| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Ahmed Diab | ||
| Date of birth | 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 club | Duhok | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| 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– | Duhok | 10 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004– | Syria | 93 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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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 Duhok SC, which competes in the Iraqi Premier League the top division in Iraq. He plays as a defender, wearing the number 3 jersey for Duhok. He also wears the number 3 shirt for the Syrian national football team and his former club Al-Shorta.[1]
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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.
| 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 |
| 4 | 15 July 2011 | Seeb Stadium, Masqat, Oman | Oman | 1–1 | 1–1 | International Friendly |
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