Belal Abduldaim

Belal Lo'ai Abduldaim (Arabic: بِلَال لُؤَيّ عَبْد الدَّايِم; born 1 June 1983) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays for Sur SC in Oman Professional League.

Club career

Abduldaim's career began in the youth system of Al-Karamah before starting his professional career with the senior team. He won with Al-Karamah four Syrian Premier League titles, four Syrian Cups, one Super Cup and helped the club reach the final of the AFC Champions League for the first time. Al-Karamah were defeated 3–2 on aggregate in the final by Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors of the K-League. Three years later, he played an important role in his side's first-ever accession to AFC Cup Final. Al-Karamah were defeated 2–1 in the final of the second most important association cup in Asia by Kuwait SC of the Kuwaiti Premier League. On 20 August 2013, he signed a one-year contract with Oman Professional League club Al-Suwaiq Club. On 25 September 2014, he signed a one-year contract with another Oman Professional League club Sur SC.

International career

Abduldaim has been a regular for the Syria national football team since 2008. Senior national coach Fajr Ibrahim called him for the first time, and he debuted in a 27 December 2008 friendly against Saudi Arabia. He came on as a substitute for Bassel Al Shaar in the second halftime. Abduldaim was selected to Valeriu Tiţa's 23-man final squad for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar. He played in all Syria's three group games against Saudi Arabia, Japan and Jordan.