Mohamed Al-Zeno

Mohamed Al-Zeno (Arabic: محمد زينو; born 5 February 1983) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Taliya in the Syrian Premier League.^[1]

Mohamed Al-Zeno

Al-Zeno with Syria in 2009
Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Al-Zeno
Date of birth	(1983-02-05) 5 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth	Aleppo, Syria
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Taliya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2002	Shorta Aleppo	?
2002–2004	Al-Shorta	?
2004–2007	Al-Jaish	?
2007–2009	Al-Majd	?
2009	Rah Ahan	11	(1)
2010	Al-Arabi	20	(14)
2010–2011	Al-Karamah	10	(1)
2011–2012	→ Al-Naser (Loan)	12	(8)
2012–2013	Al-Salmiya SC	35	(15)
2013–2014	Saham	20	(9)
2014–2015	Muaither SC
2016–2018	Al-Hussein
2018	Al-Sareeh
2018–	Taliya
International career
2004–2011	Syria	48	(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Early career

Mohamed Al-Zeno's career began with the Al-Ittihad Aleppo youth squad under coach Omar Al-Shaaban in the "Al-Smoud Football School" in Aleppo. Later he joined the youth team of Shorta Aleppo. After playing a few games in the Al-Shorta under-17 youth team, he moved Al-Shorta's first team and in 1999 he signed his first professional contract.^{[citation needed]}

Al-Shorta Aleppo

In season 1999–2000, he played for Shorta Aleppo's first team in the Syrian League 1st Division and helped his team in promotion to the Syrian Premier League. At the end of the season, he was awarded with the "Top Goal Scorer" award of the 1999–2000 Syrian Premier League. After the 2001–2002 season, Shorta Aleppo was dissolved and he went to Damascus and signed a two-year contract with Al-Shorta SC of Damascus.^{[citation needed]}

Al-Shorta Damascus

He played for two seasons for Al-Shorta Damascus. He scored his first goal for his new team on 1 November 2002 against Al-Yaqdhah in the Syrian Premier League.^{[citation needed]}

Al-Jaish

He moved to Al-Jaish SC of Damascus in 2004. He played for Al-Jaish for three seasons. In his first season with Al-Jaish, he won the 2004 AFC Cup, the second biggest association cup in Asia. In the second-leg of the quarter-finals, he scored one goal in 3–0 win over Indian champions Kingfisher East Bengal FC In the semi-finals, he scored one goal each in both the legs, one in the first-leg in a 4–0 win and another in the second-leg in a 2–1 win over Singaporean champions Home United FC and hence helped his team to reach the AFC Cup finals for the first time.^{[citation needed]}

Al-Majd

 

Zeno at Al-Majd

In July 2007, he moved to Al-Majd SC of Damascus.^{[citation needed]}

In the 2007–08 season, he scored eleven goals and helped his team to finish as the runners-up in the Syrian Premier League 2007–08. He also scored two goals in the 2007–08 Arab Champions League, one in a 3–2 loss against Al-Hilal Omdurman in the Round of 32 and another in a 1–1 draw against Raja Casablanca.^{[citation needed]} At the end of the season, he was awarded with the "Top Goal Scorer" award of the 2008–09 Syrian Premier League with 17 goals. He also scored three goals in the 2009 AFC Cup, one in a 1–1 draw against Al-Muharraq SC and a brace in a 2–1 win over Al-Faisaly SC.^{[citation needed]}

Rah Ahan F.C.

On 18 September 2009, he signed a one-year contract with Rah Ahan of Iran,^[2] but after four months the contract was dissolved.^[3]

He played his first game for Rah Ahan on 6 October 2009 against PAS Hamedan in the Persian Gulf Cup 2009–10.^{[citation needed]}

Al-Arabi

In January 2010, he signed a six-months contract with Al-Arabi SC of Kuwait.^[4] He made his Kuwaiti Premier League debut on 14 January 2010.^{[citation needed]}

Al-Karamah

In August 2010, he moved to Al-Karamah SC of the Syria. He made his debut for Al-Karamah on 14 September 2010 in the 2010 AFC Cup quarter-finals.^{[citation needed]}

Al-Naser

On 1 February 2011, he moved to Al-Naser of Kuwait.^[5] He made his Kuwaiti Premier League debut for Al-Naser on 3 February 2011.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Mohamed Al-Zeno has been a regular for the Syria national football team since 2004. In the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification, he came on as a substitute for Raja Rafe in a 2–2 draw against Bahrain on 13 October 2004 in the Abbasiyyin Stadium in Damascus.^{[citation needed]}

He was a part of the Syria national football team in the 2007 Nehru Cup in India. He scored two goals in the friendly tournament, one in a 4–1 win over Kyrgyzstan and another in a 5–1 win over Cambodia.^{[citation needed]}

He scored two goals in a 3–0 win over Afghanistan and he scored one goal in a 4–1 win over Indonesia in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification.^[6]

In the 2009 Nehru Cup, he scored three goals, one goal in a 2–0 victory over Kyrgyzstan in Syria's first match of the tournament.^[7] He also scored a goal in Syria's 4–0 win over Sri Lanka and another in a 1–0 win over Lebanon. At the end of the tournament, he was awarded with the "Top Goal Scorer" award.^{[citation needed]}

He was selected in Valeriu Tiţa's 23-men final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.^[8] In the tournament he scored one goal in a 1–2 loss against Jordan.

International goals

Scores and results table. Syria's goal tally first:

Mohamed Al Zeno: International goals^[9]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 August 2007	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India	Kyrgyzstan	3–1	4–1	2007 Nehru Cup
2	25 August 2007	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India	Cambodia	1–0	5–1	2007 Nehru Cup
3	8 October 2007	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Afghanistan	1–0	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	8 October 2007	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Afghanistan	3–0	3–0	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	9 November 2007	Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	2–0	4–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	13 November 2008	Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan	Japan	1–3	1–3	International Friendly
7	29 December 2008	Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain	Bahrain	2–1	2–2	International Friendly
–	5 June 2009	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Sierra Leone	2–0	6–0	Friendly/Non FIFA 'A' international match
–	5 June 2009	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Sierra Leone	3–0	6–0	Friendly/Non FIFA 'A' international match
8	27 June 2009	Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada	Haiti	1–0	2–1	International Friendly
9	20 August 2009	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India	Kyrgyzstan	1–0	2–0	2009 Nehru Cup
10	24 August 2009	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India	Sri Lanka	1–0	4–0	2009 Nehru Cup
11	27 August 2009	Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India	Lebanon	1–0	1–0	2009 Nehru Cup
12	3 March 2010	Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria	Lebanon	1–0	4–0	2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
13	24 September 2010	King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Jordan	1–1	1–1	2010 WAFF Championship
14	14 November 2010	Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain	Bahrain	1–0	2–0	International Friendly
15	17 January 2011	Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Jordan	1–0	1–2	2011 AFC Asian Cup

References

1. Mohamed Al-Zeno at National-Football-Teams.com
2. [1] iranianclub.net. 2009-09-18
3. "الزينو يقترب من فسخ عقده مع راه اهن". psyrianp.com. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
4. "محمد زينو رسمياً إلى العربي الكويتي". Damascus: syria-news.com. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
5. "الزينو يصل الكويت ويقيد بقائمة النصر الاسيوية". psyrianp.com. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
6. – FIFA competition record (archived)
7. [2] indianfootball.com. 2009-08-20
8. "Syria squad". the-afc.com. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
9. "Mohamed Al Zeno – International goals". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 April 2011.

External links

• Mohamed Al-Zeno at WorldFootball.net