{{short description|Syrian footballer (born 1983)|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mosab Balhous | image = Balhous 21.03.09 SvQ.jpg | image_size = 230px | caption = Mosab Balhous, [[Syria]]n footballer | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1983|10|5|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Homs]], [[Syria]] | height = 1.85 m | currentclub = [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] | clubnumber = | position = [[Goalkeeper (association football)|Goalkeeper]] | years1 = 2002–2011 | clubs1 = [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] | caps1 = 252 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2011–2012 | clubs2 = → [[Al-Wahda SC Damascus|Al-Wahda]] (Loan) | caps2 = 30 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2012–2013 | clubs3 = [[Al-Shorta SC (Syria)|Al-Shorta]] | caps3 = | goals3 = | years4 = 2013–2015 | clubs4 = [[Dhofar S.C.S.C.|Dhofar]] | caps4 = 52 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2015– | clubs5 = [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] | caps5 = | goals5 = | nationalyears1 = 2006–2016 | nationalteam1 = [[Syria national football team|Syria]] | nationalcaps1 = 86 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = 18 March 2016 }}
'''Mosab Balhous''' ({{langx|ar|مُصعَب بَلحُوس}}; born 5 October 1983) is a [[Syrian people|Syrian]] [[Association football|footballer]] who is currently playing for [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]] in Syria.<ref>{{NFT player|id=9954}}</ref> Balhous is [[Syria national football team|Syria]]'s most-capped player ever with 86 caps.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/balhous-intl.html |title=Mosab Balhous – International Appearances |author1=Mamrud, Roberto |date= 14 February 2019 |publisher=[[RSSSF]] }}</ref>
==Club career== <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:BalhousKasbiDhofar.png|thumb|right|250px|Mosab Balhous (R) and [[Kasib Salim]] (L), [[Dhofar S.C.S.C.]]'s first team goalkeepers for the [[2013–14 Oman Professional League]] season taking part in a training session]] --><!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:BalhousMahmoodOman.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Mosab Balhous (R) and [[Mahmoud Al-Youssef]] (L)]] --> Balhous's career began in the youth system of Al-Karamah before starting his professional career with the senior team. He won with Al-Karamah four [[Syrian Premier League]] titles, four [[Syrian Cup]]s, one [[Syrian Super Cup|Super Cup]] and helped the club reach the [[2006 AFC Champions League Final|final]] of the [[AFC Champions League]] for the first time.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://english.aljazeera.net/archive/2006/10/2008410121756699987.html | title= Al Karama continue the dream | publisher= Al Jazeera}}</ref> Al-Karamah were defeated 3–2 on aggregate in the final by [[Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors]] of the [[K-League]].<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/ascup06.html | publisher= [[RSSSF]] | title= Asian Club Competitions 2006 }}</ref> Three years later, he was an important factor in his side's first-ever accession to [[AFC Cup]] Final. Al-Karamah were defeated 2–1 in the [[2009 AFC Cup Final|final]] of the second most important association cup in Asia by [[Kuwait SC]] of the [[Kuwaiti Premier League]]. On 3 October 2011, Balhous joined [[Al-Wahda SC Damascus|Al-Wahda]] on loan until the end of the 2011–12 season.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.syrian-soccer.com/?page=show_det&select_page=1023&id=5597 | title= ...في الكرامة: إعارة البلحوس للوحدة والعمير للشرطة | publisher= Syrian Soccer | access-date= 19 January 2012 | archive-date= 3 December 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001115/http://www.syrian-soccer.com/?page=show_det&select_page=1023&id=5597 | url-status= dead }}</ref> On 26 August 2013, he signed a one-year contract with [[Oman Professional League]] club [[Dhofar S.C.S.C.|Dhofar]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.kooora.com/?n=259796&pg=5&o=n1001319 | title= بلحوس يفسخ تعاقده مع الشرطة السوري وينضم رسمياً لظفار العماني | date= 10 July 2019 | publisher= KOOORA}}</ref> On 7 July 2014, he signed a one-year contract extension with Dhofar.
Later on, he held the position of Goalkeeping Coach for Dhofar, and Syria national team during the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]]. In February 2019, Balhous came out of retirement to sign for Al-Karamah until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=783594&o=n3008818|title=مصعب بلحوس يعود لحراسة مرمى الكرامة|website=Kooora|language=Arabic|date=5 February 2019}}</ref>
==International career== Balhous has been a regular for the Syria national football team since 2006. He made 10 appearances for Syria during the qualifying rounds of the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]]. He was selected as Syria's number one goalkeeper for the [[2011 AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup 2011]] in [[Qatar]]. He played full 90 minutes in all Syria's three [[2011 AFC Asian Cup Group B|group games]] against [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]], [[Japan national football team|Japan]] and [[Jordan national football team|Jordan]].{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}
==Personal life== Mosab is the brother of [[Al-Karamah SC|Al-Karamah]]'s [[Anas Balhous]].
==Honours==
'''Al-Karamah''' *[[Syrian Premier League]]: 2005–06, 2006–07, [[2007–08 Syrian Premier League|2007–08]], [[2008–09 Syrian Premier League|2008–09]] *[[Syrian Cup]]: 2007, 2008, [[2008–09 Syrian Cup|2009]], [[2009–10 Syrian Cup|2010]] *[[Syrian Super Cup]]: 2008 *[[AFC Champions League]] runner-up: [[2006 AFC Champions League|2006]] *[[AFC Cup]] runner-up: [[2009 AFC Cup|2009]]
'''Dhofar''' *[[Oman Professional League Cup]] runner-up: [[2014–15 Oman Professional League Cup|2014–15]] *Baniyas SC International Tournament: 2014
'''Syria''' *[[West Asian Football Federation Championship]]: 2012
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{FIFA player|284066}} * {{Soccerway|mosab-balhous/26278}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150222083858/http://www.goal.com/en/people/syria/60540/mosab-balhous Mosab Balhous] at [[Goal.com]] (archived) * {{Kooora|8818|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140412153457/http://www.goalzz.com/main.aspx?player=8818}}
{{Syria Squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}}
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