Mohammad Afash

{{short description|Syrian footballer (born 1966)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

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| name = Mohammad Afash

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| fullname = Mohammad Nasser Afash

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|10|31|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Aleppo, Syria

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| position = Midfielder

| currentclub =

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| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 1988–1993

| clubs1 = Al-Ittihad Aleppo

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| 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

class="wikitable"
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.rowspan=2| 2 July 1993rowspan=2| Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syriarowspan=2 |{{fb|TAI}}align=center|5–0align=center rowspan=2 | 8–1rowspan=2| 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
2.align=center|6–0
3.19 August 1999Amman, Jordan{{fb|OMA}}align=center|1-0align=center|1-1rowspan=3|1999 Arab Games
4.23 August 1999Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan{{fb|LBY|1999}}align=center|1-0align=center|1-1
5.25 August 1999Amman, Jordan{{fb|UAE}}align=center|2-1align=center|2-2
6.30 April 2001rowspan=4| Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria{{fb|PHI}}align=center|9–0align=center| 12–0rowspan=4| 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.rowspan=2| 7 May 2001rowspan=2| {{fb|LAO}}align=center|1–0rowspan=2 align=center| 11–0
8.align=center|10–0
9.18 May 2001{{fb|OMA}}align=center|2–2align=center| 3–3

References

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