Omar Khribin

Khribin with Syria at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name	Omar Khribin[1]
Date of birth	(1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth	Damascus, Syria[1]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Positions	Forward winger
Team information
Current team	Al-Wahda
Number	70
Youth career
2004–2009	Al-Wahda (Damascus)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2017	Al-Wahda (Damascus)	16	(9)
2013–2015	→ Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya (loan)	30	(11)
2015–2016	→ Al-Mina'a (loan)	10	(10)
2016–2017	→ Al-Dhafra (loan)	25	(16)
2017	→ Al-Hilal (loan)	10	(7)
2017–2021	Al-Hilal	44	(14)
2019	→ Pyramids (loan)	12	(6)
2021–	Al-Wahda (Abu Dhabi)	89	(61)
2022–2023	→ Shabab Al Ahli (loan)	21	(7)
International career‡
2015–2016	Syria U23	6	(9)
2012–	Syria	70	(31)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 December 2025

Omar Khribin (Arabic: عمر خربين, also spelled Kharbin or Kh'rbin; born 15 January 1994) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a forward or a winger for Emirati Club Al-Wahda and the Syria national team.

In 2017, Khribin became the first Syrian ever to win the Asian Footballer of the Year.^[3] He has also won the 2019 AFC Champions League with Al Hilal and has plied his trade in Iraq, UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

Club career

International career

On 20 November 2012, Khribin was called up for the Syria national team and made his first international friendly games against Palestine.^[19]

In the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, Khribin was part of the 10 matches in the third round and the two matches against Australia in the fourth round, he just scored 10 goals in the qualifiers, of which 7 in the second round.^[20]

In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Khribin played the whole 90 minutes of the three group stage matches. He scored a goal against Australia, as Syria exited with just one point out of three matches.^[21]

In September 2019, the Syrian Football Federation announced that Khribin was suspended from the national team due to multiple instances of uninformed absence.^[22] Khribin later returned to play against Maldives on 10 October.^[23] In November 2020, he mentioned that he was excluded from the national team coached by Nabil Maâloul, after he had suggested to play as a second striker.^[24]

In December 2023, Khribin was named in the Syrian squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar.^[25] On 23 January 2024, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over India, which granted his country their first win in the competition since 2011, and first ever qualification to the knockout phase as one of the best third-placed teams.^[26] During the round of 16 match against Iran, Khribin netted the leveling goal from a penalty in a 1–1 tie. Nonetheless, Syria ultimately succumbed 5–3 in the penalty shootouts.^[27]

On 27 March 2024, Khribin scored his first international hat-trick in a 7–0 victory against Myanmar during the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.^[28]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 11 December 2025^[30]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Syria	2012	8	0
	2013	7	2
	2014	3	3
	2015	8	6
	2016	6	2
	2017	5	3
	2018	2	1
	2019	6	1
	2020	0	0
	2021	5	2
	2022	2	0
	2023	3	1
	2024	5	5
	2025	8	5
Total		70	31

As of match played 4 December 2025^[30]

Scores and results list Syria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Khribin goal.

List of international goals scored by Omar Khribin

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 March 2013	Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq	Iraq	1–1	1–2	Friendly
2	11 November 2013	Prince Mohammed Stadium, Zarqa, Jordan		1–0		Friendly
3	5 March 2014	Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Jordan	1–2		2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4	12 November 2014	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia	Malaysia	3–0	3–0	Friendly
5	15 November 2014	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	2–0	2–0	Friendly
6	5 June 2015	Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman	Oman		2–1	Friendly
7	11 June 2015	Samen Stadium, Mashhad, Iran	Afghanistan	6–0	6–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	8 September 2015	Phnom Penh Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Cambodia	1–0	6–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9				3–0
10	17 November 2015	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Singapore	1–0	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
11				2–1
12	24 March 2016	Al-Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman	Cambodia	1–0	6–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
13				2–0
14	23 March 2017	Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca, Malaysia	Uzbekistan	1–0	1–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
15	31 August 2017	Hang Jebat Stadium, Malacca, Malaysia	Qatar	1–0	3–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
16				2–1
17	30 December 2018	Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Yemen	1–0	1–0	Friendly
18	15 January 2019	Khalifa bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	Australia	1–1	2–3	2019 AFC Asian Cup
19	7 October 2021	Ansan Wa~ Stadium, Ansan, South Korea	South Korea	1–1	1–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
20	12 October 2021	King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Lebanon	1–0	2–3	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
21	25 March 2023	Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Thailand	2–1	3–1	Friendly
22	23 January 2024	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar	India	1–0	1–0	2023 AFC Asian Cup
23	31 January 2024	Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Iran	1–1	1–1 (a.e.t.)	2023 AFC Asian Cup
24	26 March 2024	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia	Myanmar	1–0	7–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
25				4–0
26				5–0
27	9 October 2025	Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia		1–0	5–1	2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification
28				2–0
29				4–0
30	1 December 2025	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar	Tunisia	1–0	1–0	2025 FIFA Arab Cup
31	4 December 2025	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar	Qatar	1–1	1–1	2025 FIFA Arab Cup

Honours

Al Hilal

• Saudi Pro League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2019–20^[31]
• King Cup: 2017, 2019–20
• Saudi Super Cup: 2018
• AFC Champions League: 2019,^[32] runner-up 2017

Shabab Al Ahli

• UAE Pro League: 2022–23

Al-Wehda

• UAE League Cup: 2023-24

Syria

• WAFF Championship: 2012

References

External links

• Omar Khribin at National-Football-Teams.com
• Omar Khribin at Soccerway
• Omar Khribin at WorldFootball.net