- Mosab Balhous
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Mosab Balhous 
Personal information Full name Mosab Balhous Date of birth 5 October 1983 Place of birth Homs, Syria Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Al-Karamah Number 1 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002– Al-Karamah National team‡ 2006– Syria 75 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 January 2011Mosab Balhous (Arabic: مصعب بلحوس) (born 5 October 1983 in Homs, Syria) is a Syrian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Al-Karamah, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria, wearing the number 1 jersey for Al-Karamah. He also wears the number 1 shirt for the Syrian national football team.[1] Mosab is the Brother of Al-Karamah defensive midfielder Anas Balhous.
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Career
Club career
Balhous's career began in the youth system of Al-Karamah before starting his professional career with the senior team. He won with Al-Karamah four Syrian Premier League titles, four Syrian Cups, one Super Cup and helped the club reach the final of the AFC Champions League for the first time.[2] Al-Karamah were defeated 3–2 on aggregate in the final by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of the K-League.[3] Three years later, he was a important factor in his side's first-ever accession to AFC Cup Final. Al-Karamah were defeated 2–1 in the final of the second most important association cup in Asia by Kuwait SC of the Kuwaiti Premier League.[4]
International career
Balhous has been a regular for the Syria national football team since 2006. He made 10 appearances for Syria during the qualifying rounds of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[5] He was selected as Syria's number one goalkeeper for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar.[6] He played full 90 minutes in all Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan.
Honour and Titles
Club
Al-Karamah- Syrian Premier League: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
- Syrian Cup: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Syrian Super Cup: 2008
- AFC Champions League Runner-up: 2006
- AFC Cup Runner-up: 2009
References
- ^ "Mosab Balhous – Player profile" (in Arabic). kooora.com. http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?player=8818. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Al-Karamah continue the dream". Al Jazeera. http://english.aljazeera.net/archive/2006/10/2008410121756699987.html. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "2006 Asian Champions League Details". www.rsssf.com. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesa/ascup06.html. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ "2009 AFC CUP Final - match summary". the-afc. http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=368&matchId=2489. Retrieved 30 May 2011.
- ^ Mosab Balhous – FIFA competition record
- ^ "Syria squad". the-afc.com. http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-2011-schedule-a-results?view=teamdetails&compID=242&roundID=498&groupID=682&teamID=86&id=0. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
External links
Syria squad – 2011 AFC Asian Cup 1 Balhous (v-c) • 2 Abduldaim • 3 Diab • 4 Al Baour • 5 Esmaeel • 6 J. Al Hussain • 7 A. Al Hussain • 8 Dyab • 9 Habib • 10 Al Khatib (c) • 11 Abdullah • 12 Al Zeno • 13 Sabagh • 14 Ayan • 15 Al Salih • 16 Al Azhar • 17 Dakka • 18 Al Agha • 19 Malki • 20 Chanko • 21 Sahyouni • 22 Al Hafez • 23 Awad • Coach: Tiţa
Al-Karamah SC – current squad 1 M. Balhous · 2 Al Sebai · 3 Y. Shahen · 4 Haj Mohamad · 5 Moreau · 6 Abdullah · 8 Ibrahim · 9 Hamwi · 10 Diop · 11 Aodi · 13 Abduldaim · 14 Al Khouja (c) · 15 Al Shbli · 16 Hamwiah · 17 Hamada · 18 A. Balhous · 19 Maowas · 21 Jaamour · 22 Al Masri · 23 Taearah · 25 S. Shahen · 26 Al Taiar · 27 Al Nakdali · 30 Al Saleh · 31 Rahal · 32 Jumaa · 34 Kindakji · Manager: Qwayed
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Homs
- Syrian footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Syria international footballers
- Al-Karamah players
- 2011 AFC Asian Cup players
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