Walid Abbas Murad Yousuf Al-Balushi (Arabic: وَلِيْد عَبَّاس مُرَاد يُوسُف; born 11 June 1985) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Shabab Al-Ahli.
.jpg) Abbas with United Arab Emirates in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Walid Abbas Murad Yousuf Al-Balushi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1985[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shabab Al-Ahli | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2013 | Al Shabab | 256 | (7) |
| 2013–2017 | Al-Ahli | 96 | (3) |
| 2017– | Shabab Al-Ahli | 118 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008–2023 | United Arab Emirates | 106 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 December 2021 | |||
International career
editAbbas has played for the United Arab Emirates national team since 2008 and represented the Emirates at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 AFC Asian Cups. At the 2011 tournament, he scored two own goals in two matches against Iran and Iraq.
International goals
edit- Scores and results list the UAE's goal tally first.[2]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 September 2012 | Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, UAE |  Kuwait |
3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 15 October 2013 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong |  Hong Kong |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 3. | 9 November 2013 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE |  Philippines |
2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 4. | 15 November 2013 | Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Hong Kong |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 5. | 19 November 2013 |  Vietnam |
1–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 6. | 9 November 2016 |  Bahrain |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: United Arab Emirates" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "Al-Balooshi, Walid Abbas". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
External links
edit- Walid Abbas at National-Football-Teams.com
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