Faisal Antar

Faisal Abdelhassan Antar (Arabic: فيصل عبد الحسن عنتر‎; born 20 December 1978) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a defender. He played his entire career in the Lebanese Premier League, for Tadamon Sour, Olympic Beirut, Nejmeh, and Mabarra.

Faisal Antar
Personal information
Full name Faisal Abdelhassan Antar
Date of birth (1978-12-20) 20 December 1978
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Tadamon Sour (13)
2002–2005 Olympic Beirut (9+)
2005–2007 Nejmeh (3)
2007–2009 Mabarra (9)
2009–2010 Tadamon Sour (6)
2011–2012 Tadamon Sour 2 (0)
Total ? (40+)
National team
1999 Lebanon U21
2002 Lebanon U23
1998–2007 Lebanon 38 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Antar also represented the Lebanese national team at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup, where he had been present for the national team from 1998 to 2007. Faisal is the brother of former footballer Roda Antar. In June 2010, Antar announced his retirement and became a Hall of Famer in the Lebanese Football Association.

Club career

Antar started his senior career at Lebanese Premier League side Tadamon Sour during the 1998–99 season.[1][2] Antar helped Tadamon win their first Lebanese FA Cup, in 2000–01, after beating Ansar 2–1 in the final.[3] In 2002 Antar moved to Olympic Beirut,[2] winning the domestic double (league and cup) in his first season at the club (2002–03).[1][3]

After three seasons at Tadamon, Antar moved to Nejmeh in summer of 2005,[1][2] following a week-long trial in January 2005 at Scottish club Rangers.[4][5] In his first season at Nejmeh, Antar won the 2005 Lebanese Elite Cup.[3]

In 2007, Antar moved to Mabarra,[2] with whom he won the club's first FA Cup title (2007–08).[3] In 2009 Antar returned to Tadamon Sour, where he remained until 2010, after which he decided to retire from football.[2] In 2011 he withdrew his decision to retire, and played two games for Tadamon during the 2011–12 season.[2]

International career

Antar featured for Lebanon U21 in 1999, in a fixture against the Czech Republic.[6] Antar made his senior international debut for Lebanon on 27 September 1998,[2] at the 1998 Arab Nations Cup; Lebanon lost 4–1 to Saudi Arabia.[1] Antar's first international goal came on 25 April 2001, in a friendly against the Philippines; he helped Lebanon win 3–0.[1] Antar made 38 caps for Lebanon, scoring four times, between 1998 and 2007.[7]

Personal life

Faisal Antar is the brother of former Lebanon national team captain Roda Antar.[8]

Career statistics

International
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first.[9][10]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 April 2001Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli Philippines2–03–0Friendly
2.26 May 2001Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok Pakistan1–08–12002 World Cup qualifier
3.28 May 2001Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok Sri Lanka2–05–02002 World Cup qualifier
4.8 September 2004Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé Maldives2–05–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Tadamon Sour

Olympic Beirut

Mabarra

See also

References
  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Faisal Antar". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  2. "فيصل عنتر لـ"جول" : رحيل رفيق الحريري قضى على الكرة اللبنانية..! | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  3. "Lebanon - List of Cup Winners". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  4. Rangers pass on Lebanon captain BBC Sport, 21 January 2005
  5. "Rangers give trial to Lebanon captain". www.irishexaminer.com. 19 January 2005. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. "Lebanon v Czech Republic, 10 February 1999".
  7. "Lebanon - Record International Players". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  8. Wednesday; January 19; Am, 2005-09:29 (19 January 2005). "Rangers give trial to Lebanon captain". www.irishexaminer.com. Retrieved 5 May 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. Barrie Courtney. "International Matches 2001". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  10. "Maldives – Lebanon". International Federation of Association Football (FIFA). 8 September 2004. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
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