Taha Dyab

Taha Dyab (Arabic: طٰهٰ دِيَاب; born 23 July 1990) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Hurriya in the Syrian Premier League. He is also a member of the Syria national team.^[1][2]

Taha Dyab

Personal information
Date of birth	(1990-07-23) 23 July 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Aleppo, Syria
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Herafyeen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2012	Al-Ittihad
2007	→ Afrin (loan)
2012	Al-Shorta
2013	Naft Al-Janoob
2013–2015	Al-Safa' SC
2015	Salam Zgharta
2015–2016	Al-Majd
2016–2017	Al-Ittihad
2018	Real Kashmir
2018–2019	Al-Herafyeen
2019–2020	Al-ittihad
2020-	Al-Hurriya
International career‡
2007–2008	Syria U-20	?	(?)
2010–2012	Syria	4	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 February 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 January 2011

Club career

Dyab was born in Aleppo, Syria. He started his career in the youth system of Al-Ittihad and he played his first fully professional match in the Syrian Premier League for Al-Ittihad on 30 October 2007 in a 0–0 draw against Al-Futowa.^[3] He helped the club reach the final of the AFC Cup the second most important association cup in Asia. Al-Ittihad won the final against Kuwaiti Premier League champions Al-Qadsia after penalties. The game was tied 1–1 after regular time and Extra Time.^[4] Dyab signed a two-year contract with Syrian League club Al-Shorta on 3 February 2012.^[5] Later on, he had short spells in Iraq, Lebanon and India, before transferring to Al-Herafyeen in 2018.

International career

Dyab was a part of the Syrian U-19 national team in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship in Saudi Arabia. He has been a regular for the Syrian national football team since 2010 and he debuted in an 18 December 2010 friendly against Iraq. He came on as a substitute for Mohamed Al Zeno in the second halftime and scored on his debut.^[6] Dyab was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar,^[7] but he not played in any of the three Syrian group games.

Career statistics

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

Taha Dyab: International goals^[8]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 December 2010	Sulaymaniyah Stadium, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq	Iraq	1–0	1–0	International Friendly

Honours

Al-Ittihad

• Syrian Cup: 2011
• AFC Cup: 2010