Ali Diab

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ali Diab

| image = 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Iran 1-1 Syria - Ali Diab.jpg

| caption = Diab in 2006

| full_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|5|23|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hafeir al-Fouqa, Rif Dimashq, Syria

| height = 1.86 m

| position = Centre back

| currentclub =

| years1 = 2003–2010

| clubs1 = Al-Majd

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2004–2005

| clubs2 = → Al-Jaish (loan)

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2010

| clubs3 = → Shanghai Shenhua (loan)

| caps3 = 27

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2010–2011

| clubs4 = Al-Shorta

| caps4 =

| goals4 =

| years5 = 2011–2013

| clubs5 = Duhok

| caps5 = 59

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2013–2019

| clubs6 = Al-Wahda

| caps6 = 25

| goals6 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2004–2013

| nationalteam1 = Syria

| nationalcaps1 = 97

| nationalgoals1 = 4

}}

Ali Diab ({{langx|ar|عَلِيّ دِيَاب}}; 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 on 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.{{FIFA player|210429|Ali Diab}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-2011-schedule-a-results?view=teamdetails&compID=242&roundID=498&groupID=682&teamID=86&id=0 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120915064023/http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-2011-schedule-a-results?view=teamdetails&compID=242&roundID=498&groupID=682&teamID=86&id=0 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 September 2012 |title=Syria squad |accessdate=19 March 2011 |work=the-afc.com }} He played in all of 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.{{cite web |last1=Mamrud |first1=Roberto |title=Syria - Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/syr-recintlp.html |website=RSSSF |access-date=9 October 2023}}

Career statistics

::Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:

{{International goals header|ref=no|above=Ali Diab: International goals{{cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?player=8822®ion=-11 |language=Arabic |title=Ali Diab – International goals |accessdate=17 May 2011 |work=kooora.com}}}}

{{Ig match

|n=1|d1=18 January 2009|st=Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium|ci=Kuwait City|co=Kuwait|o=TKM|sc=1–1|fr=5–1|comp=International Friendly}}

{{Ig match

|n=2|d1=29 August 2009|st=Ambedkar Stadium|ci=New Delhi|co=India|o=IND|sc=1–0|fr=1–0|comp=2009 Nehru Cup}}

{{Ig match

|n=3|d1=31 August 2009|st=Ambedkar Stadium|ci=New Delhi|co=India|o=IND|sc=1–1|fr=1–1|comp=2009 Nehru Cup}}