Ali Diab

Ali Diab

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Personal information
Full name	Ali Diab
Date of birth	(1982-05-23) 23 May 1982
Place of birth	Ahfer Fauka, Rif Dimashq, Syria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Al-Wahda
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2010	Al-Majd
2004–2005	→ Al-Jaish (loan)
2010	→ Shanghai Shenhua (loan)	27	(0)
2010–2011	Al-Shorta
2011–2013	Duhok	59	(3)
2013–	Al-Wahda	25	(5)
International career‡
2004–	Syria	96	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 November 2013

Ali Diab (Template:Lang-ar) (born 23 May 1982 in Ahfer fauka, Rif Dimashq, Syria) is a Syrian professional association football player. He currently plays for Al-Wahda, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria. He plays as a defender, wearing the number 2 jersey for Al-Wahda and for the Syrian national football team he wears the number 3 shirt.

International career

Diab has been a regular for the Syrian national football team since 2004. He made 10 appearances for the Syria during the qualifying rounds of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

In the 2009 Nehru Cup, Diab scored one goal in Syria's 1–0 victory over India.

Diab was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. He played in all Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan. In the match against Jordan, Diab scored an own goal.

International goals

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

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	18 January 2009	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Turkmenistan	1–1	5–1	International Friendly
2	29 August 2009	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India	India	1–0	1–0	2009 Nehru Cup
3	31 August 2009	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India	India	1–1	1–1	2009 Nehru Cup Honour and Titles National Team Nehru Cup: Runner-up 2007 and 2009 References External links Player profile at worldfootball.net Template:Zerozero