Maher Al-Sayed

Maher Al-Sayed (Arabic: مَاهِر السَّيِّد; born 13 March 1979) is a Syrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for several clubs in the Syrian League, and has played 109 matches for the Syria national team, scoring 29 goals.^[1]

Maher Al-Sayed

Maher Al-Sayed in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-03-13) 13 March 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Damascus, Syria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Al-Wahda
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Al-Wahda
1999–2002	Al-Jaish
2002–2004	Al-Naser
2004–2009	Al-Wahda
2009–2012	Al-Jaish
2012	Al-Arabi Irbid
2012–2013	Al-Shorta Damascus
2014–2015	Al-Wahda
International career
1999–2013	Syria	109	(29)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[1]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Syria	1998	3	0
	1999	4	2
	2000	12	1
	2001	6	1
	2002	9	1
	2003	9	6
	2004	17	5
	2005	2	0
	2006	8	3
	2007	12	5
	2008	10	1
	2009	6	2
	2010	5	0
	2011	5	2
	2012	0	0
	2013	1	0
Total		109	29

International goals

Scores and results list Syria's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 August 1999	Amman, Jordan	United Arab Emirates	2–2	Draw	1999 Pan Arab Games
2	27 August 1999	Amman, Jordan	Palestine	1–1	Draw
3	11 April 2000	Tehran, Iran	Iran	1–1	Draw	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4	11 May 2001	Aleppo, Syria	Laos	9–0	Win	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	17 December 2002	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Yemen	4–0	Win	2002 Arab Nations Cup
6	27 September 2003	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia	Yemen	8–2	Win	Friendly
7	30 September 2003	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	1–1	Draw	Friendly
8	15 October 2003	Damascus, Syria	Sri Lanka	5–0	Win	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9
10	18 October 2003	Damascus, Syria	Sri Lanka	8–0	Win
11
12	3 June 2004	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	2–1	Win	Friendly
13	21 June 2004	Tehran, Iran	Iran	1–7	Loss	2004 WAFF Championship
14	26 August 2004	Sanaa, Yemen	Yemen	2–1	Win	Friendly
15
16	8 October 2004	Doha, Qatar	Qatar	2–1	Win	Friendly
17	25 July 2006	Damascus, Syria	Iraq	1–2	Loss	Friendly
18	5 August 2006	Damascus, Syria	Libya	2–1	Win	Friendly
19	11 October 2006	Seoul, South Korea	South Korea	1–1	Draw	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
20	18 August 2007	New Delhi, India	Bangladesh	2–0	Win	Nehru Cup 2007
21	21 August 2007	New Delhi, India	Kyrgyzstan	4–1	Win
22	25 August 2007	New Delhi, India	Cambodia	5–1	Win
23
24	8 October 2007	Damascus, Syria	Afghanistan	3–0	Win	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
25	29 December 2008	Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	2–2	Draw	Friendly
26	14 January 2008	Aleppo, Syria	China	3–2	Won	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
27
28	5 July 2011	Istanbul, Turkey	Jordan	3–1	Won	Friendly
29	17 August 2011	Sidon, Lebanon	Lebanon	3–2	Won	Friendly

See also

• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps