# Ali Diab

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**Ali Diab** (Arabic: عَلِيّ دِيَاب; born 23 May 1982) is a Syrian former professional [association footballer](/source/Association_footballer) who played as a [centre back](/source/Centre_back). With 97 appearances he is the second most-capped player on the [Syria national team](/source/Syria_national_football_team).

## International career

Diab was a regular for the [Syria national team](/source/Syria_national_football_team) from 2004. He made 10 appearances for Syria during the qualifying rounds of the [2010 FIFA World Cup](/source/2010_FIFA_World_Cup).[1]

In the [2009 Nehru Cup](/source/2009_Nehru_Cup), Diab scored one goal in Syria's 1–0 victory over [India](/source/India_national_football_team).

Diab was selected to [Valeriu Tiţa](/source/Valeriu_Ti%C5%A3a)'s 23-man final squad for the [2011 AFC Asian Cup](/source/2011_AFC_Asian_Cup) in Qatar.[2] He played in all of Syria's three [group games](/source/2011_AFC_Asian_Cup_Group_B) against [Saudi Arabia](/source/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team), [Japan](/source/Japan_national_football_team) and [Jordan](/source/Jordan_national_football_team). In the match against Jordan, Diab scored an own goal.

Diab is Syria's second most-capped player with 97 caps.[3]

## Career statistics

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

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## Honour

**Syria**

- [Nehru Cup](/source/Nehru_Cup): runner-up [2007](/source/2007_Nehru_Cup), [2009](/source/2009_Nehru_Cup).

## References

1. ["Syria squad"](https://archive.today/20120915064023/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-2011-schedule-a-results?view=teamdetails&compID=242&roundID=498&groupID=682&teamID=86&id=0). *the-afc.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-2011-schedule-a-results?view=teamdetails&compID=242&roundID=498&groupID=682&teamID=86&id=0) on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2011.

1. Mamrud, Roberto. ["Syria - Record International Players"](https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/syr-recintlp.html). *RSSSF*. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

## External links

- [6458](/source/6458_national_football_team)

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