Mohammed Al-Balushi

Mohammed Abdullah Mubarak al-Balushi (Arabic: محمد عبدالله مبارك البلوشي‎; born 27 August 1989), commonly known as Mohammed al-Sheiba, is an Omani footballer who plays for Al-Nahda Club.[1]

In this Arabic name, the surname is Al-Balushi.
Mohammed al-Balushi
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Abdullah Mubarak Al-Balushi
Date of birth (1989-08-27) 27 August 1989
Place of birth Oman
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-Back
Club information
Current team
 Al-Nahda
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Al-Nahda 89 (5)
2008 Al Ahly Tripoli 37 (6)
2008–2009 Al-Arabi 40 (4)
2009–2012 Al-Wasl 80 (5)
2011–2012 Al-Wahda 23 (3)
2013– 2014 Al-Nahda 30 (3)
2015– 2016 Al-Suwaiq 24 (0)
National team‡
2006– Oman 65 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 March 2019

Career

Mohammed Al-Balushi is the first Omani player to play professionally in Africa[2] when he was loaned in 2008 to Al-Ahly (Tripoli)[3] of Libya. He then moved to Al-Arabi SC where he played for a full season and displayed a great performance with the club and with the Oman national football team. His solid defensive abilities plus the gift to score goals made him a target to a number of international clubs such as AJ Auxerre[4] and some regional giants such as Al-Shabab (Saudi Arabia).[5]

But on 22 July 2009, Al-Wasl FC of the UAE won the race and signed the gifted Omani footballer for a season long loan.[6] Before the end of the season, "Al Shaiba" proved his worth, and accepted a four-year contract from Al-Wasl FC.[7] On 29 December 2013, Sheiba signed for his first club Al-Nahda Club for a period of 6 months.[8]

Club career statistics
Club Season Division League Cup Continental Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Nahda 2007–08 Omani League -2-000-0-2
Total -2-000-0-2
Al-Wasl 2009–10 UAE Pro-League -1-000-1-2
2010–11 171000000171
2011–12 0010000010
Total -2-000-1-3
Al-Wahda 2011–12 UAE Pro-League 150310000181
Total 150310000181
Al-Nahda 2013–14 Oman Professional League -3-200-0-5
Total -3-200-0-5
Career total -7-300-1-11
  1. Includes goal in the Club Friendlies

International career

Gulf Cup of Nations

Mohammed has made appearances in the 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations, the 2010 Gulf Cup of Nations and has represented the national team in the 2013 Gulf Cup of Nations.

AFC Asian Cup Qualification

Mohammed has made appearances in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification and the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

FIFA World Cup Qualification

Mohammed has made four appearances in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification and eleven in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.

In the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification, he scored one goal in the Fourth Round in a 1–1 draw against Iraq.[9] Oman entered the last game of group play with a chance to qualify for at least the playoff-round, but a 1–0 loss to Jordan eliminated them from contention.[10]

National team career statistics

Goals for Senior National Team
Scores and results list Oman's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 March 2009Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman Senegal1–02–0Friendly
2.12 June 2012Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Iraq1–01–12014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
3.20 March 2019Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Afghanistan3–05–02019 Airmarine Cup

Honours

Club

References
  1. "Mohammed Al-Balushi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
  2. "AlSheiba, the First Omani Player to pick a career in Africa". AlSuper (in Arabic). 2008-02-14. Archived from the original on 2013-10-12. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  3. "Omani AlBalushi: I preferred the Libyan offer over all the other offers". AlJamaheer (in Arabic). 2008-02-26. Archived from the original on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  4. "Auxerre is in the race to win the Omani Mohammed Sheiba". alalmiyah.com (in Arabic). 2009-06-24.
  5. "AlShabab is close to signing Omani Sheiba". AlRiyadh (in Arabic). 2009-06-25.
  6. "Al Sheiba is in AlWasl Squad". AlKhaleej.ae (in Arabic). 2009-07-23.
  7. "Al Wasl signs a four year contract with AlShaiba". yallakora (in Arabic). 2010-04-27.
  8. نجم المنتخب العماني محمد الشيبة يعود الى الدوري ويوقع للنهضة (in Arabic). kooora.com.
  9. "Iraq VS Oman 1-1". fifa.com.
  10. "Jordan VS Oman 1-0 Match Report". fifa.com.
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