Feras Esmaeel

Feras Esmaeel (Arabic: فراس إسماعيل; born 3 January 1983 in Damascus, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He last played for Nart Sukhum, in Abkhazia. He played as a midfielder.^[1]

Feras Esmaeel

Personal information
Full name	Feras Esmaeel
Date of birth	(1983-01-03) 3 January 1983 (age 42)
Place of birth	Damascus, Syria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Al-Jaish
2005–2006	Qardaha
2006–2009	Al-Karamah
2009–2011	Al-Jaish
2011–2013	Zakho FC	62	(10)
2013–2014	Al-Masafi	15	(1)
2014–2016	Nart Sukhum
International career
2002–2011	Syria	71	(6)
2016	Abkhazia	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Esmaeel was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.^[2] He played full 90 minutes in all Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan.

International goals

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

Feras Esmaeel: International goals^[3]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 October 2007	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Afghanistan	2–1	2–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	9 November 2007	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	1–0	4–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	23 January 2009	Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	2–1	3–2	International Friendly
4	2 January 2010	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Zimbabwe	3–0	6–0	Friendly/Non FIFA 'A' international match
5	5 July 2011	Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey	Jordan	1–1	3–1	International Friendly
6	15 July 2011	Seeb Stadium, Masqat, Oman	Oman	1–1	1–1	International Friendly

Honours

Club

Al-Jaish

• Syrian Premier League: 2010
• Syrian Cup: 2004
• AFC Cup: 2004

Al-Karamah

• Syrian Premier League: 2007, 2008, 2009
• Syrian Cup: 2007, 2008, 2009
• Syrian Super Cup: 2008

National Team

• Nehru Cup: Runner-up 2007 and 2009