Mohammad Nasser Afash (Arabic: 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. 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. He was a member of the Syria squad at the 1996 AFC Asian Cup finals.

He also played for Syria at the 1989 and 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 July 1993Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, SyriaTaiwan5–08–11994 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
2.6–0
3.19 August 1999Amman, JordanOman1-01-11999 Arab Games
4.23 August 1999Amman International Stadium, Amman, JordanLibya1-01-1
5.25 August 1999Amman, JordanUnited Arab Emirates2-12-2
6.30 April 2001Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, SyriaPhilippines9–012–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.7 May 2001Laos1–011–0
8.10–0
9.18 May 2001Oman2–23–3

External links

  • at National-Football-Teams.com