Fadel Antar
Lebanese footballer (born 1995)
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Fadel Mohammad Antar (Arabic: فاضل محمد عنتر; born 13 November 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a striker for Lebanese Premier League club Ahed.
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Antar with Shabab Sahel in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fadel Mohammad Antar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 November 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Ain Baal, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ahed | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Safa | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Tadamon Sour | 15 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Bourj | 15 | (5) |
| 2021–2024 | Shabab Sahel | 40 | (17) |
| 2022 | → Kelantan (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Nejmeh | 21 | (6) |
| 2025– | Ahed | 9 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Lebanon U23 | |||
| 2021–2022 | Lebanon | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:53, 6 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:15, 27 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Antar began his career at Safa in 2017, playing two games in the 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League.[3] He then joined Tadamon Sour in 2018, helping them win the Lebanese Challenge Cup in 2018.[4] On 17 August 2020, Antar joined Bourj.[4] He terminated his contract on 18 May 2021, having scored five goals in the 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League.[5]
Shabab Sahel
On 28 May 2021, Antar moved to Shabab Sahel on a three-year contract.[6] He scored a hat-trick against Safa on 18 September, helping his team win 5–0.[7] The following matchday, on 25 September, Antar scored four goals against Tripoli in a 4–1 win.[8] He finished the first half of the season as top scorer, with 10 goals in 11 games.[1] Despite having left mid-season, Antar finished top scorer of the 2021–22 Lebanese Premier League, joint with Mahmoud Siblini.[9]
Kelantan
On 9 January 2022, Malaysia Premier League side Kelantan announced the transfer of Antar, ahead of the 2022 season.[10] He was quickly dubbed "the next [Mohamad] Ghaddar", a Lebanese player who had also played for Kelantan.[11] He officially joined on loan from Shabab Sahel on 27 February.[12] Antar scored on his debut on 13 March, in a 2–1 defeat to Super League club Petaling Jaya City in the first round of the Malaysia FA Cup.[13]
Nejmeh
At the end of his contract at Sahel, Antar moved to Nejmeh ahead of the 2024–25 season.[citation needed]
Ahed
In July 2025, Antar joined Ahed ahead of the 2025–26 season.[14]
International career
Antar represented Lebanon internationally at under-23 level.[15]
He was first called up to the senior team in view of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2021.[16] On 1 December 2021, Antar made his senior debut in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Egypt.[17]
Career statistics
Honours
Tadamon Sour
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League top goalscorer: 2021–22[a]
- Lebanese Elite Cup top goalscorer: 2021[b]
Notes
- Tied with Mahmoud Siblini
- Tied with Gabriel Bitar
