Alaa Al Shbli
Alaa Al Shbli (Arabic: علاء الشبلي) (born 3 May 1990 in Deir ez-Zor, Syria) is a Syrian international footballer. He currently plays for Naft Al-Wasat, who play in the Iraqi Premier League the top division in Iraq. He plays as a Right Wingback, wearing the shirt with number 15 for Al-Karamah. For the Syrian national football team, he is currently wearing the shirt with the number 20.
International career
Al Shbli plays between 2007-2008 for the Under-17 and the Under-19 Syrian national team. He was a part of the Syrian U-17 national team in the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007. in South Korea. He plays against Argentina, Spain and Honduras in the group-stage of the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2007 and against England in the Round of 16.
He plays for the Syrian U-19 national team in the AFC U-19 Championship 2008 in Saudi Arabia and he was a part of the Syrian U-23 national team in the Mediterranean Games 2009 in Italy.
He made his debut for the Syria national team in the 2009 Nehru Cup in India. Senior national coach Fajr Ibrahim called him for the first time, and he debuted in Syria's opening match of the tournament against Kyrgyzstan on 20 August 2009. He came on as a substitute for Bakri Tarrab in the second halftime.
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