Ibrahim Alma
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Rafik Alma
Date of birth (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991 (age 32)[1]
Place of birth Umm al-'Adam, Homs, Syria[2]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Tishreen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Al-Wathba 32 (0)
2012–2014 Al-Shorta 30 (0)
2014–2015 Al-Wathba 20 (0)
2015–2016 Al-Wahda 28 (0)
2016–2017 Al-Ittihad 34 (0)
2017–2018 Sepahan 14 (0)
2018 Al-Qadsiah 0 (0)
2018–2019 Al-Wahda
2019–2020 Al-Jaish
2020–2021 Al-Horgelah
2021–2022 Jableh
2023 Al-Jaish
2023– Tishreen
International career‡
2009–2010 Syria U20
2010–2012 Syria U22 7 (0)
2012–2014 Syria U23 3 (0)
2012– Syria 80[3] (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 January 2024

Ibrahim Rafik Alma (Arabic: إبرَاهِيْم رَفِيْق عَالِمَة; born 18 October 1991) is a Syrian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for football club Tishreen in Syrian Premier League.

Career

Club

In 2010, Alma started his career with Al-Wathba from Homs. Later on, he played for Al-Shorta, Al-Wahda and Al-Ittihad, before moving abroad to play for Sepahan in Iran in 2017.[4]

The termination of Alma's expatriate transfer has occurred for three times due to his support to Al-Assad government. The first cancellation was in the 2014–15 season with the Saudi club Al-Shabab.[5] In June 2018, Alma signed for Saudi club Al-Qadsiah,[6] before the club decided to terminate his contract two weeks later.[7] In August 2019, Austria Wien canceled signing Alma, due to pleas from anti-governmental Syrians.[5][8]

In September 2020, Alma joined newly-promoted club Al-Horgelah.[9]

International

Alma started playing for Syria in 2012. He was part of the team which played against Australia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round.

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Syria" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 14. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ الحارس الدولي إبراهيم عالمة افضل رياضي لعام 2016. newscdn.newsrep.net (in Arabic). 12 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
  3. ^ Karkora, Mahmoud (14 January 2021). "Ibrahim Rafik Alma - International Appearances". RSSSF.
  4. ^ حارس سوريا يدرس عروضًا مغرية. Kooora (in Arabic). 28 May 2018.
  5. ^ a b ابراهيم عالمة يفجر مفاجأة حصوله على عرض اوروبي كبير ويعلن سبب فشل الصفقة. Syrian Professional Players – YouTube channel. 26 August 2019.
  6. ^ رسميًا.. القادسية السعودي يضم حارس سوريا. Kooora (in Arabic). 21 June 2018.
  7. ^ القادسية السعودي يفسخ عقد عالمة. Kooora (in Arabic). 5 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Austrian club cancels signing of pro-Assad goalkeeper who 'fought for Syrian regime'". alaraby.co.uk. 29 August 2019.
  9. ^ حرجلة يلهب الميركاتو بالتعاقد مع إبراهيم وعالمة. Kooora (in Arabic). 28 September 2020.

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