Feras Esmaeel (Arabic: فراس إسماعيل; born 3 January 1983 in Damascus, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Nart Sukhum, which plays in Abkhazia. He plays as a midfielder.[1] He is an ethnic Abkhazian.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Feras Esmaeel | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Damascus, Syria | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nart Sukhum | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Al-Jaish | ||
| 2005–2006 | Qardaha | ||
| 2006–2009 | Al-Karamah | ||
| 2009–2011 | Al-Jaish | ||
| 2011–2013 | Zakho FC | 62 | (10) |
| 2013–2014 | Al-Masafi | 15 | (1) |
| 2014– | Nart Sukhum | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2016 | Syria | 81 | (5) |
| 2016– | Abkhazia | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2011 | |||
International career edit
Esmaeel was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[2] He played full 90 minutes in all Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan.
International goals edit
- Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 October 2007 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan |  Afghanistan |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 9 November 2007 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia |  Indonesia |
1–0 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 23 January 2009 | Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Kuwait |
2–1 | 3–2 | International Friendly |
| 4 | 2 January 2010 | National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  Zimbabwe |
3–0 | 6–0 | Friendly/Non FIFA 'A' international match |
| 5 | 5 July 2011 | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Jordan |
1–1 | 3–1 | International Friendly |
| 6 | 15 July 2011 | Seeb Stadium, Masqat, Oman |  Oman |
1–1 | 1–1 | International Friendly |
Honours edit
Club edit
- Syrian Premier League: 2010
- Syrian Cup: 2004
- AFC Cup: 2004
- Syrian Premier League: 2007, 2008, 2009
- Syrian Cup: 2007, 2008, 2009
- Syrian Super Cup: 2008
National Team edit
References edit
- ^ "Feras Esmaeel – Player profile". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ^ "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "Feras Esmaeel – International goals". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 May 2011.
External links edit
- Feras Esmaeel at WorldFootball.net
- Feras Esmaeel at National-Football-Teams.com
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