Firas Al-Khatib

Firas Al Khatib
Al-Khatib with Syria in 2010
Personal information
Full name Firas Mohamad Al Khatib
Date of birth (1983-06-09) 9 June 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Homs, Syria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Al-Fahaheel (head coach)
Youth career
1994–1999 Al-Karamah
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Al-Karamah 39 (21)
2002–2003 Al-Naser 21 (13)
2003–2009 Al-Arabi 196 (186)
2005Al-Ahli (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2011 Al-Qadsia 23 (17)
2011–2012 Umm Salal 6 (1)
2012 Al-Qadsia 8 (4)
2012–2013 Zakho 7 (2)
2013–2014 Shanghai Shenhua 41 (12)
2014–2016 Al-Arabi 59 (51)
2016–2017 Al-Kuwait 18 (13)
2017–2019 Al-Salmiya 16 (11)
Total 435 (331)
International career
1999–2001 Syria U17 23 (17)
2001–2003 Syria U20 33 (39)
2003–2004 Syria U23 24 (11)
2001–2019 Syria 72 (36)
Managerial career
2019–2020 Al-Salmiya (assistant)
2021 Al-Naser (assistant)
2022 Zakho
2022– Al-Fahaheel
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Firas Mohamad Al Khatib (Arabic: فراس محمد الخطيب; born 9 June 1983) is a Syrian former footballer who mainly played as a forward.[1] He is the Syria national team all-time top goalscorer, with 36 goals.[2]

  1. ^ "Firas Al Khatib – Player profile". kooora.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 1 March 2011. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Syria – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2021.