Eid Al-Farsi

Eid Mohammed Al-Farsi (Arabic: عيد بن محمد الفارسي‎; born 8 November 1990), commonly known as Eid Al-Farsi, is an Omani footballer who plays for Al-Raed in the Saudi Professional League

In this Arabic name, the family name is Al-Farsi.
Eid Al-Farsi
Personal information
Full name Eid Mohammed Al-Farsi
Date of birth (1990-11-08) 8 November 1990
Place of birth Sur, Oman
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Central midfielder
Number --
Youth career
2002–2008 Al-Oruba
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Al-Oruba 69 (4)
2013–2014 Al-Nahda 27 (2)
2014–2015 Al-Oruba 5 (1)
2015–2016 Al-Raed
National team‡
2011 Oman U-23 2 (0)
2010– Oman 70 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2018

Club career

On 5 July 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Al-Nahda Club.[1] On 5 July 2014, he moved back to his former club, Al-Oruba SC on a one-year contract.

Wigan trial

After the transfer closes on 2012, English top flight club Wigan Athletic asked Oman Football Association to allow Eid to visit United Kingdom for a trial with Wigan.

Club career statistics
Club Season Division League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Oruba 2010–11 Oman Elite League -1-061-0-2
2011–12 -2-140-0-3
2012–13 -1-000-0-1
Total -4-1101-0-6
Al-Nahda 2013–14 Oman Professional League -2-100-1-4
Total -2-100-1-4
Career total -6-2101-1-10
  1. Includes appearances in the AFC Cup
  2. Includes goal in the GCC Champions League

International career

Eid is part of the first team squad of the Oman national football team. He was selected for the national team for the first time in 2010. He made his first appearance for Oman on 20 January 2010 in a friendly match against Sweden.[2] and scored his first international goal on 11 September 2012 in a friendly match against Ireland.[3] He has made appearances in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, the 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

National team career statistics

International goals
Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first.[4]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 September 2012Craven Cottage, London, England Republic of Ireland1–31–4Friendly
2.14 August 2013Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Singapore2–02–02015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.19 November 2013Shahid Dastgerdi Stadium, Ekbatan, Tehran, Iran Syria1–01–02015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4.29 May 2014Metallurg Stadium, Olmaliq, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan1–01–0Friendly
5.26 March 2015Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman Malaysia3–06–0Friendly
6.19 November 2018Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Bahrain1–02–1Friendly

Honours

Club
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References
  1. نجم المنتخب العماني محمد الشيبة يعونجم المنتخب العماني عيد الفارسي يوقع لنادي النهضة العماني لموسم واحد (in Arabic). kooora.com.
  2. "OMAN VS. SWEDEN 0 - 1". soccerway.com.
  3. "REPUBLIC OF IRELAND VS. OMAN 4-1". soccerway.com.
  4. "Eid Al-Farsi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
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