Layth Ali Abdulrahim Kharoub (; born 11 July 1991) is a Palestinian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a winger for West Bank Premier League club Markaz Balata and the Palestine national team.

Club career

On 15 January 2017, Kharoub joined Ahli Al-Khaleel. After joining Shabab Al-Dhahiriya in summer 2017, Kharoub returned to Thaqafi Tulkarem on 27 December of the same year.

International career

Kharoub represented

Palestine Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by International recognition of Palestine, 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and th ...

at the 2020 Bangabandhu Cup; he scored on his debut on 15 January, helping Palestine beat hosts

Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...

2–0 in the group stage. Kharoub scored three goals in the tournament, including one in the final on 25 January against

Burundi Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...

, won 3–1, to help Palestine win the competition.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kharoub goal''.

Honours

Palestine *

Bangabandhu Cup The Bangabandhu Cup, also known as the Bangabandhu Gold Cup, is an international football tournament organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) as a tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who is the founding father of Banglad ...

2020 The year 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of even ...

References

External links

* * 1991 births Living people Footballers from Nablus Palestinian men's footballers Men's association football wingers Thaqafi Tulkarem players Shabab Al-Bireh Institute players Shabab Al-Dhahiriya SC players Shabab Al-Khaleel SC players Ahli Al-Khaleel players Markaz Balata players West Bank Premier League players Palestine men's international footballers {{Palestine-footy-bio-stub