Ahmad Al Saleh (; born 20 May 1990) is a Syrian professional

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who plays as a

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Club career

Al Saleh began his professional career with

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club Al-Jaish; he joined the senior squad in 2008. In 2018, Ahmad Al Saleh joined

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champions Al Ahed. After one season, in 2019 he joined Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi. 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

game on 3 February 2023. On 27 April 2023, Al-Saleh joined Bourj in the Lebanese Premier League.

International career

Al Saleh was a part of the Syrian U-17 national team in the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in South Korea. He played against

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and

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in the group-stage of the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He scored one goal against

in the third match of the group-stage. Al Saleh was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the

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, but he didn't play in any of the three Syrian group games. He played for Syria at the

2019 AFC Asian Cup The 2019 AFC Asian Cup (or commonly called the Asian Cup 2019) was the 17th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international association football, football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ...

; his side exited in the group stage after only picking up a single point. 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.

Personal life

Al Saleh is of Kurdish ethnicity. His brother, Sheroan, is also a professional player who plays for Al-Jaish SC.

Career statistics

International

:''Score and result tables list Syria's goal tally first.''

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Saleh, Ahmad 1990 births Living people Kurdish men's footballers 21st-century Kurdish people Syrian men's footballers 21st-century Syrian sportsmen Men's association football defenders Syria men's international footballers Syrian Kurdish people Syrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Expatriate men's footballers in China Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Syrian expatriate sportspeople in China People from Qamishli District Al Ahed FC players Al-Jaish SC (Syria) players Al-Shorta SC players Al-Arabi SC (Kuwait) players Henan F.C. players Bourj FC players Syrian Premier League players Chinese Super League players Lebanese Premier League players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Expatriate men's footballers in Lebanon Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Sportspeople banned for life