Mosab Balhous

Mosab Balhous (Arabic: مصعب بلحوس‎; born 5 October 1983) is a Syrian footballer who is currently playing for Al-Karamah in Syria.[1] Balhous is Syria's most-capped player ever with 88 caps.[2]

Mosab Balhous
Mosab Balhous, Syrian footballer
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-10-05) 5 October 1983
Place of birth Homs, Syria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Al-Karamah
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2011 Al-Karamah 252 (0)
2011–2012 → Al-Wahda (Loan) 30 (0)
2012–2013 Al-Shorta
2013–2015 Dhofar 52 (0)
2019– Al-Karamah
National team‡
2006–2016 Syria 88 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 March 2016

Club career

Balhous's career began in the youth system of Al-Karamah before starting his professional career with the senior team. He won with Al-Karamah four Syrian Premier League titles, four Syrian Cups, one Super Cup and helped the club reach the final of the AFC Champions League for the first time.[3] Al-Karamah were defeated 3–2 on aggregate in the final by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of the K-League.[4] Three years later, he was an important factor in his side's first-ever accession to AFC Cup Final. Al-Karamah were defeated 2–1 in the final of the second most important association cup in Asia by Kuwait SC of the Kuwaiti Premier League. On 3 October 2011, Balhous joined Al-Wahda on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.[5] On 26 August 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Oman Professional League club Dhofar.[6] On 7 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract extension with Dhofar.

Later on, he held the position of Goalkeeping Coach for Dhofar, and Syria national team during the 2019 AFC Asian Cup. In February 2019, Balhous came out of retirement to sign for Al-Karamah until the end of the season.[7]

International career

Balhous has been a regular for the Syria national football team since 2006. He made 10 appearances for Syria during the qualifying rounds of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He was selected as Syria's number one goalkeeper for the AFC Asian Cup 2011 in Qatar. He played full 90 minutes in all Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan.

Personal life

Mosab is the brother of Al-Karamah's Anas Balhous.

Honours

Club
  • With Dhofar

Syria
  • West Asian Football Federation Championship: 2012
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References
  1. "Mosab Balhous". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  2. Mamrud, Roberto (14 February 2019). "Mosab Balhous - International Appearances". RSSSF.
  3. "Al Karama continue the dream". AL JAZEERA.
  4. "Asian Club Competitions 2006". rsssf.com.
  5. "...في الكرامة: إعارة البلحوس للوحدة والعمير للشرطة". Syrian Soccer.
  6. "بلحوس يفسخ تعاقده مع الشرطة السوري وينضم رسمياً لظفار العماني". KOOORA.
  7. "مصعب بلحوس يعود لحراسة مرمى الكرامة". Kooora (in Arabic). 5 February 2019.
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