Omar Khribin

عمر خربين

Damascus

Syrian forward born in Damascus in 1994. He was the first Syrian to win the Asian Footballer of the Year award (2017), won the 2019 AFC Champions League with Al-Hilal, and has won 70 caps for Syria, scoring 31 goals. He plays for Al-Wahda of Abu Dhabi.

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athlete
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Levant & Iraq
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Damascus

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    Summary

    Omar Maher Khribin is a Syrian forward born in Damascus on 15 January 1994. In 2017 he became the first Syrian to win the Asian Footballer of the Year award, and he has won 70 caps for Syria, scoring 31 goals. 1 2 3

    Career

    He began with Al-Wahda of Damascus, played in Iraq for Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and Al-Minaa, and joined Al-Hilal of Riyadh in 2017, winning the 2019 AFC Champions League with the club; after a loan at Pyramids in Egypt he moved to Al-Wahda of Abu Dhabi, where — apart from a loan at Emirates Club — he plays today. His name is also spelled Kharbin and Kh'rbin in English sources. 1 2 3

    On the record

    For his religious affiliation the record is silent in a specific way: neither the English nor the Arabic article states any religion for him — in text, infobox or categories — and his Wikidata item carries no religion value at all. With no source naming an affiliation for him personally, his affiliation is entered as unknown. 1 2 3

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    Damascus

    People and things also explored

    the Cave of Qasyun (Jibril's Cave)· Qasr Hiraql / Qasr Shams al-Muluk· The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus· The Fitna of the Hafiz Abd al-Ghani in Damascus in 595· al-Afdal besieges Damascus and turns back· al-Adil's seizure of Damascus· al-Ghazali's arrival in Damascus as an ascetic, in 488· al-Ashraf takes Damascus

    Sources

    1. Omar Khribin — English Wikipedia
    2. Omar Khribin — Arabic Wikipedia
    3. Omar Khribin — Wikidata Q16236257
    Cite this page

    islam.museum contributors. “Omar Khribin”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/omar-khribin/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-26.

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