Ali Diab
Ali Diab (; born 23 May 1982) is a Syrian former professional association footballer who played as a centre back. With 97 appearances he is the second most-capped player for the Syria national team. International career
Diab was a regular for the Syria national team from 2004. He made 10 appearances for Syria during the qualifying rounds of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. In the 2009 Nehru Cup, Diab scored one goal in Syria's 1–0 victory over India. Diab was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. He played in all Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan. In the match against Jordan, Diab scored an own goal. Diab is Syria's second most-capped player with 97 caps. Career statistics
Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:

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Honour
Syria
Nehru Cup: runner-up 2007, 2009. References

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1982 births
Living people
Footballers from Damascus
Men's association football defenders
Syrian men's footballers
Syria men's international footballers
Syrian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in China
Syrian expatriate sportspeople in China
Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq
Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq
Al-Majd SC players
Al-Jaish SC (Syria) players
Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players
Chinese Super League players
Al-Shorta SC (Syria) players
Duhok SC players
2011 AFC Asian Cup players
Syrian Premier League players