Mosab Balhous
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mosab Balhous | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Homs, Syria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Dhofar | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2002–2011 | Al-Karamah | ? | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Al-Wahda (loan) | ? | (0) |
| 2013– | Dhofar | ||
| National team | |||
| 2006– | Syria | 94 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mosab Balhous (Arabic: مصعب بلحوس; born 5 October 1983) is a Syrian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Dhofar in the Omani League.[1] Mosab is the Brother of Al-Karamah defensive midfielder Anas Balhous.
Career
Club career
Balhous's career began in the youth system of Al-Karamah before starting his professional career with the senior team. He won with Al-Karamah four Syrian Premier League titles, four Syrian Cups, one Super Cup and helped the club reach the final of the AFC Champions League for the first time.[2] Al-Karamah were defeated 3–2 on aggregate in the final by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of the K-League.[3] Three years later, he was an important factor in his side's first-ever accession to AFC Cup Final. Al-Karamah were defeated 2–1 in the final of the second most important association cup in Asia by Kuwait SC of the Kuwaiti Premier League.[4] On 3 October 2011, Balhous joined Al-Wahda on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.[5] On 26 August 2013, Balhous signed a contract with Omani giants Dhofar.
International career
Balhous has been a regular for the Syria national football team since 2006. He made 10 appearances for Syria during the qualifying rounds of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[6] He was selected as Syria's number one goalkeeper for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar.[7] He played full 90 minutes in all Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan.
Honour
Club
- With Al-Karamah
- Syrian Premier League (4): 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09; Runner-up 2004-05, 2009-10
- Syrian Cup (4): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Syrian Super Cup (1): 2008
- AFC Champions League (0): Runner-up 2006
- AFC Cup (0): Runner-up 2009
References
- ↑ Mosab Balhous at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Al-Karamah continue the dream". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ↑ "2006 Asian Champions League Details". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ↑ "2009 AFC CUP Final - match summary". the-afc. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ↑ "Balhous on loan to Al-Wahda". syrian-soccer.com. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
- ↑ Mosab Balhous – FIFA competition record
- ↑ "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Retrieved 19 March 2011.