Ahmad Al Salih

Ahmad Al Salih
Personal information
Full name Ahmad Al Salih
Date of birth (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990
Place of birth Amuda, Syria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
Al-Shorta Baghdad
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Al-Jaish
2013 Al-Shorta Damascus
2013-2015 Al-Arabi 52 (2)
2015- Al-Shorta Baghdad
National team
2005–2007 Syria U-17
2007–2008 Syria U-20
2009–2012 Syria U-23
2008- Syria 25 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 March 2016

Ahmad Al Salih (Arabic: أحمد الصالح) (born 20 May 1990 in Amuda, Syria) is a Syrian-Kurdish footballer. He currently plays for Al-Arabi, which competes in the Iraqi Premier League the top division in Iraq. He plays as a defender, wearing the number 2 jersey for Al-Shorta Baghdad and for the Syrian national football team he wears the number 15 shirt.

Club career

Al Salih began his professional career with Syrian Premier League club Al-Jaish. He joined the senior squad in 2008.[1]

International career

Al Salih was a part of the Syrian U-17 national team in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea. He played against Argentina, Spain and Honduras in the group-stage of the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He scored one goal against Honduras in the third match of the group-stage.[2]

Al Salih was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar,[3] but he didn't play in any of the three Syrian group games.

Career statistics

Appearances in major competitions

Team Competition Category Appearances Goals Team Record
Start Sub
 Syria2012 WAFF ChampionshipNational Team401Champions
 Syria2007 FIFA U-17 World CupU-17211Round of 16
 Syria2008 AFC U-19 Championship qualificationU-18030Qualified
 Syria2008 AFC U-19 ChampionshipU-19200Group Stage

Honour and Titles

Club

Syria Al-Jaish

Al-Arabi SC

Kuwait Federation Cup:2013-14 Kuwait Crown Prince Cup:2014-15

References

  1. "أحمد الصالح". kooora.com. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
  2. Ahmad Al SalihFIFA competition record
  3. "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Retrieved 19 March 2011.

External links


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