narduch Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Not in the line up today johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macksam Posted August 31, 2022 Share Posted August 31, 2022 Would have been awesome if he signed with the Caps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 (edited) Has been playing with Magdeburg II in the Verbandsliga (tier 6). 3 appearances, 1 assist https://www.fupa.net/player/belal-halbouni-1783476 Edited September 10, 2022 by rydermike NVsoccer, narduch, TOCanada115 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 This move is not going well at all. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shway Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 5 minutes ago, VinceA said: This move is not going well at all. Damn, I don’t know but I’m guessing Madenburg 2 is in a low league than what hoffenheim was in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 39 minutes ago, Shway said: Damn, I don’t know but I’m guessing Madenburg 2 is in a low league than what hoffenheim was in. The second team play in the 6th tier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 39 minutes ago, Shway said: Damn, I don’t know but I’m guessing Madenburg 2 is in a low league than what hoffenheim was in. He is playing 6th tier. May as well follow guys in Serie D or Tyler Attardo while we're at it. Shway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay striker Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Looks like they’re gunna make him for work a spot on the team. Shouldn’t be too long considering they’re averaging 4 GA every week.. johnyb and Obinna 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 I think it's a sign that we need to cool our expectations sometimes. He was doing well in tier 4 with Werder II and some of us thought he'd be a dark horse candidate for Qatar with a move to tier 2. Probably should've moved to tier 3 rather than 2. He's obviously above tier 6 quality, just Magdeburg can only put him there. Hindsight is that he probably should've re-signed with Werder and looked for a tier 3 loan. narduch, NVsoccer and MauditYvon 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecialK Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Hey, I just saw on Transfermarkt that his currently a Syrian national team player? Is this new info ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 2 minutes ago, SpecialK said: Hey, I just saw on Transfermarkt that his currently a Syrian national team player? Is this new info ? Transfermarket has lots of errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corazon Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 (edited) Wikipedia is about as reliable as TransferMarkt but Halbouni is showing on Syria's wikipedia page for upcoming friendly vs Jordan. Someone might want to dig into this further. But have to think, where there's smoke, there's fire in this situation. Not that he has shown he is ready for our program and perhaps he realizes this. This wouldn't cap tie him but we may have just lost another dual national. Edited September 18, 2022 by Corazon narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 https://www.instagram.com/p/CinDWJdLdQq/ Going from a course many years ago, I believe the letters for #7 match his anglicised name. Any one with any real Arabic confirm that or how legit the page is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rydermike Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 In a YouTube video interview with a Syrian website I posted last month (on page 11), he said his main goal was team Canada not Syria. I don't see why he'd change at this point of his career. Maybe he's doing what we were supposed to do with Flores/Mitrovic and just showing up to a camp to check it out (and get some training in, since he's not playing with the Magdeburg A squad) Corazon and Ivan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Definitely concerning but at the same time his inability to play first team football at the age of 22 (turning 23) can't be ignored. Getting some Jaineil Hoilett vibes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Those wiki roster edits are usually pretty good. This is unfortunate if true. Maybe he was never going to be good enough anyway but I wish guys like this would wait a bit longer. Hell I wish Akio held out a bit too. Corazon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 If I recall, Babouli’s first call to Syria was discovered in similar fashions. Seems to be hard to find news releases on the Syrian squad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Just now, Pottsy3 said: If I recall, Babouli’s first call to Syria was discovered in similar fashions. Seems to be hard to find news releases on the Syrian squad. The problem is they post it using their alphabet, so you can't easily do a search on twitter or google to confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestHamCanadianinOxford Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 49 minutes ago, narduch said: The problem is they post it using their alphabet, so you can't easily do a search on twitter or google to confirm. Does anyone know if the instagram I posted above is the official account? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 12 minutes ago, WestHamCanadianinOxford said: Does anyone know if the instagram I posted above is the official account? According to FIFA their official email is a Hotmail account lol WestHamCanadianinOxford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 I think if you are Belal and Syria calls you into their national team, you take it. He may be Canadian through and through, and that may be his preference for international footy, but he'll be proud of his middle eastern roots, and nothing wrong with that. Not great news for us, but maybe it pushes his club to fast track him into the sqaud, which may do more to alert Canada than the actual call to Syria, perhaps. InglewoodJack and The Real Marc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay striker Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 I agree with it being the right move if this is true. Will give him some real international experience and exposure. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauditYvon Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 The bright side, it’s that it gives him exposure, experience and playing time. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauditYvon Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 But with the incoming 48 teams WC format, I’m scared Syria could qualify. That’s attracting for Halbouni. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 16 minutes ago, Obinna said: I think if you are Belal and Syria calls you into their national team, you take it. He may be Canadian through and through, and that may be his preference for international footy, but he'll be proud of his middle eastern roots, and nothing wrong with that. Not great news for us, but maybe it pushes his club to fast track him into the sqaud, which may do more to alert Canada than the actual call to Syria, perhaps. True and ultimately there's no justification to calling him up right now. Obinna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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