Walid Abbas Murad Yousuf Al-Balushi (Arabic: وَلِيد عَبَّاس مُرَاد يُوسُف الْبَلُوشِيّ; born 11 June 1985) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Shabab Al-Ahli.

Walid Abbas
Abbas with United Arab Emirates in 2019
Personal information
Full name Walid Abbas Murad Yousuf Al-Balushi[1]
Date of birth (1985-06-11) 11 June 1985 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth Kalba, United Arab Emirates
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Shabab Al-Ahli
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2013 Al Shabab 256 (7)
2013–2017 Al-Ahli 96 (3)
2017– Shabab Al-Ahli 118 (5)
International career
2008–2023 United Arab Emirates 106 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 December 2021

International career

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Abbas has played for the United Arab Emirates national team since 2008 and represented the Emirates at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 AFC Asian Cups. At the 2011 tournament, he scored two own goals in two matches against Iran and Iraq.

International goals

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Scores and results list the UAE's goal tally first.[2]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.11 September 2012Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, UAE Kuwait3–03–0Friendly
2.15 October 2013Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Hong Kong4–04–02015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.9 November 2013Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE Philippines2–04–0Friendly
4.15 November 2013Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi Hong Kong2–04–02015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5.19 November 2013 Vietnam1–05–0
6.9 November 2016 Bahrain2–02–0Friendly

References

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  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: United Arab Emirates" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 16. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. "Al-Balooshi, Walid Abbas". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
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