Layth Kharoub

Layth Ali Abdulrahim Kharoub (Arabic: ليث علي عبد الرحيم خروب; born 11 July 1991) is a Palestinian footballer who plays as a winger for West Bank Premier League club Markaz Balata and the Palestine national team.

Layth Kharoub

Personal information
Full name	Layth Ali Abdulrahim Kharoub[1]
Date of birth	(1991-07-11) 11 July 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth	Nablus, Palestine[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Kelantan DN
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2013	Thaqafi Tulkarem
2013–2014	Shabab Al-Bireh Institute
2014–2015	Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
2015–2017	Shabab Al-Khalil
2016–2017	Ahli Al-Khaleel
2017	Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
2017–2018	Thaqafi Tulkarem
2018	Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
2018	Markaz Balata
2021	Jabal Al-Mokabber Al-Maqdisi Club
2022	Markaz Balata
2022	Shabab Al-Samu
2023	Shabab Al-Dhahiriya
2024–	Kelantan Darul Naim
International career‡
2020–	Palestine	11	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 December 2021

Club career

On 15 January 2017, Kharoub joined Ahli Al-Khaleel.^[3] After joining Shabab Al-Dhahiriya in summer 2017,^[4] Kharoub returned to Thaqafi Tulkarem on 27 December of the same year.^[5]

International career

Kharoub represented Palestine at the 2020 Bangabandhu Cup; he scored on his debut on 15 January, helping Palestine beat hosts Bangladesh 2–0 in the group stage.^[6] Kharoub scored three goals in the tournament, including one in the final on 25 January against Burundi, won 3–1, to help Palestine win the competition.^[7]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 11 December 2021^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Palestine	2020	4	3
	2021	7	2
Total		11	5

Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kharoub goal.

List of international goals scored by Layth Kharoub

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	15 January 2020	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Bangladesh	2–0	2–0	2020 Bangabandhu Cup	[9]
2	22 January 2020	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Seychelles	1–0	1–0	2020 Bangabandhu Cup	[10]
3	25 January 2020	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Burundi	3–0	3–1	2020 Bangabandhu Cup	[11]
4	24 June 2021	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Comoros	1–1	5–1	2021 FIFA Arab Cup qualification	[12]
5	5 September 2021	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Bangladesh	1–0	2–0	2021 Three Nations Cup

Honours

Palestine

• Bangabandhu Cup: 2020