Ali Shaitou
Lebanese footballer (born 2002)
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Ali Ahmad Shaitou (Arabic: علي أحمد سعيتو; born 5 October 2002) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Safa, on loan from Nejmeh.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Ahmad Shaitou[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Aabbassiyeh, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Safa (on loan from Nejmeh) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Islah Borj Shmali | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Islah Borj Shmali | ||
| 2021–2024 | Bourj | 36 | (1) |
| 2024– | Nejmeh | 23 | (0) |
| 2025– | → Safa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Lebanon U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023 | Lebanon | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:22, 12 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2023 | |||
Club career
Coming through the youth system, Shaitou played for Islah Borj Shmali in the 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division.[2] He moved to Bourj in the Lebanese Premier League in August 2021, ahead of the 2021–22 season.[2] In 2024 Shaitou joined Nejmeh,[3] who sent him on a one-year loan to Safa in 2025.[4]
International career
Shaitou played for the under-23 team in the 2021 and 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship tournaments.[5] He was first called up to the senior team for the 2023 SAFF Championship in India,[6] and made his debut on 25 June 2023, in a 4–1 win against Bhutan.[1][7]
Style of play
Shaitou is known for his long-range shots.[8]
