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In this Arabic name, the surname is 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]

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[a] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Nahda 2007–08 Omani League - 2 - 0 0 0 - 0 - 2
Total - 2 - 0 0 0 - 0 - 2
Al-Wasl 2009–10 UAE Pro-League - 1 - 0 0 0 - 1 - 2
2010–11 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
2011–12 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total - 2 - 0 0 0 - 1 - 3
Al-Wahda 2011–12 UAE Pro-League 15 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18 1
Total 15 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18 1
Al-Nahda 2013–14 Oman Professional League - 3 - 2 0 0 - 0 - 5
Total - 3 - 2 0 0 - 0 - 5
Career total - 7 - 3 0 0 - 1 - 11
  1. ^ Includes goal in the Club Friendlies

International career

Arabian Gulf Cup

Mohammed has made appearances in the 19th Arabian Gulf Cup, the 20th Arabian Gulf Cup and has represented the national team in the 21st Arabian Gulf Cup.

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 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC fourth round|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.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 March 2009 Seeb Stadium, Seeb, Oman  Senegal 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 12 June 2012 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Iraq 1–0 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification
3. 20 March 2019 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Afghanistan 3–0 5–0 2019 Airmarine Cup

Honours

Al-Arabi

Al-Wasl

Al-Wahda

Al-Nahda

References

  1. ^ Mohammed Al-Balushi at National-Football-Teams.com
  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. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012.
  10. ^ "Jordan VS Oman 1-0 Match Report". fifa.com. Archived from the original on June 9, 2013.

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