Khaled Abdel Qader Kourdoghli (Arabic: خالد كردغلي; born 31 January 1997) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Erbil and the Syria national team.

Khaled Kourdoghli
Personal information
Birth name Khaled Abdel Qader Kourdoghli
Date of birth (1997-01-31) January 31, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Latakia, Syria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Erbil
Youth career
Tishreen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Tishreen
2021–2023 Naft Al-Wasat
2023–2024 Al-Wehdat
2024– Erbil
International career
2012 Syria U16 4 (1)
2018–2020 Syria U23 9 (0)
2019– Syria 27 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:15, 10 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2024

Career

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Kourdoghli began his senior career with the Syrian Premier League club Tishreen in 2016, and helped them win successive leagues in 2020 and 2021 after extending his contract on 31 January 2021.[1] On 8 July 2021, he again extended his contract with Tishreen.[2] On 8 August 2021, he transferred to the Iraqi club Naft Al-Wasat.[3] On 18 July 2023, he moved to the Jordanian club Al-Wehdat.[4]

International

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Kourdoghli played for the Syria U23s at the 2018 Asian Games.[5] He first debuted for the senior Syria national team in a 5–2 friendly win over North Korea on 8 July 2019.[6] He was called up to the national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[7]

Personal life

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Kourdoghli comes from a footballing family, as his grandfather Khaled, father Muhammad, uncles Abdul Kader, Ahmed, and Hisham Kourdoghli all played professional football in Syria.[8] On 22 August 2023 he was married in Syria.[9]

Honours

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Tishreen

References

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  1. ^ "تشرين يُدعّم صفوفه استعداداً للمشاركة الآسيوية". thelevantnews.com.
  2. ^ "الكردغلي يجدد لتشرين والحميشة يقترب". صحيفة الوطن. July 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "نفط الوسط العراقي يضم كردغلي من تشرين السوري". المشهد العربي.
  4. ^ "الوحدات يعلن التعاقد رسمياً مع اللاعب السوري خالد كردغلي". رؤيا الأخباري.
  5. ^ Jose, James. "UAE Olympic team go down fighting to Syria". Khaleej Times.
  6. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Syria vs. North Korea". www.national-football-teams.com.
  7. ^ "18 محترفا يعززون قائمة منتخب سوريا بكأس أمم آسيا 2023". الجزيرة نت.
  8. ^ "خالد كردغلي لاعب تشرين: هدفنا الحفاظ على لقب دورة تشرين".
  9. ^ boss, Samer The (August 23, 2022). "لاعب منتخب سوريا "خالد كردغلي" يحتفل بزواجه من الأنسة أليسار". ميديانا - Mediana.
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