Mohammad Afash
{{short description|Syrian footballer (born 1966)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mohammad Afash
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| fullname = Mohammad Nasser Afash
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|10|31|df=yes}}
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1988–1993
| clubs1 = Al-Ittihad Aleppo
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1993–1996
| clubs2 = Proodeftiki
| caps2 = 89
| goals2 = 28
| years3 = 1996–2004
| clubs3 = Ionikos
| caps3 = 196
| goals3 = 19
| years4 = 2004–2005
| clubs4 = Al-Ittihad Aleppo
| nationalyears1 = 1989–2004
| nationalteam1 = Syria
| nationalcaps1 =27
| nationalgoals1 =9
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Mohammad Nasser Afash ({{langx|ar|محمد عفش}}; born 31 October 1966) is a Syrian retired footballer, who played as a midfielder. He started his career for Al-Ittihad Aleppo, before moving to Greece, where he spent 11 years for rivals Proodeftiki and Ionikos. He finished his career with Al-Ittihad Aleppo. Afash has represented Syria, getting capped 27 times and scoring 9 goals.
Club career
Afash is one of the most notable Syrian football exports. Beginning his career with Al-Ittihad, he moved to Greece in 1993 to play for Proodeftiki before joining Ionikos in the 1996–97 season.{{cite web|title=Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/players/foreign-players-in-grk6080.html|access-date=2009-02-23}} He returned to Al-Ittihad in 2004.
International career
Afash made seven appearances for the senior Syria national football team in qualifying matches for the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup.{{FIFA player|94083|Mohamad Afash}} He was a member of the Syria squad at the 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals.{{cite web|title=Asian Nations Cup 1996 Final Tournament - Extended File|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/96asch-ext.html|date=15 December 2006}}
He also played for Syria at the 1989 and 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship
International goals
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No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | rowspan=2| 2 July 1993 | rowspan=2| Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria | rowspan=2 |{{fb|TAI}} | align=center|5–0 | align=center rowspan=2 | 8–1 | rowspan=2| 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) |
2. | align=center|6–0 | |||||
3. | 19 August 1999 | Amman, Jordan | {{fb|OMA}} | align=center|1-0 | align=center|1-1 | rowspan=3|1999 Arab Games |
4. | 23 August 1999 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | {{fb|LBY|1999}} | align=center|1-0 | align=center|1-1 | |
5. | 25 August 1999 | Amman, Jordan | {{fb|UAE}} | align=center|2-1 | align=center|2-2 | |
6. | 30 April 2001 | rowspan=4| Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria | {{fb|PHI}} | align=center|9–0 | align=center| 12–0 | rowspan=4| 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
7. | rowspan=2| 7 May 2001 | rowspan=2| {{fb|LAO}} | align=center|1–0 | rowspan=2 align=center| 11–0 | ||
8. | align=center|10–0 | |||||
9. | 18 May 2001 | {{fb|OMA}} | align=center|2–2 | align=center| 3–3 |
References
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External links
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{{Syrian Premier League top scorers}}
{{Football League Greece top scorers}}
{{Syria Squad 1996 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Afash, Mohammad Nasser}}
Category:Footballers from Aleppo
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Syrian men's footballers
Category:Syria men's international footballers
Category:Syrian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Category:Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo players
Category:Proodeftiki F.C. players
Category:1996 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:Syrian Premier League players
Category:Super League Greece players
Category:Football League (Greece) players
Category:20th-century Syrian people
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