Omar Khribin ( ar, عمر خربين, can also be spelled as Kharbin or Kh'rbin; born 15 January 1994) is a Syrian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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for Emirati
Shabab Al Ahli
Shabab Al Ahli, is an Emirati professional basketball team located in Dubai.
The team has competed in both the domestic UAE National Basketball League as well as the international FIBA Asia Champions Cup.
Achievements
* UAE National League ch ...
on loan from
Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi) and the
Syrian national team. He can be deployed as a
left winger
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or
second striker
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.
In 2017, Khribin became the first Syrian ever to win the
Asian Footballer of the Year
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History
The origin of ...
.
Club career
Early career
Karbin played four seasons for
Al-Wahda in the
Syrian Premier League
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. In the Summer of 2013, Khribin joined
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya ( ar, نادي القوة الجوية الرياضي, lit=Air Force Club) is an Iraqi sports club based in Rusafa District, Baghdad that competes in the Iraqi Premier League, the top-flight of Iraqi football. Founded in 1931 ...
In the
Iraqi Premier League
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, on a two-year loan. On 6 August 2015, Khribin signed for
Al-Mina'a
Al-Minaa Sports Club ( ar, نادي الميناء الرياضي, lit=Port Sports Club) is an Iraqi multi-sport club based in Al-Maqal, Basra that participates in the Iraq Division One, the second tier of Iraqi football. It is one of the mo ...
, on a one-year loan.
Al-Hilal
On 19 June 2017,
Al-Hilal officially bought Khribin for 44 million
riyals on a four-year contract. On 10 August, Omar scored his first goal against
Al-Taawoun in the 14th minute, winning 4–3.
Pyramids (loan)
In January 2019, Khribin moved to Egyptian side
Pyramids
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on a loan deal until the end of the
2018–19 season; he scored in his first match against
Zamalek
Zamalek ( ar, الزمالك , ''al zamalek'') is an affluent district of western Cairo encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River. The island is connected with the river banks through three bridges each on the east an ...
on 24 January, and four goals in his first 5 matches.
Return to Al-Hilal
Khribin rejoined Al-Hilal in summer 2019; he played at the
2019 FIFA Club World Cup
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, becoming the first Syrian to do so.
Al-Wahda
In January 2021, Khribin joined Emirati club
Al-Wahda.
International career
On 20 November 2012, Khribin was called up for the
Syria national team and made his first international
friendly games against
Palestine
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In the
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
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, he was part of the 10 matches in the
third round
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and the two matches against
Australia
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in the
fourth round
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, he just scored 10 goals in the qualifiers, of which 7 in the
second round
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.
In the
2019 AFC Asian Cup
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, he played the whole 90 minutes of the three
group stage
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matches. He scored a goal against
Australia
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, as Syria exited with just one point out of three matches.
In September 2019, the
Syrian Football Federation
The Syrian Arab Football Association (SFA; ar, الاتحاد العربي السوري لكرة القدم) is the governing body of football in Syria, controlling the Syrian national team and the Syrian Premier League. The Syrian Football Ass ...
announced that Khribin was suspended from the national team due to multiple instances of uninformed absence. Khribin later returned to play against
Maldives
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on 10 October. In November 2020, he mentioned that he was excluded from the national team coached by
Nabil Maâloul
Nabil Maâloul ( ar, نَبِيْل مَعْلُول; born 25 December 1962) is a Tunisian professional football manager and former player who is currently managing Espérance de Tunis.
Maâloul was capped 74 times for his country, and participa ...
, after he had suggested to play as a
second striker
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.
Club career statistics
International
:''Scores and results list Syria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Khribin goal.''
Honours
Al-Hilal
*
Saudi Professional League
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:
2016–17,
2017–18,
2019–20
*
King's Cup
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:
2017
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,
2019–20
*
Saudi Super Cup
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:
2018
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*
AFC Champions League
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:
2019
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,
runner-up
2017
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Syria
*
WAFF Championship
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:
2012
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Individual
*
AFC Champions League
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Top Scorer:
2017
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*
Asian Footballer of the Year
The Asian Footballer of the Year is an annual prize awarded to the best Asian player in a calendar year, organized by International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) and Asian Football Confederation (AFC).
History
The origin of ...
: 2017
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Damascus
Syrian footballers
Association football forwards
Al-Wahda SC (Syria) players
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players
Al-Mina'a SC players
Al Dhafra FC players
Al Hilal SFC players
Pyramids FC players
Al Wahda FC players
Shabab Al-Ahli Club players
Syrian Premier League players
Iraqi Premier League players
UAE Pro League players
Saudi Professional League players
Egyptian Premier League players
Syria international footballers
2019 AFC Asian Cup players
Syrian expatriate footballers
Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq
Syrian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
Expatriate footballers in Iraq
Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate footballers in Egypt
Asian Footballer of the Year winners