Abdulkader Dakka

Abdulkader Dakka (Arabic: عَبْد الْقَادِر دَكَّة; born 10 January 1985 in Latakia, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. 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 30 jersey for Al-Wahda and for the Syrian national football team he wears the number 17 shirt.^[1]

Abdulkader Dakka

Personal information
Full name	Abdulkader Salim Dakka
Date of birth	(1985-01-10) 10 January 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Latakia, Syria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Team information
Current team	Al-Wahda
Number	30
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2008	Tishreen
2008	Al-Ansar
2008–2011	Al-Ittihad	57	(1)
2011	Shanghai Shenhua	6	(0)
2011–2012	Al-Ittihad
2012	Al-Sinaa	9	(0)
2013–	Al-Shorta
2014–	Al-Wahda
International career‡
2003–2005	Syria U-20
2007–2008	Syria U-23
2005–2011	Syria	41	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2011

Career

Club career

Dakka started his professional career with Tishreen.^[2] On 8 March 2008, he transferred to Lebanese Premier League club Al-Ansar.^[3] Dakka left the Lebanese club after four months. In July 2008, he moved to the Syrian League club Al-Ittihad and helped the club reach the final of the AFC Cup the second most important association cup in Asia. Al-Ittihad won the final against Kuwaiti Premier League champions Al-Qadsia after penalties. The game was tied 1–1 after regular time and Extra Time.^[4] In February 2011, he transferred to Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua on a ten-month deal.^[5] but after five months the contract has been dissolved.^[6][7] Dakka returned to Al-Ittihad and won the 2010–11 Syrian Cup with his team.^[8]

International career

Dakka was a part of the Syrian U-19 national team that finished in Fourth place at the 2004 AFC U-19 Championship in Malaysia and he was a part of the Syrian U-20 national team at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands. He plays against Canada, Italy and Colombia in the group-stage of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and against Brazil in the Round of 16.^[9] He was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad^[10] for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar and played full 90 minutes in all Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan.

Honour and Titles

Club

Al-Ittihad

• Syrian Cup: 2011
• AFC Cup: 2010

National Team

• AFC U-19 Championship 2004: Fourth place
• FIFA U-20 World Cup 2005: Round of 16
• West Asian Games 2005: Runner-up