Fares Arnaout Explained

Fares Arnaout
Fullname:Mohamed Fares Al Arnaout
Birth Date:31 January 1997[1]
Birth Place:Syria
Position:Centre-back
Clubnumber:2
Years1:2016–2017
Clubs1:Al-Jazeera
Caps1:14
Goals1:1
Years2:2017–2020
Clubs2:Al-Jaish
Caps2:37
Goals2:3
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Hutteen
Caps3:15
Goals3:2
Years4:2021
Clubs4:Al-Muharraq
Caps4:8
Goals4:0
Years5:2021–2022
Clubs5:Manama Club
Caps5:13
Goals5:1
Years6:2022–2023
Clubs6:Goa
Caps6:19
Goals6:1
Years7:2023–2024
Clubs7:Al-Zawraa
Years8:2024–
Clubs8:Al-Fotuwa
Nationalyears1:2018–2020
Nationalteam1:Syria U23
Nationalcaps1:10
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2019–
Nationalteam2:Syria
Nationalcaps2:12
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:20:31, 23 February 2023 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:28 March 2023

Mohamed Fares Al Arnaout (Arabic: محمد فارس الأرناؤوط; born 31 January 1997) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Syrian Premier League club Al-Fotuwa and the Syria national team.[2]

Club career

Arnaout previously played for Al-Jazeera, Al-Jaish, Hutteen in Syria.[3] He won the Syrian Cup, Syrian Premier League and Syrian Super Cup in his first season with Al-Jaish. In the years to come, he would establish himself as a key member of the squad – winning the Syrian League again the following season in 2018/19.

Arnaout joined Bahraini outfit Al-Muharraq and clinched the 2021 AFC Cup title.[4] He later joined Manama Club in the same league.

Goa

In July 2022, Indian Super League outfit Goa completed the permanent signing of Arnaout on a one-year deal.[2]

International career

On 8 July 2019, Arnaout made his international debut for Syria against North Korea in a 5–2 win in the 2019 Intercontinental Cup, where they achieved third place.[5] [6]

Arnaout captained the Syria U23 side to the quarter-finals of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship. The tournament saw Syria brave the odds to qualify from a group that had Asian powerhouses in Saudi Arabia, Japan and Qatar. They eventually bowed out of the tournament in the quarter-finals, losing to Australia in extra time.[7] [8]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonLeagueCupAFCTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Jazeera2016–17Syrian Premier League14100141
Al-Jaish2017–183720050?2
2018–1900080?0
2019–2010020?1
Al-Jaish total37300150523
Hutteen2020–21Syrian Premier League15200152
Al-Muharraq2020–21Bahraini Premier League800031111
Manama Club2021–2213100131
Goa2022–23Indian Super League19131222
Career total1067311811279

International

[9]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Syria201930
202020
202150
202320
Total120

Honours

Al-Jaish

Al-Muharraq

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Syria . . 14 . 4 December 2021 . 13 December 2022.
  2. Web site: FC Goa signs Syrian international defender Fares Arnaout. fcgoa.in. 1 July 2022.
  3. Web site: ISL Transfer News: FC Goa rope in Syrian defender Fares Arnaout. www.sportskeeda.com. 1 July 2022.
  4. Web site: Muharraq Club emerge champions with masterful display against FC Nasaf. www.the-afc.com. 5 November 2021.
  5. Web site: Intercontinental Cup: Syria downs DPR Korea with a fine second-half show. sportstar.thehindu.com. July 8, 2019 . 8 July 2019.
  6. Web site: Syria 5 – 2 North Korea. national-football-teams.com. 8 July 2019.
  7. Web site: Toure's extra-time strike moves Australia U-23 within one win of Olympic Games. socceroos.com.au. January 9, 2020 . 19 January 2020.
  8. Web site: Australia U23 1 – 0 Syria U23. soccerway.com. 19 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Fares Arnaout. national-football-teams.com. 8 July 2019.