{{short description|Syrian footballer (born 1979)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox football biography | name = Maher Al-Sayed | image = 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Iran 1-1 Syria - Maher Al-Sayed.jpg | caption = Maher Al-Sayed in 2006 | full_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1979|3|13}} | birth_place =Damascus, Syria | height = 1.76 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Al-Wahda | years1 = 1997–1998 | years2 = 1999–2002 | years3 = 2002–2004 | years4 = 2004–2009 | years5 = 2009–2012 | years6 = 2012 | years7 = 2012–2013 | years8 = 2014–2015 | clubs1 = Al-Wahda | clubs2 = Al-Jaish | clubs3 = Al-Naser | clubs4 = Al-Wahda | clubs5 = Al-Jaish | clubs6 = Al-Arabi Irbid | clubs7 = Al-Shorta Damascus | clubs8 = Al-Wahda | caps1 = | goals1 = | caps6 = | goals6 = | caps7 = | goals7 = | caps8 = | goals8 = | nationalyears1 = 1999–2013 | nationalteam1 = Syria | nationalcaps1 = 109 | nationalgoals1 = 29 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }}
'''Maher Al-Sayed''' ({{langx|ar|مَاهِر السَّيِّد}}; born 13 March 1979) is a Syrian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for several clubs in the Syrian League, and has played 109 matches for the Syria national team, scoring 29 goals.<ref name="rsssf">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/malsayed-intlg.html |title=Maher Al-Sayed – Century of International Appearances |publisher=RSSSF |date=14 January 2021 }}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="rsssf"/> |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="16"|Syria |1998||3||0 |- |1999||4||2 |- |2000||12||1 |- |2001||6||1 |- |2002||9||1 |- |2003||9||6 |- |2004||17||5 |- |2005||2||0 |- |2006||8||3 |- |2007||12||5 |- |2008||10||1 |- |2009||6||2 |- |2010||5||0 |- |2011||5||2 |- |2012||0||0 |- |2013||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total||109||29 |}
====International goals==== ''Scores and results list Syria's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1 || 25 August 1999 || Amman, Jordan || {{fb|UAE}} || 2–2 || Draw || rowspan=2 |1999 Pan Arab Games |- | 2 || 27 August 1999 || Amman, Jordan || {{fb|PLE}} || 1–1 || Draw |- | 3 || 11 April 2000 || Tehran, Iran || {{fb|IRN}} || 1–1 || Draw || 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |- | 4 || 11 May 2001 || Aleppo, Syria || {{fb|LAO}} || 9–0 || Win || 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 5 || 17 December 2002 || Kuwait City, Kuwait || {{fb|YEM}} || 4–0 || Win || 2002 Arab Nations Cup |- | 6 || 27 September 2003 || Jeddah, Saudi Arabia || {{fb|YEM}} || 8–2 || Win || Friendly |- | 7 || 30 September 2003 || Riyadh, Saudi Arabia || {{fb|KSA}} || 1–1 || Draw || Friendly |- | 8 || rowspan=2 |15 October 2003 || rowspan=2 |Damascus, Syria || rowspan=2 |{{fb|SRI}} || rowspan=2 |5–0 || rowspan=2 |Win || rowspan=4 |2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |- | 9 |- | 10 || rowspan=2 |18 October 2003 || rowspan=2 |Damascus, Syria || rowspan=2 |{{fb|SRI}} || rowspan=2 |8–0 || rowspan=2 |Win |- | 11 |- | 12 || 3 June 2004 || Kuwait City, Kuwait || {{fb|KUW}} || 2–1 || Win || Friendly |- | 13 || 21 June 2004 || Tehran, Iran || {{fb|IRN}} || 1–7 || Loss || 2004 WAFF Championship |- | 14 || rowspan=2 |26 August 2004 || rowspan=2 |Sanaa, Yemen || rowspan=2 |{{fb|YEM}} || rowspan=2 |2–1 || rowspan=2 |Win || rowspan=2 |Friendly |- | 15 |- | 16 || 8 October 2004 || Doha, Qatar || {{fb|QAT}} || 2–1 || Win || Friendly |- | 17 || 25 July 2006 || Damascus, Syria || {{fb|IRQ}} || 1–2 || Loss || Friendly |- | 18 || 5 August 2006 || Damascus, Syria || {{fb|LBY|1977}} || 2–1 || Win || Friendly |- | 19 || 11 October 2006 || Seoul, South Korea || {{fb|KOR}} || 1–1 || Draw || 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |- | 20 || 18 August 2007 || New Delhi, India || {{fb|BAN}} || 2–0 || Win || rowspan=4 |Nehru Cup 2007 |- | 21 || 21 August 2007 || New Delhi, India || {{fb|KGZ}} || 4–1 || Win |- | 22 || rowspan=2 |25 August 2007 || rowspan=2 |New Delhi, India || rowspan=2 |{{fb|CAM}} || rowspan=2 |5–1 || rowspan=2 |Win |- | 23 |- | 24 || 8 October 2007 || Damascus, Syria || {{fb|AFG|2004}} || 3–0 || Win || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 25 || 29 December 2008 || Riffa, Bahrain || {{fb|BHR}} || 2–2 || Draw || Friendly |- | 26 || rowspan=2 |14 January 2008 || rowspan=2 |Aleppo, Syria || rowspan=2 |{{fb|CHN}} || rowspan=2 |3–2 || rowspan=2 |Won || rowspan=2 |2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |- | 27 |- | 28 || 5 July 2011 || Istanbul, Turkey || {{fb|JOR}} || 3–1 || Won || Friendly |- | 29 || 17 August 2011 || Sidon, Lebanon || {{fb|LIB}} || 3–2 || Won || Friendly |}
==See also== * List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|6446}} * {{Goalzz|6796}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sayed, Maher}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Syrian men's footballers Category:21st-century Syrian sportsmen Category:Syria men's international footballers Category:Syrian expatriate men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Jordan Category:Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Category:Al-Jaish SC (Syria) players Category:Al-Shorta SC (Syria) players Category:Al Nasr SC (Kuwait) players Category:FIFA Men's Century Club Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kuwait Category:Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Category:Footballers from Damascus Category:Asian Games footballers for Syria Category:Syrian Premier League players Category:Al-Wahda SC (Syria) players Category:Kuwait Premier League players
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