Mohamed Fares Al Arnaout (; born 31 January 1997) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Syrian Premier League club Homs Al Fidaa and the Syria national team.
Club career Arnaout previously played for Al-Jazeera, Al-Jaish, Hutteen in Syria. He won the Syrian Cup, Syrian Premier League and Syrian Super Cup in his first season with Al-Jaish. In the years to come, he would establish himself as a key member of the squad – winning the Syrian League again the following season in 2018/19.
Arnaout joined Bahraini outfit Al-Muharraq and clinched the 2021 AFC Cup title. He later joined Manama Club in the same league.
Goa In July 2022, Indian Super League outfit Goa completed the permanent signing of Arnaout on a one-year deal.
International career On 8 July 2019, Arnaout made his international debut for Syria against North Korea in a 5–2 win in the 2019 Intercontinental Cup, where they achieved third place.
Arnaout captained the Syria U23 side to the quarter-finals of the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship. The tournament saw Syria brave the odds to qualify from a group that had Asian powerhouses in Saudi Arabia, Japan and Qatar. They eventually bowed out of the tournament in the quarter-finals, losing to Australia in extra time.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupAFCTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAl-Jazeera2016–17Syrian Premier League14100—141Al-Jaish2017–183720050?22018–1900080?02019–2010020?1Al-Jaish total37300150523Hutteen2020–21Syrian Premier League15200—152Al-Muharraq2020–21Bahraini Premier League800031111Manama Club2021–2213100—131Goa2022–23Indian Super League19131—222Career total1067311811279
International
National teamYearAppsGoalsSyria201930202020202150202320Total120
Honours Al-Jaish Syrian Premier League: 2017–18, 2018–19 Syrian Cup: 2018 Syrian Super Cup: 2018
Al-Muharraq AFC Cup: 2021 Bahraini FA Cup: 2021
References
External links
Fares Arnaout at Eurosport