Feras Esmaeel (Arabic: فراس إسماعيل; born 3 January 1983 in Damascus, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He last played for Nart Sukhum, in Abkhazia. He played as a midfielder.[1]

Feras Esmaeel
Personal information
Full name Feras Esmaeel
Date of birth (1983-01-03) 3 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Damascus, Syria
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Al-Jaish
2005–2006 Qardaha
2006–2009 Al-Karamah
2009–2011 Al-Jaish
2011–2013 Zakho FC 62 (10)
2013–2014 Al-Masafi 15 (1)
2014–2016 Nart Sukhum
International career
2002–2011 Syria 71 (6)
2016 Abkhazia 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

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Esmaeel was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.[2] He played full 90 minutes in all Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan.

International goals

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Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:
Feras Esmaeel: International goals[3]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 October 2007 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan   Afghanistan 2–1 2–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 9 November 2007 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia   Indonesia 1–0 4–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 23 January 2009 Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait   Kuwait 2–1 3–2 International Friendly
4 2 January 2010 National Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia   Zimbabwe 3–0 6–0 Friendly/Non FIFA 'A' international match
5 5 July 2011 Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey   Jordan 1–1 3–1 International Friendly
6 15 July 2011 Seeb Stadium, Masqat, Oman   Oman 1–1 1–1 International Friendly

Honours

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Club

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Al-Jaish

Al-Karamah

National Team

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References

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  1. ^ "Feras Esmaeel – Player profile". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 May 2011.
  2. ^ "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 15 September 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Feras Esmaeel – International goals". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 May 2011.
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