Belal Halbouni
Belal Halbouni (; born December 29, 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre back for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg. Born in Canada, he plays for the Syria national team. Early life Halbouni began playing football at age four, joining North London SC at age eight. University career In 2018, he attended the University of Western Ontario, where he played for the men's soccer team. He scored his first goal on September 29 against the Algoma Thunderbirds. After one season, he decided to leave school to pursue professional soccer. Club career From 2017 to 2019, he played with FC London in League1 Ontario. He scored his first goal on October 6, 2017 against ProStars FC. In 2019, he was converted from an attacker to centre-back. In January 2020, he signed a contract with Werder Bremen II of the Regionalliga Nord, the reserve side of Bundesliga club Werder Bremen. He made his debut on February 21, 2020 against HSC Hannover. In June 2021, he extended his contract with the side. During the 2021-22 season, he began serving as the captain of the reserve side. While with the club, he also trained with the first team. In January