Zouhair Abdallah

Zouhair Ahmad Abdallah (Arabic: زهير أحمد عبد الله‎; born 5 May 1983) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a right-back for Lebanese Premier League club Shabab Sahel.[1]

Zouhair Abdallah
Abdallah with Shabab Sahel in 2019
Personal information
Full name Zouhair Ahmad Abdallah
Date of birth (1983-06-05) 5 June 1983
Place of birth Bint Jbeil, Lebanon
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Shabab Sahel
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– Shabab Sahel 137 (3)
National team
2011 Lebanon 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Abdallah started his senior career at Shabab Sahel in 2010, helping them win the Lebanese Challenge Cup twice in a row (2014 and 2015). In 2017–18 Abdallah helped his side win the Lebanese Second Division, gaining promotion back to the Lebanese Premier League. In 2019, Abdallah helped Shabab Sahel win their first Lebanese Elite Cup.

Abdallah played twice for the Lebanon national team, both times in 2011: a friendly against Oman, and a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Bangladesh.

Club career

Abdallah began his senior career with Shabab Sahel during the 2010–11 Lebanese Premier League season.[2] Abdallah helped Shabab Sahel win two Lebanese Challenge Cups in a row (2014 and 2015).

Following six seasons in the Lebanese top division, Shabab Sahel were relegated to the Lebanese Second Division.[2] In 2017–18 Abdallah helped his side win the Lebanese Second Division, and was promoted back to the Premier League.[2] In the summer prior to the 2019–20 season, Abdallah helped Shabab Sahel win their first Lebanese Elite Cup.

International career

Abdallah made his senior international debut for Lebanon on 9 July 2011, in a friendly against Oman.[2] The match ended in a 1–0 home defeat.[2] Abdallah's second, and final, game for Lebanon came on 28 July 2011, in a 2–0 defeat to Bangladesh in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier match.[2]

Honours

Club

Shabab Sahel

References
  1. "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Zouhair Abdallah". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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