Firas Al-Khatib
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Firas Mohamad Al Khatib | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Homs, Syria | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Al-Arabi SC | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Al-Karamah | 39 | (21) |
| 2002–2003 | Al-Naser | 21 | (13) |
| 2003–2009 | Al-Arabi SC | 196 | (135) |
| 2005 | → Al-Ahli (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Al-Qadsia | 23 | (17) |
| 2011–2012 | Umm Salal | 6 | (1) |
| 2012 | Al-Qadsia | 8 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Zaxo | 7 | (2) |
| 2013–2014 | Shanghai Shenhua | 41 | (12) |
| 2014–2016 | Al-Arabi SC | 59 | (51) |
| 2016– | Kuwait SC | 18 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2001 | Syria U-17 | 23 | (17) |
| 2001–2003 | Syria U-20 | 33 | (39) |
| 2003–2004 | Syria U-23 | 24 | (11) |
| 2001– | Syria | 53 | (26) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 March 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 |
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Firas Mohamad Al Khatib (Arabic: فراس محمد الخطيب; born 9 June 1983 in Homs, Syria) is a Syrian footballer who predominantly plays as a striker. He currently plays for Al-Arabi SC, which competes in the VIVA Premier League. He retired from playing for the Syrian national football team in 2012 for political reasons.
Al Khatib started his professional career at the Syrian Premier League with Al-Karamah in the Season 2000-01. On 6 October 2000 he scored his first goal in the Syrian Premier League against Al-Futowa which 1-1 finished.
On 2001 he spent two trials in Belgium the first was Gent along with Mido, and the second was Anderlecht.
On August 2002 he transferred to Kuwaiti Club Al-Naser, playing in the Kuwaiti Premier League for the first time. He then moved to Al-Arabi in the Kuwaiti Premier League.
With Al-Arabi he won 3 times the Kuwait Emir Cup and the Kuwait Crown Prince Cup twice and the Kuwait Super Cup once, he scored 134 goals for the club through seasons and became a legend in the club.
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