Omar Khribin

Omar Khribin (can also be spelled as Kharbin or Kh'rbin; born 15 January 1994) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Emirati Club Al-Wahda and the Syrian national team.
In 2017, Khribin became the first Syrian ever to win the Asian Footballer of the Year.
Club career
Early career
Karbin played four seasons for Al-Wahda in the Syrian Premier League. In the Summer of 2013, Khribin joined Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya In the Iraqi Premier League, on a two-year loan. On 6 August 2015, Khribin signed for Al-Mina'a, on a one-year loan.
Al-Hilal
On 19 June 2017, Al-Hilal officially bought Khribin for 44 million riyals on a four-year contract. On 10 August, Omar scored his first goal against Al-Taawoun in the 14th minute, winning 4–3.
Pyramids (loan)
In January 2019, Khribin moved to Egyptian side Pyramids on a loan deal until the end of the 2018–19 season; he scored in his first match against Zamalek on 24 January, and four goals in his first 5 matches.
Return to Al-Hilal
Khribin rejoined Al-Hilal in summer 2019; he played at the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup, becoming the first Syrian to do so.
Al-Wahda
In January 2021, Khribin joined Emirati club Al-Wahda.
International career
On 20 November 2012, Khribin was called up for the Syria national team and made his first international friendly games against Palestine.
In the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, he was part of the 10 matches in the third round and the two matches against Australia in the fourth round, he just scored 10 goals in the qualifiers, of which 7 in the second round.
In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, he played the whole 90 minutes of the three group stage matches. He scored a goal against Australia, as Syria exited with just one point out of three matches.
In September 2019, the Syrian Football Federation announced that Khribin was suspended from the national team due to multiple instances of uninformed absence. Khribin later returned to play against Maldives on 10 October. In November 2020, he mentioned that he was excluded from the national team coached by Nabil Maâloul, after he had suggested to play as a second striker.
Career statistics
Club
International
Scores and results list Syria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Khribin goal.
Honours
Al-Hilal
Saudi Professional League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20
King's Cup: 2017, 2019–20
Saudi Super Cup: 2018
AFC Champions League: 2019, runner-up 2017
Syria
WAFF Championship: 2012
Individual
AFC Champions League Top Scorer: 2017
Asian Footballer of the Year: 2017
References
External links
1994 births
Living people
Footballers from Damascus
Syrian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Al-Wahda SC (Syria) players
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players
Al-Minaa SC players
Al Dhafra FC players
Al Hilal SFC players
Pyramids FC players
Al Wahda FC players
Shabab Al Ahli Club players
Syrian Premier League players
Iraq Stars League players
UAE Pro League players
Saudi Pro League players
Egyptian Premier League players
Syria men's international footballers
2019 AFC Asian Cup players
Syrian expatriate men's footballers
Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq
Syrian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Syrian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq
Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
Asian Footballer of the Year winners