Sharbel Touma

Sharbel Touma

Personal information
Full name	Sharbel Touma
Date of birth	25 March 1979 (1979-03-25)
Place of birth	Beirut, Lebanon
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Winger
Club information
Current club	Syrianska
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–1997	Syrianska	?	(?)
1997–1999	Djurgården	48	(10)
1999–2001	AIK	30	(4)
2002–2005	Halmstad	67	(20)
2005–2007	Twente	79	(18)
2007–2009	Borussia Mönchengladbach	17	(3)
2009–2010	Iraklis Thessaloniki	8	(0)
2010-2011	Djurgården	26	(5)
2011–	Syrianska	26	(5)
National team
2001	Sweden U-21	1	(0)
2001	Sweden	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 January 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Sharbel Touma (born on 25 March 1979) is a Lebanese-born Swedish footballer of Aramean descent who plays for Syrianska FC in the Allsvenskan.

Early life

Touma was born in Beirut, Lebanon, to Syriac Christian parents but moved to Sweden at a young age and was granted Swedish citizenship.

Club career

Touma has earlier played for Djurgårdens IF, AIK, Halmstads BK and F.C. Twente. He won "the Big Silver" (Stora Silvret in Swedish, second place in the Swedish top league, Allsvenskan) with Halmstads BK 2004 and left them for FC Twente. On 4 November 2008 was suspended and called up for the second team from Borussia Mönchengladbach between December 2008, he also release the club in July 2009 to sign with Iraklis F.C..

Touma was in a trying out for the Norwegian football club Rosenborg Ballklubb and on 22 March 2010 Touma returned from Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. to his mother club Djurgårdens IF of the Allsvenskan. He has played from 1997–1999 in Stockholm and scored 10 goals in 48 matches. His contract is valid for the current season.

International career

He has two caps for the Swedish national team.