Haytham Faour
Lebanese footballer (born 1990)
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Haytham Moussa Faour (Arabic: هيثم موسى فاعور; born 27 February 1990) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.
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Faour with Ahed in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Haytham Moussa Faour[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Meiss Ej Jabal, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Ahed | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2023 | Ahed | 211+ | (2+) |
| 2023–2025 | Shabab Sahel | 24 | (1) |
| 2025 | Nejmeh | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Lebanon U23[3] | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2019 | Lebanon | 61 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 May 2023 | |||
Faour joined Ahed in 2009 and became one of the team's main players, winning the Lebanese Golden Ball in 2015.[4] He also captained them to an AFC Cup win in 2019, helping Ahed become the first Lebanese club to win the title. Faour represented Lebanon internationally from 2011 to 2019, playing 61 games and retiring as one of the national team's most-capped players.
Club career
On 2 October 2013, it was reported that Faour had signed for Iraqi club Al-Naft on a loan deal worth $140,000.[5][6][7] After playing a friendly game for the club, the manager cancelled the transfer as he stated that he was looking for a "more attacking-minded midfielder".[8][9]
On 31 May 2023, after having played 16 years at Ahed, Shabab Sahel announced the signing of Faour on a three-year contract.[10] On 28 March 2025, he joined Nejmeh on a free transfer ahead of the second half of the 2024–25 season.[11]
International career
Faour's debut for the national team came on 17 August 2011, in a 3–2 friendly defeat against Syria at home.[12] In December 2018, he was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad.[2] Faour played the first two group stage games, against Qatar and Saudi Arabia.[13] On 24 July 2019, he announced his retirement from international football.[14]
Style of play
Honours
Ahed[16]
- AFC Cup: 2019
- Lebanese Premier League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19; runner-up: 2022–23
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2022; runner-up: 2021
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League Best Player: 2014–15[4]
- Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2011–12,[17] 2012–13,[18][19] 2014–15,[20] 2016–17,[21] 2017–18[22]
