Ibrahim Alma

Ibrahim Alma (Arabic: ابراهيم عالمة‎; born 18 October 1991 in Umm al-'Adam, Homs, Syria) is a Syrian footballer. He plays as Goalkeeper for football club Al-Horgelah in Syrian Premier League. Alma is best known for his unique style of long balls from his penalty area, instead of the usual kick, Alma tends to punch the ball back into play.

Ibrahim Alma
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Rafik Alma
Date of birth (1991-10-18) 18 October 1991
Place of birth Umm al-'Adam, Homs, Syria[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Al-Horgelah
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Al-Wathba 32 (0)
2012–2014 Al-Shorta 30 (0)
2014–2015 Al-Wathba 20 (0)
2015–2016 Al-Wahda 28 (0)
2016–2017 Al-Ittihad 34 (0)
2017–2018 Sepahan 14 (0)
2018 Al-Qadsiah 0 (0)
2018–2019 Al-Wahda 0 (0)
2019–2020 Al-Jaish 0 (0)
2020– Al-Horgelah 0 (0)
National team‡
2009–2010 Syria U20
2010–2012 Syria U22 7 (0)
2012–2014 Syria U23 3 (0)
2012– Syria 61 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2020

Career

Club

In 2010, Alma started his career with Al-Wathba from Homs. Later on, he played for Al-Shorta, Al-Wahda and Al-Ittihad, before moving abroad to play for Sepahan in Iran in 2017.[2]

The termination of Alma's expatriate transfer has occurred for three times due to his support to Al-Assad government. The first cancellation was in the 2014–15 season with the Saudi club Al-Shabab.[3] In June 2018, Alma signed for Al-Qadsiah FC,[4] before the club decided to terminate his contract two weeks later.[5] In August 2019, Austria Wien canceled signing Alma, due to pleas from antigovernmental Syrians.[3][6]

In September 2020, Alma joined newly-promoted club Al-Horgelah.[7]

International

Alma started playing for Syria in 2012. He was part of the team which played against Australia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Fourth Round.

References
  1. "Archived copy" الحارس الدولي إبراهيم عالمة افضل رياضي لعام 2016. newscdn.newsrep.net (in Arabic). 12 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. حارس سوريا يدرس عروضًا مغرية. Kooora (in Arabic). 28 May 2018.
  3. ابراهيم عالمة يفجر مفاجأة حصوله على عرض اوروبي كبير ويعلن سبب فشل الصفقة. Syrian Professional Players – YouTube channel. 26 August 2019.
  4. رسميًا.. القادسية السعودي يضم حارس سوريا. Kooora (in Arabic). 21 June 2018.
  5. القادسية السعودي يفسخ عقد عالمة. Kooora (in Arabic). 5 July 2018.
  6. "Austrian club cancels signing of pro-Assad goalkeeper who 'fought for Syrian regime'". alaraby.co.uk. 29 August 2019.
  7. حرجلة يلهب الميركاتو بالتعاقد مع إبراهيم وعالمة. Kooora (in Arabic). 28 September 2020.


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