Ahmad Al Saleh (Arabic: أَحمَد الصَّالِح; born 20 May 1990)[1] is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lebanese Premier League club Bourj.
 Al Saleh with Al Ahed in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Amuda, Syria | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bourj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2013 | Al-Jaish | 5 | (5) |
| 2013 | Al-Shorta Damascus | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Al-Arabi | 78 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | Al-Shorta Baghdad | (1) | |
| 2016 | Al-Muharraq | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Al-Arabi | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Henan Jinaye | 6 | (1) |
| 2018 | Al-Jaish | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Ahed | 16 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Al-Arabi | 21 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Al-Wahda | ||
| 2022–2023 | Al-Jaish | ||
| 2023– | Al-Bourj | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2007 | Syria U17 | ||
| 2007–2008 | Syria U20 | ||
| 2009–2012 | Syria U23 | ||
| 2008–2022 | Syria | 56 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Al Saleh began his professional career with Syrian Premier League club Al-Jaish; he joined the senior squad in 2008.[1]
In 2018, Ahmad Al Saleh joined Lebanese Premier League champions Al Ahed.[citation needed] After one season, in 2019 he joined Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi.[citation needed]
Al Saleh was banned for life by the SFA after he kicked, insulted and spat on a referee after being sent off whilst playing for Al-Jaish against Al-Wathba in a Syrian Premier League game on 3 February 2023.[2]
On 27 April 2023, Al-Saleh joined Bourj in the Lebanese Premier League.[3]
International career edit
Al Saleh was a part of the Syrian U-17 national team in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea.[citation needed] He played against Argentina, Spain and Honduras in the group-stage of the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[citation needed] He scored one goal against Honduras in the third match of the group-stage.[4]
Al Saleh was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar,[5] but he didn't play in any of the three Syrian group games.[citation needed]
He played for Syria at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup; his side exited in the group stage after only picking up a single point.[citation needed] After Al Saleh revoked the Syria captaincy to Omar Al Somah, the press claimed that Al Saleh didn't like this decision and that he disputed it with Al Somah, who himself confirmed this matter in an interview in March 2019.[6]
Personal life edit
Al Saleh is of Kurdish ethnicity.[citation needed] His brother, Sheroan, is also a professional player who plays for Al-Jaish SC.[citation needed]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of 18 November 2019.[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 2 | |
- Score and result tables list Syria's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 December 2012 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Iraq |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2012 WAFF Championship |
| 2 | 13 June 2017 | Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca, Malaysia |  China |
2–2 | 2–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References edit
- ^ a b "أحمد الصالح". kooora.com. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
- ^ "Syrian FA bans Ahmed Al-Saleh for life for referee attack". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
- ^ "البرج يتعاقد مع قائد سوريا السابق". كووورة. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
- ^ Ahmad Al Saleh – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "لقاء حصري مع النجم عمر السومة" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Ahmad Mohamed Al-Salih - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
External links edit
- Ahmad Al Saleh at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ahmad Al Saleh at Soccerway
- Ahmad Al Saleh at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)
- Ahmad Al Saleh at FA Lebanon
- Ahmad Al Saleh at Lebanon Football Guide