Ali Diab

Ali Diab (Arabic: عَلِيّ دِيَاب; born 23 May 1982) is a Syrian former professional association footballer who played as a centre back. With 97 appearances he is the second most-capped player on the Syria national team.

Ali Diab

Diab in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-05-23) 23 May 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth	Hafeir al-Fouqa, Rif Dimashq, Syria
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2010	Al-Majd
2004–2005	→ Al-Jaish (loan)
2010	→ Shanghai Shenhua (loan)	27	(0)
2010–2011	Al-Shorta
2011–2013	Duhok	59	(3)
2013–2019	Al-Wahda	25	(5)
International career
2004–2013	Syria	97	(4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Diab was a regular for the Syria national team from 2004. He made 10 appearances for Syria during the qualifying rounds of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[1]

In the 2009 Nehru Cup, Diab scored one goal in Syria's 1–0 victory over India.

Diab was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.^[2] He played in all of Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan. In the match against Jordan, Diab scored an own goal.

Diab is Syria's second most-capped player with 97 caps.^[3]

Career statistics

Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:

Ali Diab: International goals^[4]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 January 2009	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Turkmenistan	1–1	5–1	International Friendly
2	29 August 2009	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India	India	1–0	1–0	2009 Nehru Cup
3	31 August 2009	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India	India	1–1	1–1	2009 Nehru Cup

Honour

Syria

• Nehru Cup: runner-up 2007, 2009.