Walid Abbas
{{short description|Emirati footballer (born 1985)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Walid Abbas
| image = UAE&AUS 20190125 Asian Cup 6 (cropped1).jpg
| upright = 1.1
| caption = Abbas with United Arab Emirates in 2019
| full_name = Walid Abbas Murad Yousuf Al-Balushi{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce14/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: United Arab Emirates |publisher=FIFA |page=16 |date=4 December 2021 |access-date=13 December 2022}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|6|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dubai, United Arab Emirates
| position = Centre-back
| currentclub = Shabab Al-Ahli
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2002–2013
| clubs1 = Al Shabab
| caps1 = 256
| goals1 = 7
| years2 = 2013–2017
| clubs2 = Al-Ahli
| caps2 = 96
| goals2 = 3
| years3 = 2017–
| clubs3 = Shabab Al-Ahli
| caps3 = 118
| goals3 = 5
| nationalyears1 = 2008–2023
| nationalteam1 = United Arab Emirates
| nationalcaps1 = 106
| nationalgoals1 = 6
| club-update = 11 May 2021
| nationalteam-update = 3 December 2021
}}
Walid Abbas Murad Yousuf Al-Balushi ({{langx|ar|وَلِيد عَبَّاس مُرَاد يُوسُف الْبَلُوشِيّ}}; born 11 June 1985) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Shabab Al-Ahli.
International career
Abbas has played for the United Arab Emirates national team since 2008 and represented the Emirates at the 2011, 2015 and 2019 AFC Asian Cups. At the 2011 tournament, he scored two own goals in two matches against Iran and Iraq.
=International goals=
:Scores and results list the UAE's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/28129/Walid_Abbas_Al_Balooshi.html|title=Al-Balooshi, Walid Abbas|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=28 February 2017}}
class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
1. | 11 September 2012 | Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, UAE | {{fb|KUW}} | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
2. | 15 October 2013 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | {{fb|HKG}} | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
3. | 9 November 2013 | Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE | {{fb|PHI}} | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
4. | 15 November 2013 | rowspan=3| Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | {{fb|HKG}} | 2–0 | 4–0 | rowspan=2| 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
5. | 19 November 2013 | {{fb|VIE}} | 1–0 | 5–0 | ||
6. | 9 November 2016 | {{fb|BHR}} | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|28129}}
{{Shabab Al Ahli FC squad}}
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{{United Arab Emirates squad 2019 AFC Asian Cup}}
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Category:Emirati men's footballers
Category:21st-century Emirati sportsmen
Category:Footballers from Dubai
Category:2011 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:2015 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:2019 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:United Arab Emirates men's international footballers
Category:Al Shabab Al Arabi Club (Dubai) players
Category:Shabab Al Ahli Club players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:UAE Pro League players
Category:Emirati people of Baloch descent
Category:Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
Category:Asian Games competitors for the United Arab Emirates
Category:FIFA Men's Century Club
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