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 for Emirati Al-Wahda and the Syrian national team. He can be deployed as a left winger or second striker. 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. Honours. Al-Hilal Syria Individual