Alaa Al Shbli ( ar, علاء الشبلي; born 3 May 1990 in

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, Syria) is a

Syrian Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indig ...

international

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. He currently plays, which play in the

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, the top division in

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. He plays as a

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, wearing the shirt with number 15 for Al-Karamah. For the Syrian national football team, he is currently wearing the shirt with the number 20. After he left

Zamalek SC Zamalek Sporting Club ( ar, نادي الزمالك للألعاب الرياضية), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an Egyptian sports club based in Giza. It is one of the most successful football clubs in Africa and the Middle East, an ...

, he signed for

Al-Masry SC Al Masry Sporting Club ( ar, النادي المصري للألعاب الرياضية) is an Egyptian sports club based in Port Said, Egypt. The club is mainly known for its professional football team, that competes in the Egyptian Premier Lea ...

, but left the club 2 days later, as Al-Masry would not agree to the same salary Alaa had in mind. Alaa also is the third captain of the Syrian National team, as he is one of the oldest players in the current squad.

International career

Al Shbli played between 2007 and 2008 for the Under-17 and the Under-19 Syrian national team. He was a part of the Syrian U-17 national team in the

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. in

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. He played against

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and Honduras in the group-stage of the

and against

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in the Round of 16. He played for the Syrian U-19 national team in the

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and was a part of the Syrian U-23 national team in the Mediterranean Games 2009 in Italy. He made his debut for the Syria national team in the

2009 Nehru Cup The 2009 Nehru Cup International Football Tournament also known as the ONGC Nehru Cup due to the competition's sponsorship by ONGC, was the 14th edition of the Nehru Cup a friendly tournament organized by the All India Football Federation (AIFF ...

in India. Senior national coach

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called him up for the first time, and he debuted in Syria's opening match of the tournament against

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on 20 August 2009. He came on as a substitute for

Bakri Tarrab Bakri Tarab ( ar, بكري طراب) (born 20 January 1985 in Aleppo, Syria) is a Syrian football player who is currently playing for Al Masafi in the Iraqi Premier League. Honour and Titles National Team *Nehru Cup: **Runner-up (1): 2009 ...

in the second half. his last appearance for Syria was in November 2017, in friendly match vs

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

Appearances in major competitions

:''Results list Syria's goal tally first.'' W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost

International goals

Honours

Club

Al-Karamah *

Syrian Premier League The Syrian Premier League ( ar, الدوري السوري الممتاز) is a professional association football league in Syria and the top division in of the Syrian football league system. The league comprises 12 teams and operates on a system ...

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2009 File:2009 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The vertical stabilizer of Air France Flight 447 is pulled out from the Atlantic Ocean; Barack Obama becomes the first African American to become President of the United States; 2009 Iran ...

Syrian Cup The Syrian Cup ( ar, سوريا) is Syria's premier knockout Cup tournament in men's football. It was first contested in 1959. Al-Ittihad SC has won the competition on 10 occasions. The final was first played in the 1960-61 season during the U ...

: 2008,

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Syrian Super Cup The Syrian Super Cup ( ar, كأس السوبر السوري) is a Syrian association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of Syrian Premier League and the winners of the Syrian Cup The Syrian Cup ( ar, سوريا) i ...

: 2008 *

AFC Cup The AFC Cup is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Under its current rules, the competition is played primarily between clubs from nations that did not receive direct qualifying ...

runner-up Naft Al-Wasat *

Iraqi Premier League The Iraqi Premier League ( ar, الدوري العراقي الممتاز) is the top level of the Iraqi football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it is operated by the Iraq Football Association (IFA) and operates on a system of promotion an ...

: 2014–15

National team

: Round of 16 *

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runner-up

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Shbli, Alaa 1990 births Living people People from Deir ez-Zor Syrian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Syria men's international footballers Syrian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Al-Karamah SC players Zakho SC players Naft Al-Wasat SC players Zamalek SC players Al-Najaf SC players Mesaimeer SC players Egyptian Premier League players Qatari Second Division players Syrian Premier League players