2004–2005Al-Jaish (loan)
2010Shanghai Shenhua (loan) 27 (0)
2010–2011 Al-Shorta
2011–2013 Duhok 59 (3)
2013–2019 Al-Wahda 25 (5)
International career
2004–2013 Syria 97 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Diab was a regular for the Syria national team from 2004. He made 10 appearances for Syria during the qualifying rounds of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[1]

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

Diab was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[2] 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.

Diab is Syria's second most-capped player with 97 caps.[3]

Career statistics

Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:
Ali Diab: International goals[4]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
118 January 2009Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait Turkmenistan1–15–1International Friendly
229 August 2009Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India India1–01–02009 Nehru Cup
331 August 2009Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India India1–11–12009 Nehru Cup

Honour

Syria

References

  1. Ali DiabFIFA competition record (archived)
  2. "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. Mamrud, Roberto. "Syria - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
  4. "Ali Diab – International goals". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 May 2011.
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