Nader Matar

Nader Charbel Matar (Arabic: نادر شربل مطر‎, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈneːdir ˈʃarbil ˈmɑtˤɑr, ˈnæː-]; born 12 May 1992) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Ansar and the Lebanon national team. Starting out as an attacking midfielder, Matar has developed into a more central role during his stay at Nejmeh.[3]

Nader Matar
Matar training with Lebanon in 2018
Personal information
Full name Nader Charbel Matar[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-12) 12 May 1992
Place of birth Abidjan, Ivory Coast[2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ansar
Number 19
Youth career
Alcorcón
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Sporting CP B
2009–2010 Oeiras
2010–2011 Atlético Madrid C
2011–2012 Canillas
2012–2014 Asante Kotoko
2014 Beira-Mar 3 (0)
2016–2020 Nejmeh 59 (8)
2020– Ansar 8 (1)
National team‡
2012– Lebanon 37 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:22, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:26, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

Early life

Matar was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to a Lebanese father and Moroccan mother.[3]

Club career

Early career

He began his career in 2008 in Portugal for Sporting CP B, before joining lower league side Oeiras in 2009.[3] Aged 18, Matar moved to Atlético Madrid C in 2010.[3] One year later he moved to CD Canillas, a team which acts as Real Madrid's C team.[3] Impressing there, Matar nearly earned a promotion to the B team but signed for Ghanaian side Asante Kotoko in 2012.[3] In 2014 he signed for Portuguese second division side Beira-Mar, where he was released after six months.[3]

Nejmeh

In 2016, Matar moved to Lebanon and signed for Nejmeh.[3]

Ansar

Matar joined cross-city rivals Ansar on 21 September 2020.[4]

International career

Matar made his debut for Lebanon in a 1–0 home win against Iraq in a friendly on 22 January 2012.[5] In December 2018, he was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad.[6] His first international goal came on 2 August 2019, in a 2–1 win against Syria at the 2019 WAFF Championship.[7]

Career statistics

International
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matar goal.
List of international goals scored by Nader Matar
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 2 August 2019Karbala Sports City, Karbala, Iraq Syria1–12–12019 WAFF Championship
2 10 October 2019Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon Turkmenistan2–12–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Clubs

Asante Kotoko

Nejmeh

Individual

Awards

See also

References
  1. "Nader Matar - Nejmeh". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. "Nader Matar - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  3. "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. Mahfoud, Maroun (21 September 2020). "Official: Nader Matar joins Ansar FC". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 21 September 2020.
  5. "Lebanon move into phase 2 | Sports , Football | THE DAILY STAR".
  6. "AC2019 Final Squads". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  7. "رجال الأرز اصطادوا نسور قاسيون في كربلاء!". An-Nahar. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  8. info@al-binaa.com. "مهرجان كرة المنار الـ 21 لونه "أصفر"" (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 February 2019.


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