Elie Rustom
Lebanese basketball player (born 1987)
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Elie Rustom (Arabic: ندي نعيمه; born 2 May 1987) is a Lebanese basketball player for the Sagesse Club (Not official) of the Lebanese Basketball League. He is also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team. He previously played with Blue Stars.[1]
| No. 9 – Sagesse SC | |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard/forward |
| League | Lebanese Basketball League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 2 May 1987 |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Career information | |
| Playing career | 2004–present |
| Career history | |
| 2004–2007 | Blue Stars |
| 2007–2012 | Mouttahed |
| 2012–2016 | Sagesse |
| 2016–2017 | Mouttahed |
| 2017–2018 | Champville |
| 2018–2019 | Homenetmen |
| 2019–2020 | Beirut Club |
| 2020–2022 | Champville |
| 2022–2023 | Beirut Club |
| 2023 | Dynamo Lebanon |
| 2024 | Champville |
| 2025 | Al Nasr |
| 2025-present | Sagesse Club |
Basketball career
Rustom started to play basketball with Blue Stars youth team. He played two years for the youth team. In 2007 he signed with Al Mouttahed Tripoli.[citation needed]
In 2009 Rustom was called for the national team and participated in the 2009 William Jones Cup but was not called up to the final squad.[2]
In 2010 he was also called by the national team. He played in 2010 William Jones Cup[3] and FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 2010.[4] He was in the starting 5 in all Lebanon's games in FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 2010 and also the 2010 FIBA World Championship. He was in the starting 5 for Mouttahed during the 2011 final four under coach Paul Caughter.[5]
In 2011 he was called to the national team but he was injured during the preparations for the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship and could not make it to the final squad.[citation needed]
In 2012 Rustom signed for Lebanese Sagesse.[citation needed]
In 2016 he returned to his boyhood club Mouttahed, after spending four years with the Sagesse.[citation needed]
In 2017 he signed with Champville.[citation needed]
In 2018 Rustom sign with the defending champions Homenetmen.[citation needed]
In 2022, Rustom signed with defending champions Beirut Club.[6]
In January 2025, Rustom signed with the Al Nasr of the UAE National Basketball League.[7]