Alaa Al Shbli (Arabic: علاء الشبلي; born 3 May 1990 in Deir ez-Zor, Syria) is a Syrian international footballer. He currently plays, which play in the Qatari Second Division, the top division in Qatar. He plays as a right wingback, 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, he signed for Al-Masry SC, 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.

Alaa Al Shbli
Personal information
Full name Alaa Al Shbli
Date of birth (1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Deir ez-Zor, Syria
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right back/Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2004 Al-Futowa
2005–2006 Al-Karamah
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Al-Karamah
2012–2014 Zakho FC 41 (4)
2014–2017 Naft Al-Wasat 2 (0)
2017–2018 Al-Zamalek
2018 Naft Al-Wasat
2018–2019 Al-Najaf
2019–2020 Mesaimeer
International career
2007 Syria U-17 4 (0)
2007–2008 Syria U-20 5 (0)
2009 Syria U-23 6 (0)
2008– Syria 36 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2019

International career

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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 FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007.[1] in South Korea. He played against Argentina, Spain and Honduras in the group-stage of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 and against England in the Round of 16.

He played for the Syrian U-19 national team in the AFC U-19 Championship 2008 in Saudi Arabia 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 in India. Senior national coach Fajr Ibrahim called him up for the first time, and he debuted in Syria's opening match of the tournament against Kyrgyzstan on 20 August 2009. He came on as a substitute for Bakri Tarrab in the second half.

his last appearance for Syria was in November 2017, in friendly match vs Iraq.

Appearances in major competitions

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Results list Syria's goal tally first.
Category Date Venue Opponent Appearances Goals Result # Competition
Start Sub
U-17 19 Aug 2007 Ulsan Complex Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea   Argentina 1 0 0 0-0 D FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007
U-17 22 Aug 2007 Ulsan Complex Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea   Spain 1 0 0 1-2 L FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007
U-17 25 Aug 2007 Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, South Korea   Honduras 1 0 0 2-0 W FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007
U-17 30 Aug 2007 Jeju World Cup Stadium, Seogwipo, South Korea   England 1 0 0 1-3 L FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007
U-20 06 Nov 2007 Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar   Qatar 1 0 0 1-0 W AFC U-19 Championship 2008 Qualifying
U-20 08 Nov 2007 Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar   Tajikistan 1 0 0 1-1 D AFC U-19 Championship 2008 Qualifying
U-20 10 Nov 2007 Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar   Turkmenistan 1 0 0 3-0 W AFC U-19 Championship 2008 Qualifying
U-20 14 Nov 2007 Al-Gharafa Stadium, Doha, Qatar   Bhutan 1 0 0 13-0 W AFC U-19 Championship 2008 Qualifying
U-20 02 Nov 2008 Prince Saud bin Jalawi Stadium, Khobar, Saudi Arabia   Iraq 1 0 0 1-2 L AFC U-19 Championship 2008

W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost

International goals

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Honours

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Al-Karamah

Naft Al-Wasat

Syria

References

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  1. ^ Alaa Al ShbliFIFA competition record (archived)
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