Khaled Al Zaher

Khaled Al Zaher
Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Khaled Al Zaher
Date of birth	2 September 1972 (age 54)
Place of birth	Syria
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1996–1998	Al-Horriya
1998–2003	Proodeftiki
2003–2005	Halkidona
2005–2006	Thrasyvoulos
2006–2008	Tadamon Sour
2008–2009	Al-Ittihad
International career
1996–2004	Syria
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Khaled Al Zaher (Arabic: خالد الظاهر; born 2 September 1972) is a Syrian former footballer.

Club career

Al Zaher played for most of his career in Greece, including three seasons with Proodeftiki in the Super League Greece. He made over 100 league appearances for Proodeftiki before joining Halkidona. He was released by Halkidona at age 33 in 2005.

International career

From 1997 to 2005, Al Zaher made several appearances for the senior Syria national football team, including 11 qualifying matches for the FIFA World Cup.

He also played for Syria at the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship in Qatar.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Syria	1996	4	0
	1997	6	3
	1998	–
	1999	1	0
	2000	2	1
	2001	6	2
	2002	–
	2003	3	0
	2004	1	0
Total		23	6

Scores and results list Syria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al Zaher goal.

List of international goals scored by Khaled Al Zaher
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	4 June 1997	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Maldives	8–0	12–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	9 June 1997	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Maldives	9–0	12–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	9 June 1997	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Maldives	11–0	12–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	9 April 2000	Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Maldives	1–0	2–1	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5	11 May 2001	Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria	Laos	6–0	9–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	11 May 2001	Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria	Laos	7–0	9–0	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

↑ "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
↑ Επιμένει...Συρία (in Greek). Pathfinder.gr. 13 August 2005.^{[permanent dead link]}
1 2 Khaled Zaher – FIFA competition record (archived)
1 2 Khaled Al Zaher at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Khaled Al Zaher at National-Football-Teams.com
"Profile at Sport.gr". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2011.

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[1] "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2009.

[2] Επιμένει...Συρία (in Greek). Pathfinder.gr. 13 August 2005.^{[permanent dead link]}

[FIFA-3] 1 2 Khaled Zaher – FIFA competition record (archived)

[NFT-4] 1 2 Khaled Al Zaher at National-Football-Teams.com