Qusay Habib

Qusay Habib

Personal information
Full name	Qusay Adnan Habib
Date of birth	15 April 1987
Place of birth	Al Qamishli, Syria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club 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–	Baghdad	25	(1)
National team^‡
2007–2008	Syria U-23	10	(1)
2010–	Syria	17	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015

Qusay Habib (Arabic: قصي حبيب‎, born 15 April 1987 in Al 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. On 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 an 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

1. "Qusay Habib – Player profile". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 April 2011.
2. "منتخبنا الوطني يتوهج بثنائية في مرمى البحرين". syrian-soccer.com. 2010-11-14. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
3. "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Retrieved 28 January 2011.

External links

• Player profile at worldfootball.net