Qusay Habib

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Qusay Habib
Personal information
Full nameQusay Adnan Habib
Date of birth (1987-04-15) 15 April 1987
Place of birthAl Qamishli, Syria
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubBaghdad
Number10
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2008Al-Jehad
2008–2010Al-Wahda
2010–2013Al-Shorta
2013–Baghdad9(0)
National team
2007–2008Syria U-2310(1)
2010–Syria15(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2013

Qusay Habib (Arabic: قصي حبيب, born 15 April 1987 in Al Qamishli, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Baghdad, which competes in the Iraqi Premier League the top division in Iraq. He plays as a midfielder, wearing the number 10 jersey for Baghdad and for the Syrian national football team he wears the number 9 shirt.[1]

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.He joined Baghdad in October 2013.

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
 Syria2008 Olympic Games qualificationU-220101Third (Final) Stage
 Syria2011 AFC Asian CupSenior020Group Stage

References

  1. "Qusay Habib – Player profile". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 April 2011. 
  2. "منتخبنا الوطني يتوهج بثنائية في مرمى البحرين". syrian-soccer.com. 2010-11-14. Retrieved 2011-01-01. 
  3. "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Retrieved 28 January 2011. 

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