Walid Abbas

Walid Abbas
Personal information
Full name Walid Abbas Al-Bloushi
Date of birth 11 June 1985 (1985-06-11) (age 26)
Place of birth United Arab Emirates
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Al Shabab Al Arabi
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002-2007 Al Nasr
2007- Al Shabab Al Arabi
National team‡
2008- United Arab Emirates 21 (-3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of August 8, 2011

Walid Abbas (Arabic: وليد عباس‎) (born 11 June 1985) is an Emirati professional association football player who plays as a defender. He currently plays for Al Shabab Al Arabi in the UAE Football League. He wears the number 5 shirt for club and wears the number 14 shirt for country. He was a member of the United Arab Emirates squad at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup, where he ended up scoring two own goals (one for Iran and one for Iraq).[1][2] and also Walid Abbas scored own goal in 2014 FIFA World cup qualification Afc Third Round UAE 1-2 Kuwait . He known for scoring own goals, that's why many european clubs are interested in him. Barcelona FC had offered him 50 million but he refused. ==References==

  1. ^ "UAE 0 Iraq 1". the-afc.com. 2010-01-15. http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-news/32620-uae-v-iraq. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 
  2. ^ "UAE 0-1 Iraq: Late Walid Abbas Own Goal". goal.com. 2010-01-15. http://www.goal.com/en/match/45655/uae-vs-iraq/report. Retrieved 2011-01-19. 

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