Syria against Syria. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Syria · 2021–25 · RM
Twenty-two goals in the 2021-22 season made him the first foreigner ever to finish as top scorer in the Iraqi league, and Baghdad kept him at Al-Shorta for five years. He has 110 caps and 18 goals for Syria, including a hat-trick against the Maldives in June 2021, and at club level four straight Iraqi league titles from 2021 to 2025, the 2023-24 Iraq FA Cup, and Player of the Season in 2023-24. Career record: 88 caps and 15 goals for Syria; club career at Riffa S.C., Umm Salal SC, FC Botoșani.
Syria · 2000s · ST
A four-goal night at the Abbasiyyin Stadium in Damascus on 18 November 2007, as Syria beat Indonesia 7-0 in World Cup qualifying, is the return that still defines him. Thirteen years in the national side left Rafe on 32 goals in 84 caps, second only to Firas Al-Khatib among Syria's all-time scorers, with top scorer honours in the Syrian league across several seasons. Career record: 70 caps and 32 goals for Syria; club career at Damascus Al-Ahli Club, Zakho S.C., Nejmeh SC.
The almanac puts Raja Rafe ahead by 1 rating point, 81 against 80.
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