Ali Kassas
Lebanese footballer (born 2003)
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Ali Mohamad Kassas (Arabic: علي محمد قصاص; born 25 February 2003) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a forward for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team.
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| Full name | Ali Mohamad Kassas[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 February 2003 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Younine, Lebanon[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nejmeh | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | Nejmeh | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Nejmeh | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | → AC Sporting (loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Bourj | 22 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Safa | 25 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Nejmeh | 25 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Lebanon U18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Lebanon U20 | 3 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Lebanon U23 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Lebanon | 10 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:21, 3 August 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 January 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Nejmeh and loan to AC Sporting
Kassas joined Nejmeh's youth setup in 2016,[3] and was crowned top scorer of the U18 league with 29 goals in 2021.[4][5] He made his senior debut for Nejmeh on 29 April 2021, coming on as a substitute against Tripoli in the Lebanese FA Cup.[6]
In February 2022, Kassas was loaned out to AC Sporting for the remainder of the 2021–22 season,[7] in which he made three appearances in the league.[1] He was released by Nejmeh in June 2023.[8]
Bourj and Safa
Kassas signed for Bourj as a free agent in June 2023.[9] He scored his first senior goal on 27 October 2023, helping Bourj win 2–1 over Shabab Sahel.[10] Kassas finished the 2023–24 season with five goals in 22 league appearances.[1]
In June 2024, Kassas signed a three-year deal with Safa.[11] He made an immediate impact for Safa, scoring in the fourth minute of his league debut in a 4–1 victory over Racing Beirut on 21 September.[12] On 25 February 2025, he scored a stoppage time goal in a 3–0 win over Sagesse, taking Safa to second place in the league.[13] Kassas finished the 2024–25 season with eight goals in 25 appearances.[1]
Return to Nejmeh
In August 2025, Kassas returned to Nejmeh ahead of the 2025–26 season.[14] With 12 goals in the league, Kassas was the second-highest goalscorer and the best-scoring Lebanese player of the season.[15] He renewed his contract with Nejmeh in August 2026.[3]
International career
Youth
Kassas represented Lebanon at under-18 team at the 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship in Iraq, where Lebanon finished runners-up.[8] He later represented the under-20 team in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification.[1] He scored a hat-trick in a 6–1 victory over Singapore on 18 September 2022.[16]
Kassas was subsequently part of the under-23 team and represented Lebanon at the 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship.[17] He was selected for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification,[18] contributing to Lebanon's first-ever qualification for the final tournament.[19] Kassas was included in Lebanon's squad for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia.[20] He started all three of Lebanon's group-stage matches.[1]
Senior
Kassas was first called up to the Lebanon national team in December 2024 for two friendly matches against Kuwait.[21] He made his first start for the national team and scored in the fourth minute of a 2–0 friendly victory over Kuwait on 15 December, his first international goal.[22]
Personal life
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 2 August 2026[1]
| Club | Season | League | Lebanon Cup | League cup[a] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nejmeh | 2020–21 | Lebanese Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Lebanese Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Lebanese Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| AC Sporting (loan) | 2021–22 | Lebanese Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Bourj | 2023–24 | Lebanese Premier League | 22 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 5 | |
| Safa | 2024–25 | Lebanese Premier League | 25 | 8 | — | — | — | 25 | 8 | |||
| Nejmeh | 2025–26 | Lebanese Premier League | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | — | 3[b] | 2 | 31 | 15 | |
| 2026–27 | Lebanese Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 80 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 93 | 28 | ||
- Includes Lebanese Elite Cup, Lebanese Federation Cup
- Appearances in National Solidarity Tournament
International
- As of match played 26 November 2025[24]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2024 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kassas goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 15 December 2024 | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Kuwait |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |