Qusay Habib

Qusay Habib
Personal information
Full name	Qusay Adnan Habib
Date of birth	15 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Qamishli, Syria
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Baghdad
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2008	Al-Jehad
2008–2010	Al-Wahda
2010–2013	Al-Shorta
2013–2015	Baghdad
2021–	Al-Wahda
International career‡
2007–2008	Syria U-23
2010–	Syria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2022

Qusay Habib (Arabic: قصي حبيب, born 15 April 1987 in Qamishli, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Wahda SC, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria. He plays as a midfielder, wearing the number 30 jersey for Al-Wahda SC and for the Syrian national football team he wears the number 9 shirt.^[1]

Club career

Habib started his professional career with Al-Jehad. In January 2008, he transferred to Al-Wahda. Following the 2009–10 season, Habib signed for recently promoted Syrian Premier League club Al-Shorta. He joined Baghdad in October 2013.^{[citation needed]}

Habib has been a regular for the Syrian national football team since 2010 and he debuted in a 14 November 2010 International Friendly against Bahrain.^[2]

Syria's coach Valeriu Tiţa included Habib in his squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals in Qatar,^[3] but did not start him in any of the three group games. Habib came on as a second-half substitute in the victory over Saudi Arabia and he plays at the second-halftime in the 1–2 defeat against Jordan.^{[citation needed]}