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Fares Arnaout

Fares Arnaout

Syrian footballer (born 1997)

Mohamed Fares Al Arnaout (Arabic: محمد فارس الأرناؤوط; born 31 January 1997) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Syrian Premier League club Al-Fotuwa and the Syria national team.[3]

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Club career

Arnaout previously played for Al-Jazeera, Al-Jaish, Hutteen in Syria.[4] He won the Syrian Cup, Syrian Premier League and Syrian Super Cup in his first season with Al-Jaish. In the years to come, he would establish himself as a key member of the squad – winning the Syrian League again the following season in 2018/19.

Arnaout joined Bahraini outfit Al-Muharraq and clinched the 2021 AFC Cup title.[5] He later joined Manama Club in the same league.

Goa

In July 2022, Indian Super League outfit Goa completed the permanent signing of Arnaout on a one-year deal.[3]

"I am thrilled at the prospect of playing for FC Goa. It's a big challenge for me – to come to India and show people what I am all about and I'm already excited thinking about the start of the new season."

— Arnaout, after signing with Goa.[6]

International career

On 8 July 2019, Arnaout made his international debut for Syria against North Korea in a 5–2 win in the 2019 Intercontinental Cup, where they achieved third place.[7][8]

Arnaout captained the Syria U23 side to the quarter-finals of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship. The tournament saw Syria brave the odds to qualify from a group that had Asian powerhouses in Saudi Arabia, Japan and Qatar. They eventually bowed out of the tournament in the quarter-finals, losing to Australia in extra time.[9][10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 April 2023[11]
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  1. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

International

As of matches played till 28 March 2023[12]
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Honours

Al-Jaish

Al-Muharraq

References

  1. [1]
    Fares Arnaout at Soccerway
  2. [2]
    "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Syria" (PDF). FIFA. December 4, 2021. p. 14. Retrieved December 13, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "FC Goa signs Syrian international defender Fares Arnaout". fcgoa.in. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "ISL Transfer News: FC Goa rope in Syrian defender Fares Arnaout". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "Muharraq Club emerge champions with masterful display against FC Nasaf". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  6. [6]
    "FC Goa signs Syrian international defender Fares Arnaout". fcgoa.in.
  7. [7]
    "Intercontinental Cup: Syria downs DPR Korea with a fine second-half show". sportstar.thehindu.com. July 8, 2019. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  8. [8]
    "Syria 5 – 2 North Korea". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
  9. [9]
    "Toure's extra-time strike moves Australia U-23 within one win of Olympic Games". socceroos.com.au. January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  10. [10]
    "Australia U23 1 – 0 Syria U23". soccerway.com. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  11. [11]
    Fares Arnaout at Soccerway
  12. [12]
    "Fares Arnaout". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved July 8, 2019.
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