Majed al-Haj
{{Short description|Syrian footballer (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Majed Al Haj
| image = M. Al Haj.jpg
| image_size = 230
| caption = Majed al-Haj in 2009
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|4|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Damascus, Syria
| height = 1.72 m
| currentclub = Al-Wahda
| clubnumber = 14
| position = Striker
| years1 = 2003–2011 | clubs1 = Al-Jaish | caps1 = | goals1 =
| years2 = 2011–2012 | clubs2 = Al-Wahda | caps2 = | goals2 =
| years3 = 2012 | clubs3 = Al-Ramtha SC | caps3 = | goals3 =
| years4 = 2013–2014 | clubs4 = Al-Wahda | caps4 = | goals4 =
| years5 = 2014 | clubs5 = Ittihad Al-Ramtha | caps5 = | goals5 =
| years6 = 2015– | clubs6 = Al-Wahda | caps6 = | goals6 =
| nationalyears1 = 2003–2005 | nationalteam1 = Syria U-20 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008 | nationalteam2 = Syria U-23 | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 =
| nationalyears3 = 2005–2009 | nationalteam3 = Syria | nationalcaps3 = 11 | nationalgoals3 = 1
| club-update =
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Majed Al Haj ({{langx|ar|ماجد الحاج}}, born 6 April 1985 in Damascus, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Wahda. He plays as a striker.{{cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?player=6319 |language=Arabic |title=Majed Al Haj – Player profile |accessdate=7 April 2011 |work=kooora.com}}
Club career
On 8 August 2014, Al Haj scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over Al-Jaish in the Championship Final Match, to grant his team Al-Wahda their second league title after 2004.{{cite web |url=https://elaph.com/Web/Sports/2014/8/930219.html |title=الوحدة ينتزع لقب الدوري السوري للمرة الثانية في تاريخه |website=elaph.com |language=Arabic |date=8 August 2014 }}
International career
Al Haj was a part of the Syrian U-19 national team that finished in Fourth place at the 2004 AFC U-19 Championship in Malaysia and he was a part of the Syrian U-20 national team at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands. He plays against Canada, Italy and Colombia in the group-stage of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and against Brazil in the Round of 16.{{FIFA player|228839|Majed Al Haj}} He scored one goal against Canada in the first match of the group-stage.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=9102/matches/match=91020012/report.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203133452/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=104/edition=9102/matches/match=91020012/report.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 3, 2007 |title=SYR vs CAN – Match Report |accessdate=7 April 2011 |work=fifa.com}}
=International goals=
::Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:
class="wikitable" align=center style="text-align: left;"
|+ Majed Al Haj: International goals{{cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?player=6319®ion=-11 |language=Arabic |title=Majed Al Haj – International goals |accessdate=15 May 2011 |work=kooora.com}} ! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
align="center"| 1 | 21 March 2009 | Aleppo International Stadium, Aleppo, Syria | {{fb|QAT}} | align="center"| 1–2 | align="center"| 1–2 | International Friendly |
Honours
=Club=
- Syrian Premier League: 2002–03, 2009–10
- Syrian Cup: 2002–03
- AFC Cup: 2004
=National team=
- AFC U-19 Championship 2004: Fourth place
- FIFA U-20 World Cup 2005: Round of 16
- West Asian Games 2005: Runner-up
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- {{WorldFootball.net|majed-al-haj}}
{{Syrian Premier League top scorers}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Haj, Majed}}
Category:Footballers from Damascus
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Syrian men's footballers
Category:Syria men's international footballers
Category:Al-Jaish SC (Syria) players
Category:Al-Wahda SC (Syria) players
Category:Syrian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan