Abdul Rahman Weiss (Arabic: عبدالرحمن ويس; Greek: Αμπντούλ Ραχμάν Ουές; born 14 June 1998), also known as Abdul Rahman Oues (Arabic: عبد الرحمن أويس), is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Super League Greece 2 club Kalamata. Born in Greece, he represents Syria at international level.
Weiss is a product of the Panathinaikos and Brentford academies and came to prominence at Platanias. Following more than three years as a professional at the club, he later played for Greek clubs OFI, Volos, Athens Kallithea and Kalamata. Weiss was capped by Greece at U21 level and Syria at full international level.
Club career
Youth years
A right-back, Weiss began his career in the academy at Panathinaikos and spent the 2014–15 and 2015–16 seasons with Brentford Griffins, a community youth team of English club Brentford. He won two National League U19 Alliance titles with the team.
Platanias
In 2015, Weiss returned to Greece to join the academy at Platanias and progressed to sign a professional contract in February 2017. He was an unused substitute during a late-2016–17 season Super League match and broke into the team during the 2017–18 relegation season, in which he made 17 appearances. Weiss made 29 appearances and scored one goal during the 2018–19 season and was a part of the team which reached the Football League promotion playoffs. He was nominated for the Best Young Player award at the 2018–19 Football League Awards.
During a 2019–20 season affected by military service and the COVID-19 pandemic, Weiss made 16 appearances and scored one goal, before departing the club on 1 July 2020. He made 62 appearances and scored two goals during four years as a professional at the Perivolia Municipal Stadium.
OFI
On 8 January 2020, it was announced that Weiss had signed a pre-contract to join Super League club OFI on a four-year contract on 1 July 2020. During a 2020–21 season in which OFI narrowly avoided relegation, he made 34 appearances. During an injury-hit 2021–22 season, Weiss made 12 appearances and departed the club in August 2022. Weiss made 46 appearances during 2 1⁄2 years at the Theodoros Vardinogiannis Stadium.
Volos
On 18 August 2022, Weiss signed a two-year contract with Super League club Volos. He made 14 appearances prior to his contract being terminated by mutual consent on 19 January 2023.
Athens Kallithea
On 20 January 2023, Weiss signed an 18-month contract with Super League Greece 2 club Athens Kallithea. He made 10 appearances and scored one goal during the remainder of a 2022–23 season in which the club narrowly missed promotion to the Super League. Weiss made just seven appearances during the first half of the 2023–24 season, before transferring to Nassaji Mazandaran in February 2024. Ultimately the transfer "could not be concluded due to procedural issues" and Weiss remained with Athens Kallithea. He made five appearances during the club's successful promotion playoff campaign and ended the 2023–24 season with 12 appearances in all competitions. Weiss was released when his contract expired and ended his 18 months at the Grigoris Lamprakis Stadium with 23 appearances and one goal.
Kalamata
On 3 July 2024, Weiss signed a two-year contract with Super League Greece 2 club Kalamata on a free transfer.
International career
Weiss won five caps for the Greece U21 team and was part of the squad which failed to qualify for the 2021 UEFA European U21 Championship. He made his full international debut for Syria with starts in a pair of 2022 World Cup AFC third round qualifiers in September 2021. Weiss was a part of the Syria squad which qualified for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup and he started in each match during the team's run to the round-of-16.
Personal life
Weiss is of Syrian descent. In August 2019, he undertook military service.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 26 January 2025
International
- As of match played 19 November 2024
Honours
Athens Kallithea
- Super League Greece 2 South promotion play-offs: 2024
References
External links
- Abdul Rahman Weiss at Soccerbase
- Abdul Rahman Weiss at WorldFootball.net
- Abdul Rahman Weiss – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Abdul Rahman Weiss at sfa.sy
