Qusay Habib

Qusay Habib
Personal information
Full name Qusay Adnan Habib
Date of birth 15 April 1987 (1987-04-15) (age 24)
Place of birth Al Qamishli, Syria
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Al-Shorta
Number 30
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Al-Jehad
2008–2010 Al-Wahda
2010– Al-Shorta
National team
2007–2008 Syria U-23 10 (1)
2010– Syria 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

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

Qusay Habib (Arabic: قصي حبيب‎) (born 15 April 1987 in Al Qamishli, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Shorta, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria. He plays as a midfielder, wearing the number 30 jersey for Al-Shorta and for the Syrian national football team he wears the number 9 shirt.[1]

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Club career

Habib started his professional career with Al-Jehad. On January 2008, he transferred to Al-Wahda. Following the 2009–10 season, Habib signed for recently promoted Syrian Premier League club Al-Shorta.

International career

Habib has been a regular for the Syrian national football team since 2010 and he debuted in an 14 November 2010 International Friendly against Bahrain.[2]

Syria's coach Valeriu Tiţa included Habib in his squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals in Qatar,[3] but did not start him in any of the three group games. Habib came on as a second-half substitute in the victory over Saudi Arabia and he plays at the second-halftime in the 1–2 defeat against Jordan.

Career statistics

Appearances in major competitions

Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Syria 2008 Olympic Games qualification U-22 0 10 1 Third (Final) Stage
 Syria 2011 AFC Asian Cup Senior 0 2 0 Group Stage

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