George Mourad

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George Mourad (Template:Langx; born 18 September 1982)[1] is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Mourad represented both Sweden and Syria internationally.

Club career

After playing for Västra Frölunda IF, he joined IFK Göteborg in 2004 and scored seven goals in his debut season in Allsvenskan. In 2005, he had a disappointing season with only three goals in Allsvenskan. He then signed a six-month loan contract for Italian Serie B side Brescia on 31 January 2006. After a trial, Mourad was granted a contract on 11 January 2008 at the Dutch club Willem II. He has played for the Sweden men's national football team. As of 1 February 2010, Mourad left Willem II after dissolving his contract.[2] Mourad signed a one-year contract with Tromsø IL on 11 March 2010.

Mourad transferred to Chinese Super League side Qingdao Jonoon in February 2013.[3]

International career

Mourad was born in Lebanon,[4] and is of Assyrian descent, but was raised in Sweden. He played for Swedish youth teams, and a friendly for the Sweden men's national football team, before switching to the Syrian Arab Federation for Football.

He played his first official cap in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification tournament for Syria against Tajikistan on 23 July 2011, thereby eliminating the possibility of playing for Sweden ever again. His international debut for the Syrian national team was in a friendly against Iraq in Arbil on 29 June 2011.[5]

In a controversial decision, FIFA disqualified Syria from the 2014 World Cup qualifiers for fielding Mourad, who previously represented Sweden in a U-21 UEFA qualifying tournament in 2003,[6] without seeking the administrative approval of FIFA for the switch. Tajikistan replaced Syria in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers as of 19 August 2011. Syrian Arab Federation for Football president Farouq Sarriyeh announced he would petition CAS to overturn the FIFA ban.[7]

Career statistics

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Club Season League National CupTemplate:Efn Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tromsø 2010 Tippeligaen 25 8 2 0 27 8
Portimonense 2010–11 Primeira Liga 5 1 0 0 5 1
Mes Kerman 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup 9 1 2 0 11 1
Syrianska 2012 Allsvenskan 18 2 1 1 19 3
Career total 57 12 5 1 62 13

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International

Scores and results list Syria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mourad goal.
List of international goals scored by George Mourad
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
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2–1 2–1 FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying

References

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  1. ↑ Mourad, George — Template:Webarchive. Svenskfotboll.se (18 September 1982). Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  2. ↑ Willem II breekt met Mourad. Telegraaf.nl (31 January 2010). Retrieved 2011-07-05.Template:Webarchive
  3. ↑ 瑞超高中锋确认将签约中能 叙利亚曾因他受重罚 Template:Webarchive sohu.com (27 February 2013). Retrieved 2013-03-02
  4. ↑ Cite error: Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".Script error: No such module "Namespace detect".
  5. ↑ Debut – för Syrien | Internationellt | Fotboll | Sportbladet | Aftonbladet Template:Webarchive. Aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 2011-07-05.
  6. ↑ UEFA
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