Majed al-Haj explained

Majed Al Haj
Birth Date:6 April 1985
Birth Place:Damascus, Syria
Height:1.72 m
Currentclub:Al-Wahda
Clubnumber:14
Position:Striker
Years1:2003–2011
Years2:2011–2012
Years3:2012
Years4:2013–2014
Years5:2014
Years6:2015–
Nationalyears1:2003–2005
Nationalyears2:2007–2008
Nationalyears3:2005–2009
Nationalteam3:Syria
Nationalcaps3:11
Nationalgoals3:1

Majed Al Haj (Arabic: ماجد الحاج, born 6 April 1985 in Damascus, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Wahda. He plays as a striker.[1]

Club career

On 8 August 2014, Al Haj scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Al-Jaish in the Championship Final Match, to grant his team Al-Wahda their second league title after 2004.[2]

International career

Al Haj 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 scored one goal against Canada in the first match of the group-stage.[3]

International goals

Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:

Majed Al Haj: International goals[4] ! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1 21 March 2009 Aleppo International Stadium, Aleppo, Syria 1–2 1–2 International Friendly

Honours

Club

Al-Jaish

2002–03, 2009–10

2002–03

2004

National team

Fourth place

Round of 16

Runner-up

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Majed Al Haj – Player profile . Arabic . 7 April 2011 . kooora.com.
  2. Web site: الوحدة ينتزع لقب الدوري السوري للمرة الثانية في تاريخه . elaph.com . Arabic . 8 August 2014 .
  3. Web site: SYR vs CAN – Match Report . https://web.archive.org/web/20071203133452/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=9102/matches/match=91020012/report.html . dead . December 3, 2007 . 7 April 2011 . fifa.com.
  4. Web site: Majed Al Haj – International goals . Arabic . 15 May 2011 . kooora.com.