Mohamed Al-Zeno

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

Mohamed Al-Zeno
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Al-Zeno
Date of birth (1983-02-05) 5 February 1983
Place of birth Aleppo, Syria
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club 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
National team
2004–2011 Syria 48 (15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

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.

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.

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.

Al-Majd
Zeno

at Al-Majd

In July 2007, he moved to Al-Majd SC of Damascus and formed an impressive attacking triangle with Syrian forward Raja Rafe.

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.

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.

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.

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 in a 3–0 win over Al Salibikhaet.

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 a 1–0 win over Muangthong United in the 2010 AFC Cup quarter-finals.

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 against Al-Qadsia SC.

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.

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.

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, one in a [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.

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]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
121 August 2007Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India Kyrgyzstan3–14–12007 Nehru Cup
225 August 2007Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India Cambodia1–05–12007 Nehru Cup
38 October 2007Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Afghanistan1–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
48 October 2007Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Afghanistan3–03–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
59 November 2007Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia2–04–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
613 November 2008Home's Stadium Kobe, Kobe, Japan Japan1–31–3International Friendly
729 December 2008Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain Bahrain2–12–2International Friendly
85 June 2009Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Sierra Leone2–06–0Friendly/Non FIFA 'A' international match
95 June 2009Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Sierra Leone3–06–0Friendly/Non FIFA 'A' international match
1027 June 2009Saputo Stadium, Montreal, Canada Haiti1–02–1International Friendly
1120 August 2009Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India Kyrgyzstan1–02–02009 Nehru Cup
1224 August 2009Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India Sri Lanka1–04–02009 Nehru Cup
1327 August 2009Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India Lebanon1–01–02009 Nehru Cup
143 March 2010Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Lebanon1–04–02011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1524 September 2010King Abdullah Stadium, Amman, Jordan Jordan1–11–12010 WAFF Championship
1614 November 2010Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain Bahrain1–02–0International Friendly
1717 January 2011Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar Jordan1–01–22011 AFC Asian Cup

References
  1. "Mohamed Al-Zeno". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  2. http://www.iranianclub.net/news.php?newsid=3780 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. Mohamed Al Zeno – FIFA competition record
  7. http://www.indianfootball.com/en/news/articleId/1504 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.
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