Walid Abbas

Walid Abbas Murad Yousuf Al-Balushi (Arabic: وَلِيد عَبَّاس مُرَاد يُوسُف الْبَلُوشِيّ; born 11 June 1985) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Shabab Al-Ahli.

Walid Abbas

Abbas with United Arab Emirates in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Walid Abbas Murad Yousuf Al-Balushi[1]
Date of birth	(1985-06-11) 11 June 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Shabab Al-Ahli
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2013	Al Shabab	256	(7)
2013–2017	Al-Ahli	96	(3)
2017–	Shabab Al-Ahli	118	(5)
International career‡
2008–2023	United Arab Emirates	106	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2021

International career

Abbas has played for the United Arab Emirates national team since 2008 and represented the Emirates at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 AFC Asian Cups. At the 2011 tournament, he scored two own goals in two matches against Iran and Iraq.

International goals

Scores and results list the UAE's goal tally first.^[2]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 September 2012	Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, UAE	Kuwait	3–0	3–0	Friendly
2.	15 October 2013	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Hong Kong	4–0	4–0	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.	9 November 2013	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE	Philippines	2–0	4–0	Friendly
4.	15 November 2013	Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi	Hong Kong	2–0	4–0	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5.	19 November 2013		Vietnam	1–0	5–0
6.	9 November 2016		Bahrain	2–0	2–0	Friendly