Louay Chanko

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Louay Chanko
Personal information

Full name	Louay Chanko
Date of birth	(1979-11-29) 29 November 1979
Place of birth	Södertälje, Sweden
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Syrianska FC
Number	77
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1996–2000	Syrianska FC	18	(0)
2000–2003	Djurgårdens IF	45	(10)
2003–2005	Malmö FF	60	(2)
2005–2006	AEK Athens	21	(1)
2006–2009	Hammarby IF	72	(7)
2009–2012	AaB	66	(4)
2012–	Syrianska FC	40	(3)
National team^‡
2008	Sweden	1	(0)
2008–	Syria	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2013. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2013

Louay Chanko (Arabic: لؤي شنكو‎; born 29 November 1979) is a Swedish Assyrian-born Syrian^[1] footballer who plays in midfield for Syrianska FC in the Swedish Allsvenskan. Chanko have scored one of the most special goals ever in Greek championship in AEK's 3–0 win against rivals Panathinaikos (23 October 2005). It was an amazing volley from 35m. distance, with the ball coming to him from big height. Greek fans will remember him for years because of this shoot.

International career

In 2008 he was called up to Syrian national team to play against a local league club.^[2] He received first cap for Syria at 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Kuwait on 8 June 2008. Earlier the same the year Chanko played for the Swedish national team in a friendly against Costa Rica.

Chanko was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar.^[3] He came as a substitute in the third group game against Jordan, replacing Ali Diab in the 63rd minute.^[4]

Appearances in major competitions

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
Team	Competition	Category	Start	Sub	Goals	Team Record
SYR	FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifying	Senior	2	1	0	Third qualifying round
SYR	AFC Asian Cup 2011	Senior	0	1	0	Group Stage

Honours

Djurgården

Allsvenskan: 2002
Svenska Cupen: 2002

Malmö FF

Allsvenskan: 2004

References

↑ ""Lollo" Chanko gives Syrianska supporters a promise". Svenskafans.com. 24 April 2007. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
↑ "Chanko dreams about the World Cup with Syria". SR.se. 29 May 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2008.
↑ "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
↑ "afc-asian-cup-Match Summary". the-afc.com. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

External links

v t e Syria squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup

1 Balhous (v-c) 2 Abduldaim 3 Diab 4 Al Baour 5 Esmaeel 6 J. Al Hussain 7 A. Al Hussain 8 Dyab 9 Habib 10 Al Khatib (c) 11 Abdullah 12 Al Zeno 13 Sabagh 14 Ayan 15 Al Salih 16 Al Azhar 17 Dakka 18 Al Agha 19 Malki 20 Chanko 21 Sahyouni 22 Al Hafez 23 Awad Coach: Tița

v t e Syrianska FC – current squad

1 Garača 2 S. Sleyman (c) 3 N. Sleyman 4 Pereira 5 Demir 7 Massi 10 Touma 14 Machado 15 Kamara 16 Elia 17 F. Michel 18 Bååth 19 Georges 20 Somi 21 Miller 22 A. Michel 23 Felić 24 Skenderović 26 Bisse 27 Ben Salah 77 Chanko 88 Willian 90 Igor 99 Kunić Manager: Vacant

Persondata
Name	Chanko, Louay
Alternative names
Short description	Swedish footballers
Date of birth	29 November 1979
Place of birth	Södertälje, Sweden
Date of death
Place of death

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