Mosab Balhous
![]() Mosab Balhous, Syrian footballer | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 5 October 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Homs, Syria | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Karamah | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2011 | Al-Karamah | 252 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Al-Wahda (Loan) | 30 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Al-Shorta | ||
2013–2015 | Dhofar | 52 | (0) |
2019– | Al-Karamah | ||
National team‡ | |||
2006–2016 | Syria | 86 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 March 2016 |
Mosab Balhous (Arabic: مصعب بلحوس; born 5 October 1983) is a Syrian footballer who is currently playing for Al-Karamah in Syria.[1] Balhous is Syria's most-capped player ever with 86 caps.[2]
Club career[]
Balhous's career began in the youth system of Al-Karamah before starting his professional career with the senior team. He won with Al-Karamah four Syrian Premier League titles, four Syrian Cups, one Super Cup and helped the club reach the final of the AFC Champions League for the first time.[3] Al-Karamah were defeated 3–2 on aggregate in the final by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of the K-League.[4] Three years later, he was an important factor in his side's first-ever accession to AFC Cup Final. Al-Karamah were defeated 2–1 in the final of the second most important association cup in Asia by Kuwait SC of the Kuwaiti Premier League. On 3 October 2011, Balhous joined Al-Wahda on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.[5] On 26 August 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Oman Professional League club Dhofar.[6] On 7 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract extension with Dhofar.
Later on, he held the position of Goalkeeping Coach for Dhofar, and Syria national team during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. In February 2019, Balhous came out of retirement to sign for Al-Karamah until the end of the season.[7]
International career[]
Balhous has been a regular for the Syria national football team since 2006. He made 10 appearances for Syria during the qualifying rounds of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was selected as Syria's number one goalkeeper for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar. He played full 90 minutes in all Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan.
Personal life[]
Mosab is the brother of Al-Karamah's Anas Balhous.
Honours[]
Club[]
- With Al-Karamah
- Syrian Premier League (4): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
- Syrian Cup (4): 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Syrian Super Cup (1): 2008
- AFC Champions League (0): Runner-up 2006
- AFC Cup (0): Runner-up 2009
- With Dhofar
- Oman Professional League Cup (0): Runner-up 2014–15
- Baniyas SC International Tournament (1): Winner 2014
Syria[]
- West Asian Football Federation Championship: 2012
References[]
- ^ Mosab Balhous at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Mamrud, Roberto (14 February 2019). "Mosab Balhous - International Appearances". RSSSF.
- ^ "Al Karama continue the dream". AL JAZEERA.
- ^ "Asian Club Competitions 2006". rsssf.com.
- ^ "...في الكرامة: إعارة البلحوس للوحدة والعمير للشرطة". Syrian Soccer.
- ^ "بلحوس يفسخ تعاقده مع الشرطة السوري وينضم رسمياً لظفار العماني". KOOORA.
- ^ "مصعب بلحوس يعود لحراسة مرمى الكرامة". Kooora (in Arabic). 5 February 2019.
External links[]
- Mosab Balhous – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Mosab Balhous at Soccerway
- Mosab Balhous at Goal.com
- Mosab Balhous at FootballDatabase.eu
- Mosab Balhous at Goalzz.com (archived at archive.today (archived 2014-04-12)) (available in Arabic at Kooora.com)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Homs
- Syrian footballers
- Syria international footballers
- Syrian expatriate footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- 2011 AFC Asian Cup players
- Al-Karamah players
- Al-Wahda SC (Syria) players
- Al-Shorta Damascus players
- Dhofar S.C.S.C. players
- Oman Professional League players
- Expatriate footballers in Oman
- Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Oman
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Syria
- Syrian Premier League players