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Mohammed Al Balushi Personal information Full name Mohammed Abdullah Mubarak Al Balushi Date of birth 27 August 1989 Place of birth Oman Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Playing position defender Club information Current club Al Wasl FC Number 25 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2006-2008 Al-Nahda 2008 →Alahly (Tripoli) (Loan) 2008-2009 →Al Arabi Qatar (Loan) 2009-2010 →Al Wasl FC (Loan) 2010-present Al Wasl FC National team‡ 2007- Oman 25 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10/12/2010.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10/12/2010Mohammed Al Balushi (aka Mohammed Al Sheiba) (born 27 August 1989) is an Omani football defender. He currently plays for Al Wasl FC and the Oman national football team.
Career
Al Balushi is considered the first Omani player to play professionally in Africa[1] when he was loaned in 2008 to Alahly (Tripoli)[2] of Libya. He was then transferred to Al Arabi Qatar where he played for a full season and displayed a great performance with the club and with the Oman national football team. His solid defensive abilities plus the gift to score goals made him a target to a number of international clubs such as AJ Auxerre[3] and some regional giants such as Al-Shabab (Saudi Arabia).[4]
But on 22 July 2009, Al Wasl FC of the UAE won the race and signed the gifted Omani footballer and signed him in a single season loan.[5] Before the end of the season, "Al Shaiba" proved his worth, and accepted a four year contract from Al Wasl FC.[6]
References
- ^ "AlSheiba, the First Omani Player to pick a career in Africa" (in Arabic). AlSuper. 2008-02-14. http://www.ibrigate.com/vb/showthread.php?t=50778.
- ^ "Omani AlBalushi: I preferred the Libyan offer over all the other offers" (in Arabic). AlJamaheer. 2008-02-26. http://www.libyansports.net/vb/archive/index.php/t-477.html.
- ^ "Auxerre is in the race to win the Omani Mohammed Sheiba" (in Arabic). alalmiyah.com. 2009-06-24. http://www.alalmiyah.com/beta/localsports/1279-aoxsira.html.
- ^ "AlShabab is close to signing Omani Sheiba" (in Arabic). AlRiyadh. 2009-06-25. http://www.alriyadh.com/2009/06/25/article440207.html.
- ^ "Al Sheiba is in AlWasl Squad" (in Arabic). AlKhaleej.ae. 2009-07-23. http://www.alkhaleej.ae/portal/73f84361-c595-4a4f-9487-1d022962c198.aspx.
- ^ "Al Wasl signs a four year contract with AlShaiba" (in Arabic). yallakora. 2010-04-27. http://www.yallakora.com//arabic/yk_news/details.aspx?ID=120211.
External Links
- Mohammed Al Balushi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mohammed Al Balushi – FIFA competition record
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- Omani footballers
- Al Wasl FC players
- Al Nahda Club players
- Al-Arabi Sports Club players
- West Asian football biography stubs
- Omani people stubs
- Omani sport stubs
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