Mohammad Afash

Mohammad Nasser Afash (Arabic: محمد عفش; born 31 October 1966) is a Syrian retired footballer, who played as a midfielder. He started his career for Al-Ittihad Aleppo, before moving to Greece, where he spent 11 years for rivals Proodeftiki and Ionikos. He finished his career with Al-Ittihad Aleppo. Afash has represented Syria, getting capped 27 times and scoring 9 goals.

Mohammad Afash

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Nasser Afash
Date of birth	(1966-10-31) 31 October 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Aleppo, Syria
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1993	Al-Ittihad Aleppo
1993–1996	Proodeftiki	89	(28)
1996–2004	Ionikos	196	(19)
2004–2005	Al-Ittihad Aleppo
International career
1989–2004	Syria	27	(9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Afash is one of the most notable Syrian football exports. Beginning his career with Al-Ittihad, he moved to Greece in 1993 to play for Proodeftiki before joining Ionikos in the 1996–97 season.^[1] He returned to Al-Ittihad in 2004.

International career

Afash made seven appearances for the senior Syria national football team in qualifying matches for the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup.^[2] He was a member of the Syria squad at the 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals.^[3]

He also played for Syria at the 1989 and 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship^[2]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 July 1993	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Taiwan	5–0	8–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
2.				6–0
3.	19 August 1999	Amman, Jordan	Oman	1-0	1-1	1999 Arab Games
4.	23 August 1999	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Libya	1-0	1-1
5.	25 August 1999	Amman, Jordan	United Arab Emirates	2-1	2-2
6.	30 April 2001	Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria	Philippines	9–0	12–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	7 May 2001		Laos	1–0	11–0
8.				10–0
9.	18 May 2001		Oman	2–2	3–3