Firas Al-Khatib

Firas Al Khatib
Personal information
Full name Firas Mohammad Al-Khatib
Date of birth 9 June 1983 (1983-06-09) (age 28)
Place of birth Homs, Syria
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Umm Salal
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000–2002 Al-Karamah 39 (21)
2002–2003 Al-Naser 21 (13)
2003–2009 Al-Arabi 196 (134)
2005 → Al-Ahli (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2011 Al-Qadsia 23 (17)
2011–2012 Umm Salal 6 (1)
2012– Al-Qadsia 0 (0)
National team‡
1999–2001 Syria U-17 23 (17)
2001–2003 Syria U-20 33 (39)
2003–2004 Syria U-23 24 (11)
2001– Syria 51 (31)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08 February 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 January 2011

Firas Mohammad Al-Khatib (Arabic: فراس محمد الخطيب‎) (born June 9, 1983 in Homs, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Umm Salal, which competes in the Qatar Stars League the top division in Qatar. He plays as a striker, wearing the number 10 jersey for Umm Salal. He also wears the number 10 shirt for the Syrian national football team.[1]

Contents

Club career

Al Khatib started his professional career at the Syrian Premier League with Al-Karamah in the Season 2000-01. On 6 October 2000 he scored his first goal in the Syrian Premier League against Al-Futowa which 1-1 finished.

On August 2002 he transferred to Kuwaiti Club Al-Naser, playing in the Kuwaiti Premier League for the first time. He then moved to Al-Arabi in the Kuwaiti Premier League.

On June 2005 he was loaned out to Al-Ahli in Qatar for one match.

On 24 August 2009 Al Khatib moved to Al-Qadsia in the Kuwaiti Premier League and signed a two year contract.[2]

International career

He plays between 2001-2002 for the Syrian U-17 team, he plays for Syria in the AFC U-17 Championship 2002 in the UAE and he was a part of the Syrian U-23 team in the AFC Olympic qualification Athens 2004.

Al Khatib has been a regular for the Syria national football team since 2001. In the FIFA World Cup qualification 2002.,[3] he came on as a substitute for Khaled Al Zaher in the match against Philippine on the 4th May 2001 in the Al-Hamadaniah Stadium in Aleppo. On the 11th May 2001 he scored one goal in the FIFA World Cup qualification 2002 match against Laos the match was finished 9-0 for Syria.

International goals

Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:
Firas Al Khatib: International goals[4]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 11 May 2001 Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria  Laos 8–0 9–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 9 December 2002 Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain  Bahrain 1–0 3–2 International Friendly
3 9 December 2002 Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain  Bahrain 3–2 3–2 International Friendly
4 17 December 2002 Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Yemen 3–0 4–0 2002 Arab Nations Cup
5 17 December 2002 Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Yemen 4–0 4–0 2002 Arab Nations Cup
6 21 December 2002 Kuwait National Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Lebanon 1–0 4–1 2002 Arab Nations Cup
7 15 October 2003 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria  Sri Lanka 5–0 5–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8 18 October 2003 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria  Sri Lanka 1–0 8–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9 18 October 2003 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria  Sri Lanka 3–0 8–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10 18 October 2003 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria  Sri Lanka 4–0 8–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11 7 November 2003 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria  United Arab Emirates 1–0 1–3 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
12 26 March 2004 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria  Palestine 1–0 1–1 International Friendly
13 17 February 2006 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria  Palestine 3–0 3–0 International Friendly
14 22 February 2006 Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria  South Korea 1–1 1–2 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
15 1 March 2006 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 4–0 4–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
16 15 November 2006 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria  Chinese Taipei 2–0 3–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
17 15 November 2006 Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria  Chinese Taipei 3–0 3–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
18 8 June 2008 Thamir Stadium, Salmiya, Kuwait  Kuwait 1–1 2–4 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
19 8 June 2008 Thamir Stadium, Salmiya, Kuwait  Kuwait 2–2 2–4 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
20 14 January 2009 Aleppo International Stadium, Aleppo, Syria  China PR 3–0 3–2 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
21 18 January 2009 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Turkmenistan 4–1 5–1 International Friendly
22 18 January 2009 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Turkmenistan 5–1 5–1 International Friendly
23 23 January 2009 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Kuwait 3–2 3–2 International Friendly
24 28 January 2009 Saida International Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon  Lebanon 2–0 2–0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
25 27 June 2009 Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada  Haiti 2–0 2–1 International Friendly
26 13 January 2011 Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Japan 1–1 1–2 2011 AFC Asian Cup

Honour and Titles

Club

Al-Arabi

Al-Qadsia

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Firas Al Khatib – Player profile" (in Arabic). kooora.com. http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?player=5913. Retrieved 14 April 2011. 
  2. ^ "Al Khatib moved to Al-Qadsia" (in Arabic). kooora.com. 23 August 2009. http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?showarticle=54541&obj=3008475. Retrieved 10 May 2011. 
  3. ^ Firas Al Khatib – FIFA competition record
  4. ^ "Firas Al-Khatib – International goals" (in Arabic). kooora.com. http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?player=5913&region=-11. Retrieved 10 May 2011. 

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