Sanharib Malki Sabah ( syr, ܣܢܚܪܝܒ ܡܠܟܝ; ar, سنحاريب ملكي صباح; born 1 March 1984) is a retired

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 ...

footballer of

Aramean The Arameans ( oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; syc, ܐܪ̈ܡܝܐ, Ārāmāyē) were an ancient Semitic-speaking people in the Near East, first recorded in historical sources from the late 12th century BCE. The Aramean h ...

ethnicity who played as a

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. Besides his Syrian nationality, he also holds Belgian and

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passports. For

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, his previous club, he scored their first

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an goal in the first qualifying round of the

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against

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from Macedonia.

International career

He received his first cap in the

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tournament for

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 ...

against

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on June 8, 2008, thereby eliminating the possibility of playing for

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ever again although just one month earlier he was on a training camp with the Belgium national football team under 23s.

International goals

::''Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:''

References

External links

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Career stats at sporting.be
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