| Abdulkader Dakka | |
| Full Name: | Abdulkader Salim Dakka |
| Birth Date: | 10 January 1985 |
| Birth Place: | Latakia, Syria |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Currentclub: | Al-Wahda |
| Clubnumber: | 30 |
| Position: | Centre back |
| Years1: | 2003–2008 |
| Clubs1: | Tishreen |
| Years2: | 2008 |
| Clubs2: | Al-Ansar |
| Years3: | 2008–2011 |
| Clubs3: | Al-Ittihad |
| Caps3: | 57 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2011 |
| Caps4: | 6 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs5: | Al-Ittihad |
| Years6: | 2012 |
| Clubs6: | Al-Sinaa |
| Caps6: | 9 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2013– |
| Clubs7: | Al-Shorta |
| Years8: | 2014– |
| Clubs8: | Al-Wahda |
| Nationalyears1: | 2003–2005 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2005–2011 |
| Nationalteam3: | Syria |
| Nationalcaps3: | 41 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 23 May 2011 |
| Ntupdate: | 17 January 2011 |
Abdulkader Dakka (Arabic: عبد القادر دكة; born 10 January 1985 in Latakia, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Wahda, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria. He plays as a defender, wearing the number 30 jersey for Al-Wahda and for the Syrian national football team he wears the number 17 shirt.[1]
Dakka started his professional career with Tishreen.[2] On 8 March 2008, he transferred to Lebanese Premier League club Al-Ansar.[3] Dakka left the Lebanese club after four months. In July 2008, he moved to the Syrian League club Al-Ittihad and 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] In February 2011, he transferred to Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua on a ten-month deal.[5] but after five months the contract has been dissolved.[6] [7] Dakka returned to Al-Ittihad and won the 2010–11 Syrian Cup with his team.[8]
Dakka was a part of the Syrian U-19 national team that finished in Fourth place at the 2004 AFC U-19 Championship in Malaysia and he was a part of the Syrian U-20 national team at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands. He plays against Canada, Italy and Colombia in the group-stage of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and against Brazil in the Round of 16. He was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad[9] for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar and played full 90 minutes in all Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan.