Abdulkader Dakka ( ar, عبد القادر دكة; born 10 January 1985 in

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Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

) is a

Syrian Syrians ( ar, سُورِيُّون, ''Sūriyyīn'') are an Eastern Mediterranean ethnic group indigenous to the Levant. They share common Levantine Semitic roots. The cultural and linguistic heritage of the Syrian people is a blend of both indi ...

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. He currently plays for Al-Wahda, which competes in the

Syrian Premier League The Syrian Premier League ( ar, الدوري السوري الممتاز) is a professional association football league in Syria and the top division in of the Syrian football league system. The league comprises 12 teams and operates on a system ...

the top division in

. He plays as a defender, wearing the number 30 jersey for Al-Wahda and for the Syrian national football team he wears the number 17 shirt.

Career

Club career

Dakka started his professional career with Tishreen. On 8 March 2008, he transferred to

Lebanese Premier League The Lebanese First Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الأولى), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. There are 12 teams competing in the league, ...

club Al-Ansar. Dakka left the Lebanese club after four months. In July 2008, he moved to the Syrian League club

Al-Ittihad Al-Ittihad (Arabic: الاتحاد "The Union"), sometimes transliterated as Al-Etihad or Al-Ettihad may refer to: Sports Football Libya *Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli), a football club based in Bab Ben Gashier * Al Ittihad Gheryan, a football club bas ...

and helped the club reach the

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of the

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the second most important association cup in Asia. Al-Ittihad won the final against

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champions

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after penalties. The game was tied 1–1 after regular time and Extra Time. In February 2011, he transferred to

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club

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on a ten-month deal. but after five months the contract has been dissolved. Dakka returned to Al-Ittihad and won the 2010–11 Syrian Cup with his team.

International career

Dakka was a part of the Syrian U-19 national team that finished in Fourth place at the 2004 AFC U-19 Championship in

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and he was a part of the Syrian U-20 national team at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands. He plays against

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and

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in the group-stage of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and against

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in the Round of 16. He was selected to

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's 23-man final squad for the

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and played full 90 minutes in all Syria's three group games against

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and

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

Honour and Titles

Club

Syrian Cup The Syrian Cup ( ar, سوريا) is Syria's premier knockout Cup tournament in men's football. It was first contested in 1959. Al-Ittihad SC has won the competition on 10 occasions. The final was first played in the 1960-61 season during the UAR ...

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National Team

* AFC U-19 Championship 2004: Fourth place * FIFA U-20 World Cup 2005: Round of 16 * West Asian Games 2005: Runner-up

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dakka, Abdulkader 1985 births Living people People from Latakia Syrian footballers Association football defenders Syria international footballers Syrian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Lebanon Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Expatriate footballers in China Syrian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate footballers in Iraq Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Tishreen SC players Al Ansar FC players Al-Ittihad Aleppo players Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players 2011 AFC Asian Cup players Chinese Super League players Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Syria AFC Cup winning players Lebanese Premier League players Syrian Premier League players