Abdulkader Dakka
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdulkader Salim Dakka | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Latakia, Syria | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Wahda | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2008 | Tishreen | ||
| 2008 | Al-Ansar | ||
| 2008–2011 | Al-Ittihad | 57 | (1) |
| 2011 | Shanghai Shenhua | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2012 | Al-Sinaa | 9 | (0) |
| 2013– | Al-Shorta | ||
| 2014– | Al-Wahda | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003–2005 | Syria U-20 | ||
| 2007–2008 | Syria U-23 | ||
| 2005–2011 | Syria | 41 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 May 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 January 2011 | |||
Abdulkader Dakka (Arabic: عَبْد الْقَادِر دَكَّة; born 10 January 1985 in Latakia, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He currently plays for Al-Wahda, which competes in the Syrian Premier League the top division in Syria. He plays as a defender, wearing the number 30 jersey for Al-Wahda and for the Syrian national football team he wears the number 17 shirt.[1]
Club career
Dakka started his professional career with Tishreen.[citation needed] On 8 March 2008, he transferred to Lebanese Premier League club Al-Ansar.[2] Dakka left the Lebanese club after four months. In July 2008, he moved to the Syrian League club Al-Ittihad and helped the club reach the final of the AFC Cup the second most important association cup in Asia. Al-Ittihad won the final against Kuwaiti Premier League champions Al-Qadsia after penalties. The game was tied 1–1 after regular time and Extra Time.[3] In February 2011, he transferred to Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenhua on a ten-month deal.[4] but after five months the contract has been dissolved.[5][6] Dakka returned to Al-Ittihad and won the 2010–11 Syrian Cup with his team.[7]
International career
Dakka was a part of the Syrian U-19 national team that finished in Fourth place at the 2004 AFC U-19 Championship in Malaysia and he was a part of the Syrian U-20 national team at the 2005 FIFA U-20 World Cup in the Netherlands. He plays against Canada, Italy and Colombia in the group-stage of the FIFA U-20 World Cup and against Brazil in the Round of 16.[8] He was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad[9] for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar and played full 90 minutes in all Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan.
