Ahmad Al Saleh

Ahmad Al Saleh (Arabic: أحمد الصالح; born 20 May 1990)[1] is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Syrian club Al-Jaish and the Syria national team.

Not to be confused with Ahmed Al-Saleh.

Ahmad Al Saleh
Al Saleh with Al Ahed in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ahmad Al Saleh
Date of birth (1990-05-20) 20 May 1990
Place of birth Amuda, Syria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Al-Jaish
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2013 Al-Jaish 5 (5)
2013 Al-Shorta Damascus 0 (0)
2013–2015 Al-Arabi 78 (2)
2015–2016 Al-Shorta Baghdad 1 (1)
2016 Al-Muharraq 0 (0)
2016–2017 Al-Arabi 3 (0)
2017–2018 Henan Jinaye 6 (1)
2018 Al-Jaish 0 (0)
2018–2019 Al-Ahed 16 (0)
2019–2021 Al-Arabi 21 (2)
2021–2022 Al-Wahda
2022– Al-Jaish
National team‡
2005–2007 Syria U17
2007–2008 Syria U20
2009–2012 Syria U23
2008– Syria 54 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Club career

Al Saleh began his professional career with Syrian Premier League club Al-Jaish; he joined the senior squad in 2008.[1]

In 2018, Ahmad Al Saleh joined Lebanese Premier League champions Al Ahed. After one season, in 2019 he joined Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi.

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 Argentina, Spain and Honduras in the group-stage of the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup. He scored one goal against Honduras in the third match of the group-stage.[2]

Al Saleh was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar,[3] but he didn't play in any of the three Syrian group games.

He played for Syria at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup; 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.[4]

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
As of 18 November 2019.[5]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Syria 200830
2012101
201340
201410
201560
2016110
201751
201820
2019140
Total562
Score and result tables list Syria's goal tally first.
Ahmad Al Saleh: International goals
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
120 December 2012Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait Iraq1–01–02012 WAFF Championship
213 June 2017Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca, Malaysia China PR2–22–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Al-Jaish

Al-Arabi

Ahed

Syria

References
  1. "أحمد الصالح". kooora.com. Retrieved 3 January 2011.
  2. Ahmad Al Saleh – FIFA competition record (archived)
  3. "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  4. "لقاء حصري مع النجم عمر السومة" – via www.youtube.com.
  5. "Ahmad Mohamed Al-Salih - International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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