Taha Dyab
Encyclopedia
Taha Dyab (born 24 October 1988 in Aleppo
, Syria
) is a Syrian
footballer. He currently plays for Al-Ittihad, which competes in the Syrian Premier League
the top division in Syria
. He plays as a midfielder, wearing the number 11 jersey for Al-Ittihad and for the Syrian national football team
he wears the number 8 shirt.
.
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.
Dyab was selected to Valeriu Tiţa
's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup
in Qatar
, but he not played in any of the three Syrian group games
.
Al-Ittihad
Aleppo
Aleppo is the largest city in Syria and the capital of Aleppo Governorate, the most populous Syrian governorate. With an official population of 2,301,570 , expanding to over 2.5 million in the metropolitan area, it is also one of the largest cities in the Levant...
, Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
) is a Syrian
Syrian people
The Syrian people are the inhabitants and citizens of Syria. Syrians are tied together by geography, linguistic heritage, religion, and similar Eastern Mediterranean ethnicities...
footballer. He currently plays for Al-Ittihad, which competes in the Syrian Premier League
Syrian Premier League
The Syrian League is the highest division in football in Syria. The league began play in 1966.- Current clubs :*Al-Futowa *Al-Ittihad *Al-Jaish *Al-Jazeera *Al-Karamah *Al-Majd...
the top division in Syria
Syria
Syria , officially the Syrian Arab Republic , is a country in Western Asia, bordering Lebanon and the Mediterranean Sea to the West, Turkey to the north, Iraq to the east, Jordan to the south, and Israel to the southwest....
. He plays as a midfielder, wearing the number 11 jersey for Al-Ittihad and for the Syrian national football team
Syria national football team
The Syria national football team represents Syria in association football and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria's home grounds are Abbasiyyin Stadium and Aleppo International Stadium...
he wears the number 8 shirt.
Club career
Dyab 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.International career
Dyab was a part of the Syrian U-19 national team in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship in Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
.
He has been a regular for the Syrian national football team
Syria national football team
The Syria national football team represents Syria in association football and is controlled by the Syrian Football Association, the governing body for football in Syria. Syria's home grounds are Abbasiyyin Stadium and Aleppo International Stadium...
since 2010 and he debuted in an 18 December 2010 friendly against Iraq
Iraq national football team
The Iraqi national football team represents Iraq in international football and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association. They won the 2007 Asian Football Confederation Asian Cup tournament.-The Golden Generation:...
. He came on as a substitute for Mohamed Al Zeno
Mohamed Al Zeno
Mohamed Al Zeno is a Syrian professional footballer who plays for Al-Karamah, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria..-Early career:...
in the second halftime and scored on his debut.
Dyab was selected to Valeriu Tiţa
Valeriu Tiţa
Valeriu Tiţa is a Romanian football coach. He is the former manager of Syrian club Al-Ittihad Aleppo with whom he won the AFC Cup in 2010 and former manager of the Syrian national team....
's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup
2011 AFC Asian Cup
The 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals were held in Qatar on 7–29 January 2011. It was the fifteenth time the tournament has been held, and the second time it has been hosted by Qatar, the other being the 1988 AFC Asian Cup...
in Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
, but he not played in any of the three Syrian group games
2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B
Group B of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup was one of four groups of nations competing at 2011 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 9 January and its last matches were played on 17 January. All six group matches were played at venues in Doha and Al Rayyan, Qatar...
.
International goals
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- Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:
Club
Al-Ittihad
- AFC CupAFC CupThe AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...
(1 title): 2010