Ramez Jamal Dayoub (Arabic: رامز جمال ديوب; born 9 August 1984) is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a defender. A former Lebanon national team player, Dayoub played in Lebanon, Myanmar, Bahrain, and Malaysia, before being banned from practicing football in 2013 due to his involvement in the Lebanese match-fixing scandal.

Ramez Dayoub
Dayoub with Selangor FA at the 2012 Malaysia Cup
Personal information
Full name Ramez Jamal Dayoub[1]
Date of birth (1984-08-09) 9 August 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Tripoli, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2001–2004 Safa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2009 Safa
2009 Yangon United
2010–2011 Al-Shabab
2011 Magway 26 (6)
2011–2013 Selangor FA 19 (3)
2017 Uni Hill Eagles 1 (1)
2018 Hume United 1 (0)
International career
2003 Lebanon U20 9 (2)
2004–2013 Lebanon 34 (0)
2012 Malaysia XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Starting his career at Safa, it was reported that Dayoub had moved to I-League side East Bengal in summer 2009.[2][3] However, the transfer eventually fell through,[4] as Safa didn't issue his International Transfer Certificate (ITC),[5] and the player returned back to Lebanon.[6]

He subsequently moved to Myanmar at Yangon United a few months later, playing in an official game,[7] but it was revealed in November that the transfer was carried out using forged documents.[8] Dayoub was suspended indefinitely by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA).[7]

On 11 November 2010, Dayoub moved to Al-Shabab in the Bahraini Premier League after FIFA approved of the transfer.[9] Dayoub played in the 2011 Myanmar National League for Magway.[10] In December 2011, he joined Selangor FA ahead of the 2012 Malaysia Super League.[11][12][10]

On 26 February 2013, Dayoub was found to be involved in the 2013 Lebanese match-fixing scandal: he was accused of illegal betting on several national and continental games involving Lebanese teams and the national team. Dayoub was banned from football for life and fined $15,000.[13] In view of the decision, Selangor FA had the player's registration with the Football Association of Malaysia annulled.[14]

International career

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Dayoub debuted for the Lebanon national team on 3 October 2004,[15] in a 3–1 defeat to Kuwait in a friendly.[16] Dayoub participated in the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, as well as the 2007 WAFF Championship and 2009 King's Cup.[15]

In the final round of the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, Dayoub was involved in throwing the game against Qatar.[14] He was accused of match fixing and was suspended for life from football.[13] Dayoub ended his international career with 34 caps.[15]

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ramez Dayoub". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Berger's brother and Bhutia on East Bengal list". Hindustan Times. 8 July 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Nehru Cup football: India ready for Lebanon test". Rediff. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ ""صراع إعلامي" في ميانمار يكشف فضيحة تزوير: رامز ديوب يلعب مع فريق يانغون باستغناء دولي؟! - نسخة للطباعة | جريدة السفير". assafir.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ Ghoshal, Amoy (24 February 2013). "Interview with Ramez Dayoub : If I have a chance I will move to India one day". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ "الاتحاد اللبناني يقاضي نظيره في ميانمار ونادي يونايتد واللاعب الهارب رامز ديوب". albayan.ae/ (in Arabic). 5 November 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b "الاتحاد اللبناني يفتح الأبواب للجماهير مجاناً | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  8. ^ ""صراع إعلامي" في ميانمار يكشف فضيحة تزوير: رامز ديوب يلعب مع فريق يانغون باستغناء دولي؟! - نسخة للطباعة | جريدة السفير". assafir.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  9. ^ الموسوي, الوسط-هادي. "اللبناني ديوب مع الشباب بقرار حاسم من الفيفا". صحيفة الوسط البحرينية (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Lebanon suspends 24 players". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  11. ^ Kedai, Tokei (5 December 2011). "SuKa@KeReTa: SENARAI PEMAIN SKUAD SELANGOR 2012". SuKa@KeReTa. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  12. ^ "SENARAI NAMA PENUH PEMAIN SELANGOR 2012 | SKUAD SELANGOR 2012 – SUARA SUKAN". Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  13. ^ a b "Lebanon National Football team players Mahmoud al-Ali, Ramez Dyoub banned for life, fined USD 15,000 for manipulating results".
  14. ^ a b Osman, Sadat (5 March 2013). "Peter Chrappan replaces Ramez Dayoub". goal.com. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  15. ^ a b c "Ramez Dayoub". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  16. ^ "Lebanon vs Kuwait". FA Lebanon. 3 October 2004. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  17. ^ العراقي سدير أفضل لاعب في استفتاء "المنار". alkhaleej.ae (in Arabic). 10 July 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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