Layth Kharoub

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Layth Kharoub

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| fullname = Layth Ali Abdulrahim Kharoub{{GSA player|layth-kharoub/191596|access-date=17 April 2021}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|07|11|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Nablus, Palestine

| height = 1.80 m{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce14/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Palestine |publisher=FIFA |page=10 |date=4 December 2021 |access-date=12 December 2022 |archive-date=8 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208212920/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce14/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |url-status=live }}

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Kelantan DN

| clubnumber = 10

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2011–2013

| clubs1 = Thaqafi Tulkarem

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| years2 = 2013–2014

| clubs2 = Shabab Al-Bireh Institute

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| years3 = 2014–2015

| clubs3 = Shabab Al-Dhahiriya

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| years4 = 2015–2017

| clubs4 = Shabab Al-Khalil

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| years5 = 2016–2017

| clubs5 = Ahli Al-Khaleel

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| years6 = 2017

| clubs6 = Shabab Al-Dhahiriya

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| years7 = 2017–2018

| clubs7 = Thaqafi Tulkarem

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| years8 = 2018

| clubs8 = Shabab Al-Dhahiriya

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| goals8 =

| years9 = 2018

| clubs9 = Markaz Balata

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| clubs10 = Jabal Al-Mokabber Al-Maqdisi Club

| years10 =2021

| clubs11 = Markaz Balata

| years11= 2022

| clubs12 = Shabab Al-Samu

| years12 = 2022

| clubs13 = Shabab Al-Dhahiriya

| years13 = 2023

| clubs14 = Kelantan Darul Naim

| years14 = 2024–

| nationalyears1 = 2020–

| nationalteam1 = Palestine

| nationalcaps1 = 11

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate = 4 December 2021

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Layth Ali Abdulrahim Kharoub ({{langx|ar|ليث علي عبد الرحيم خروب}}; born 11 July 1991) is a Palestinian footballer who plays as a winger for West Bank Premier League club Markaz Balata and the Palestine national team.

Club career

On 15 January 2017, Kharoub joined Ahli Al-Khaleel.{{Cite web|title=كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=0&o=n|access-date=2021-06-02|website=www.kooora.com|archive-date=6 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006004459/https://www.kooora.com/?n=0|url-status=live}} After joining Shabab Al-Dhahiriya in summer 2017,{{Cite web|title=كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=0&o=n|access-date=2021-06-02|website=www.kooora.com|archive-date=6 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006004459/https://www.kooora.com/?n=0|url-status=live}} Kharoub returned to Thaqafi Tulkarem on 27 December of the same year.{{Cite web|title=كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=0&o=n|access-date=2021-06-02|website=www.kooora.com|archive-date=6 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191006004459/https://www.kooora.com/?n=0|url-status=live}}

International career

Kharoub represented Palestine at the 2020 Bangabandhu Cup; he scored on his debut on 15 January, helping Palestine beat hosts Bangladesh 2–0 in the group stage.{{Cite web|date=15 January 2020|title=Match Report of Bangladesh vs Palestine|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2020-01-15/bangladesh-vs-palestine/1813766/|access-date=2 June 2021|website=Global Sports Archive|archive-date=3 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230503164223/https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2020-01-15/bangladesh-vs-palestine/1813766/|url-status=live}} Kharoub scored three goals in the tournament, including one in the final on 25 January against Burundi, won 3–1, to help Palestine win the competition.{{Cite web|date=25 January 2020|title=Match Report of Palestine vs Burundi|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2020-01-25/palestine-vs-burundi/1813774/|access-date=2 June 2020|website=Global Sports Archive|archive-date=4 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504071048/https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2020-01-25/palestine-vs-burundi/1813774/|url-status=live}}

Career statistics

= International =

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="2"\|Palestine \|2020	4	3
2021	7	2
colspan="2"\|Total	11	5

:Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kharoub goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Layth Kharoub
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"\|{{Abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
align="center"\|1 \|{{dts\|15 January 2020}} \|Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh \|{{fb\|BAN}} \|align="center"\|2–0 \|align="center"\|2–0 \|2020 Bangabandhu Cup \|{{Cite web\|last=Strack-Zimmermann\|first=Benjamin\|date=15 January 2020\|title=Bangladesh vs. Palestine (0:2)\|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24943/Bangladesh_Palestine.html\|access-date=1 June 2021\|website=National Football Teams\|language=en\|archive-date=8 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108010330/https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24943/Bangladesh_Palestine.html\|url-status=live}}
align="center"\|2 \|{{dts\|22 January 2020}} \|Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh \|{{fb\|SEY}} \|align="center"\|1–0 \|align="center"\|1–0 \|2020 Bangabandhu Cup \|{{Cite web\|last=Strack-Zimmermann\|first=Benjamin\|date=22 January 2020\|title=Palestine vs. Seychelles (1:0)\|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24949/Palestine_Seychelles.html\|access-date=1 June 2021\|website=National Football Teams\|language=en}}
align="center"\|3 \|{{dts\|25 January 2020}} \|Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh \|{{fb\|BDI}} \|align="center"\|3–0 \|align="center"\|3–1 \|2020 Bangabandhu Cup \|{{Cite web\|last=Strack-Zimmermann\|first=Benjamin\|date=25 January 2020\|title=Palestine vs. Burundi (3:1)\|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24952/Palestine_Burundi.html\|access-date=1 June 2021\|website=National Football Teams\|language=en\|archive-date=3 June 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603052404/https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24952/Palestine_Burundi.html\|url-status=live}}
align="center"\|4 \|{{dts\|24 June 2021}} \|Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar \|{{fb\|COM}} \|align="center"\|1–1 \|align="center"\|5–1 \|2021 FIFA Arab Cup qualification \|{{Cite web\|date=24 June 2021\|title=Match Report of Palestine vs Comoros\|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-06-24/palestine-vs-comoros/2373602/\|access-date=24 June 2021\|website=Global Sports Archive\|archive-date=19 November 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119230705/https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-06-24/palestine-vs-comoros/2373602/\|url-status=live}}
align="center"\|5 \|{{dts\|5 September 2021}} \|Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan \|{{fb\|BAN}} \|align="center"\|1–0 \|align="center"\|2–0 \|2021 Three Nations Cup \|

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Layth Kharoub

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}}

align="center"|1

|{{dts|15 January 2020}}

|Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh

|{{fb|BAN}}

|align="center"|2–0

|2020 Bangabandhu Cup

|{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|date=15 January 2020|title=Bangladesh vs. Palestine (0:2)|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24943/Bangladesh_Palestine.html|access-date=1 June 2021|website=National Football Teams|language=en|archive-date=8 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211108010330/https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24943/Bangladesh_Palestine.html|url-status=live}}

align="center"|2

|{{dts|22 January 2020}}

|Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh

|{{fb|SEY}}

|align="center"|1–0

|2020 Bangabandhu Cup

|{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|date=22 January 2020|title=Palestine vs. Seychelles (1:0)|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24949/Palestine_Seychelles.html|access-date=1 June 2021|website=National Football Teams|language=en}}

align="center"|3

|{{dts|25 January 2020}}

|Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh

|{{fb|BDI}}

|align="center"|3–0

|align="center"|3–1

|2020 Bangabandhu Cup

|{{Cite web|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|date=25 January 2020|title=Palestine vs. Burundi (3:1)|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24952/Palestine_Burundi.html|access-date=1 June 2021|website=National Football Teams|language=en|archive-date=3 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603052404/https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/24952/Palestine_Burundi.html|url-status=live}}

align="center"|4

|{{dts|24 June 2021}}

|Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar

|{{fb|COM}}

|align="center"|1–1

|align="center"|5–1

|2021 FIFA Arab Cup qualification

|{{Cite web|date=24 June 2021|title=Match Report of Palestine vs Comoros|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-06-24/palestine-vs-comoros/2373602/|access-date=24 June 2021|website=Global Sports Archive|archive-date=19 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119230705/https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-06-24/palestine-vs-comoros/2373602/|url-status=live}}

align="center"|5

|{{dts|5 September 2021}}

|Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

|{{fb|BAN}}

|align="center"|1–0

|align="center"|2–0

|2021 Three Nations Cup