Taha Dyab Explained

Taha Dyab
Birth Date:23 July 1990
Birth Place:Aleppo, Syria
Height:1.82 m
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Al-Herafyeen
Years1:2007–2012
Years2:2007
Clubs2:Afrin (loan)
Years3:2012
Years4:2013
Years5:2013–2015
Years6:2015
Years7:2015–2016
Years8:2016–2017
Years9:2018
Years10:2018–2019
Years11:2019–2020
Years12:2020-
Nationalyears1:2007–2008
Nationalcaps1:?
Nationalgoals1:?
Nationalyears2:2010–
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:1
Club-Update:29 February 2012
Nationalteam-Update:1 January 2011

Taha Dyab (Arabic: طه دياب; born 23 July 1990) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Al-Hurriya in the Syrian Premier League. He is also a member of the Syria national team.[1] [2]

Club career

Dyab was born in Aleppo, Syria. He 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.[3] He 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] Dyab signed a two-year contract with Syrian League club Al-Shorta on 3 February 2012.[5] Later on, he had short spells in Iraq, Lebanon and India, before transferring to Al-Herafyeen in 2018.

International career

Dyab was a part of the Syrian U-19 national team in the 2008 AFC U-19 Championship in Saudi Arabia. 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.[6] Dyab was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar,[7] but he not played in any of the three Syrian group games.

Career statistics

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

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Honours

Al-Ittihad

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Taha Dyab – Player profile . Arabic . 17 May 2011 . kooora.com . 4 July 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170704150132/http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?player=38749 . live .
  2. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann. Benjamin. NFT Player – National Team & Club Appearances: Dyab, Taha. 23 November 2022. www.national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. en. 25 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211225170236/http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/41014/Taha_Dyab.html.
  3. Web site: Taha Dyab – Player profile . Arabic . 4 April 2011 . ittihadaleppo.com . 16 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101216091523/http://ittihadaleppo.com/ar-sy/Teams/15/64.aspx . live .
  4. Web site: 2010 AFC Cup Final – Match Summary . 29 May 2011 . the-afc.com . 28 February 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090228175228/http://www.the-afc.com/ . live .
  5. Web site: http://kooora.com/default.aspx?n=154339 . ar:طه دياب لاعب الاتحاد السوري يفسخ عقده وينضم للشرطة . 3 February 2012 . www.kooora.com . Arabic . 14 July 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140714141616/http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=154339 . live .
  6. Web site: IRQ vs SYR – Match Report . Arabic . 4 April 2011 . psyrianp.com . 24 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101224080114/http://www.psyrianp.com/ar/news.php?readmore=2340 . live .
  7. Web site: Syria squad. 19 March 2011. the-afc.com. 20 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181020100918/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-2011-schedule-a-results?view=teamdetails&compID=242&roundID=498&groupID=682&teamID=86&id=0. live.