Qusay Habib
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Qusay Adnan Habib | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Qamishli, Syria | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Baghdad | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Al-Jehad | ||
| 2008–2010 | Al-Wahda | ||
| 2010–2013 | Al-Shorta | ||
| 2013–2015 | Baghdad | 25 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | Syria U-23 | 10 | (1) |
| 2010– | Syria | 17 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2015 | |||
Qusay Habib (Arabic: قصي حبيب, born 15 April 1987 in 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. In 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 a 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.
References
- ^ "Qusay Habib – Player profile". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ "منتخبنا الوطني يتوهج بثنائية في مرمى البحرين". syrian-soccer.com. 2010-11-14. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- ^ "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
External links
- Qusay Habib at WorldFootball.net
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- 1987 births
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- Syrian footballers
- Association football midfielders
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- Expatriate footballers in Iraq
- Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq
- Al-Shorta Damascus players
- Al-Wahda SC (Syria) players
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