Ali Maia ( ar, علي ميا; born May 6, 1986 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

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. He currently plays for

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International career

Ali Maia is currently a member of the

Syria national football team ) , Association = Syrian Football Association (SFA) , Sub-confederation = WAFF (West Asia) UAFA (Arab world) , Confederation = AFC (Asia) , Coach = Hussam Al Sayed , Captain = Omar Al Somah , Most caps ...

. He has been a regular for the

since 2009. Senior national coach

Fajr Ibrahim Fajr Ibrahim ( ar, فجر إبراهيم) is a Syrian football coach and former footballer. Club career Fajr started playing in the Syrian League with Al-Wahda team in 1979. He remained with the club until he retired from the playing. He wo ...

called him for the first time, and he debuted in a 5 June 2009 friendly against

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. He came on as a substitute for Bakri Tarrab in the second halftime.

Appearances for Syrian national team

:''Results list Syria's goal tally first.'' W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost ^''1'' ''Non FIFA 'A' international match''

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* 1986 births Living people Syrian footballers Syria international footballers Association football defenders Syrian Premier League players {{Syria-footy-bio-stub