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Belal Halbouni (Arabic: بلال حلبوني; born December 29, 1999) is a footballer who plays for 1. FC Magdeburg in the 2. Bundesliga. Born in Canada, he plays for the Syria national team.

Belal Halbouni

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-12-29) December 29, 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth	London, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	1. FC Magdeburg
Number	12
Youth career
	North London SC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Western Mustangs	16	(2)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	FC London	28	(3)
2020–2022	Werder Bremen II	28	(3)
2022–	1. FC Magdeburg II	5	(0)
National team‡
2022–	Syria	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 17, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 September 2022

Early life

Halbouni began playing football at age four, joining North London SC at age eight.[1]

University career

In 2018, he attended the University of Western Ontario, where he played for the men's soccer team.[2] He scored his first goal on September 29 against the Algoma Thunderbirds.[3] After one season, he decided to leave school to pursue professional soccer.[4]

Club career

From 2017 to 2019, he played with FC London in League1 Ontario.[5][6][7] He scored his first goal on October 6, 2017 against ProStars FC.[8] In 2019, he was converted from an attacker to centre-back.[9]

In January 2020, he signed a contract with Werder Bremen II of the Regionalliga Nord, the reserve side of Bundesliga club Werder Bremen.[10] He made his debut on February 21, 2020 against HSC Hannover.[11] In June 2021, he extended his contract with the side.[12] During the 2021-22 season, he began serving as the captain of the reserve side.[13] While with the club, he also trained with the first team.[14] In January 2022, Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC had been interested in signing him on a loan deal, however, that deal failed to materialize as the two clubs could not agree on terms.[15] In total, he made 28 appearances for Werder II, scoring three goals and adding two assists.[16] His contract expired after the 2021-22 season and he chose to depart the club, despite an offer to join the first team, as Werder wanted to send him out on loan.[17]

On June 1, 2022, Halbouni signed with newly promoted 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg on a three year contract.[18] He started the season with the second team in the sixth tier Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt,[19] making his debut on August 19 against MSC Preussen.[20]

International career

Halbouni is eligible to represent Canada, Lebanon (where his mother was born), and Syria (where his father was born) internationally.[21][1]

In January 2021, Halbouni received his first Canada men's national soccer team call-up for a camp in Florida.[22]

In September 2022, Halbouni accepted a call-up with Syria for a pair of friendlies at the 2022 Jordan International Tournament.[23] He made his debut as a substitute in a 2–0 loss against Jordan on 23 September 2022, but tore his ACL during the match.[24]

Career statistics

As of September 17, 2022[25]

Club	Season	League			Playoffs		National Cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC London	2017[5]	League1 Ontario	6	1	–		–		–		6	1
	2018[6]	League1 Ontario	10	2	0	0	–		–		10	2
	2019[7]	League1 Ontario	12	0	5	0	–		–		17	0
	Total		28	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	33	3
SV Werder Bremen II	2019–20	Regionalliga Nord	1	0	–		–		–		1	0
	2020–21	Regionalliga Nord	4	0	–		–		–		4	0
	2021–22	Regionalliga Nord	23	3	–		–		–		23	3
	Total		28	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	3
1. FC Magdeburg II	2022–23[26]	Verbandsliga Sachsen-Anhalt	5	0	–		–		–		5	0
Career total			61	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	66	6

References

External links

• Belal Halbouni at Soccerway
• Belal Halbouni at FuPa

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