Firas Al Ali

Firas Al Ali (Arabic: فراس العلي‎, born 1 August 1985 in Hama) is a Syrian footballer who played for Al-Sheikh Hussein FC in Jordan.

Firas al-Ali is a former defender for the Syrian national team. He also previously played for Shorta, one of the top teams in Damascus and earned $125,000 a season, a fortune in Syria. In 2011, Bashar al-Assad's forces attacked Hama, his hometown and killed Ali's 19-year-old cousin during a peaceful protest. They also killed his niece in her home during a bombing.

Months later, a 13-year-old cousin was killed during a government attack in a village outside Hama.The next morning, he left home and travelled through rebel-held territories, eventually arriving in Turkey at a refugee camp, where he still resides.