Taha Dyab

Taha Dyab

Personal information
Full name	Taha Dyab
Date of birth	(1990-07-23) 23 July 1990
Place of birth	Aleppo, Syria
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Herafyeen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2012	Al-Ittihad
2007	→ Afrin (loan)
2012	Al-Shorta
2013	Naft Al-Janoob
2013–2015	Al-Safa' SC
2015	Salam Zgharta
2015–2016	Al-Majd
2016–2017	Al-Ittihad
2018	Real Kashmir
2018–	Al-Herafyeen
International career‡
2007–2008	Syria U-20	?	(?)
2010–	Syria	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 February 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 January 2011

Taha Dyab (Arabic: طه دياب; born 23 July 1990 in Aleppo, Syria) is a Syrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Herafyeen, which competes in the Syrian Premier League and is currently a member of the Syria national football team.

Career

Club career

Dyab started his career in the youth system of Al-Ittihad and he played his first fully professional match in the Syrian Premier League for Al-Ittihad on 30 October 2007 in a 0–0 draw against Al-Futowa. He helped the club reach the final of the AFC Cup the second most important association cup in Asia. Al-Ittihad won the final against Kuwaiti Premier League champions Al-Qadsia after penalties. The game was tied 1–1 after regular time and Extra Time. Dyab signed a two-year contract with Syrian League club Al-Shorta on 3 February 2012. Later on, he had short spells in Iraq, Lebanon and India, before transferring to Al-Herafyeen in 2018.

International career

Dyab was a part of the Syrian U-19 national team in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship in Saudi Arabia. He has been a regular for the Syrian national football team since 2010 and he debuted in an 18 December 2010 friendly against Iraq. He came on as a substitute for Mohamed Al Zeno in the second halftime and scored on his debut. Dyab was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar, but he not played in any of the three Syrian group games.

International goals

Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	18 December 2010	Sulaymaniyah Stadium, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq	Iraq	1–0	1–0	International Friendly Honour and Titles Club Al-Ittihad Syrian Cup: 2011 AFC Cup: 2010 References External links Player profile at Ittihadaleppo.com (in Arabic)