Radwan Kalaji


Mohamad Radwan Kalaji is a Syrian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Syrian Premier League club Al-Jaish.

Club career

A product of Al-Ittihad's youth system, Kalaji made his first-team breakthrough under manager Valeriu Tița during the 2009–10 season. He played as a midfielder, wearing the number 14 jersey for Al-Ittihad.
He helped Al-Ittihad reach the final of the AFC Cup the second most important association cup in Asia. Al-Ittihad won the final against Kuwaiti Premier League champions Al-Qadsia after penalties. The game was tied 1–1 after regular time and Extra Time.
He later played abroad on loan for Al-Muharraq and Manama Club in Bahrain, Sulaymaniya in Iraq, and Nejmeh in Lebanon. He subsequently joined Al-Jaish in 2017, where he achieved three consecutive Syrian Premier League titles. He then played for Hutteen, Afrin, and had another stint with Al-Jaish in 2022.

International career

Kalaji was a part of the Syrian U-16 national team at the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship in Uzbekistan and he was a part of the Syrian U-19 national team at the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship in China, he scored one goal against Thailand in the first match of the group-stage.

Honour and Titles

Club

Al-Ittihad
Al-Muharraq
Al-Jaish