Abdulkader Dakka
Abdulkader Dakka (Arabic: عبد القادر دكة; born 10 January 1985 in Latakia, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Wahda, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria. He plays as a defender, wearing the number 30 jersey for Al-Wahda and for the Syrian national football team he wears the number 17 shirt.[1]
| |||
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Abdulkader Salim Dakka | ||
Date of birth | 10 January 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Latakia, Syria | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Wahda | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2008 | Tishreen | ||
2008 | Al-Ansar | ||
2008–2011 | Al-Ittihad | 57 | (1) |
2011 | Shanghai Shenhua | 6 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Al-Ittihad | ||
2012 | Al-Sinaa | 9 | (0) |
2013– | Al-Shorta | ||
2014– | Al-Wahda | ||
National team‡ | |||
2003–2005 | Syria U-20 | ||
2007–2008 | Syria U-23 | ||
2005– | Syria | 41 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 May 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 January 2011 |
Career
Club career
Dakka started his professional career with Tishreen.[2] On 8 March 2008, he transferred to Lebanese Premier League club Al-Ansar.[3] Dakka left the Lebanese club after four months. In July 2008, he moved to the Syrian League club Al-Ittihad and 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] In February 2011, he transferred to Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua on a ten-month deal.[5] but after five months the contract has been dissolved.[6][7] Dakka returned to Al-Ittihad and won the 2010–11 Syrian Cup with his team.[8]
International career
Dakka 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.[9] He was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad[10] for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar and played full 90 minutes in all Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan.
Honour and Titles
National Team
- AFC U-19 Championship 2004: Fourth place
- FIFA U-20 World Cup 2005: Round of 16
- West Asian Games 2005: Runner-up
References
- "Abdulkader Dakka – Player profile". ittihadaleppo.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- "abdulkader dakka profile". footballzz.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2011-02-15.
- "عبد القادر دكة". kooora.com. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- "2010 AFC Cup Final – Match Summary". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- رسمياً الدكة ينضم لنادي شينغهاي الصيني (in Arabic). psyrianp.com. Retrieved 2011-02-18.
- "عبد القادر دكة خارج حساب نادي شنغهاي الصيني". syria-news.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- "عبد القادر دكة ينهي تجربته الاحترافية". alazmenah.com. Retrieved 2012-01-22.
- "Syrian Cup final report". syrian-soccer.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 23 January 2012.
- Abdulkader Dakka – FIFA competition record
- "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2011.
External links
- Abdulkader Dakka at WorldFootball.net