Jimmy Kazan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jimmy Jihad Kazan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Enosis Neon Paralimni | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Racing Beirut | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Racing Beirut | 29 | (8) |
| 2025– | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:10, 22 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jimmy Jihad Kazan (Arabic: جيمي جهاد قازان; born 26 March 2007) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Cypriot First Division club Enosis Neon Paralimni.
Racing Beirut
Coming through the youth system,[2] Kazan made his senior debut for Racing Beirut in the 2023–24 Lebanese Premier League on 28 September 2023, aged 16 years and 186 days, as a 78th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against Nejmeh.[3] His first goal came on 20 June 2024, in the final matchday of the season, in a 2–1 defeat to Bourj.[4]
Kazan's breakthrough season came in 2024–25, in which he was used by Racing as a starter.[5] He scored three consecutive goals between 8 and 19 May 2025[5] – against Bourj,[6] Chabab Ghazieh,[7] and Shabab Sahel[8] – and a brace against Bourj on 7 June 2025.[9] Kazan finished the season with seven goals in 26 appearances.[1] He was also crowned top scorer of the under-20 league with 13 goals.[10]
Enosis Neon Paralimni
On 5 October 2025, Kazan joined Enosis Neon Paralimni in the Cypriot First Division during the 2025–26 season.[11][12] He scored his first goal for the club on 22 October, in a 2–0 win against Chalkanoras Idaliou in the Cypriot Cup, two minutes after entering as a second-half substitute.[13]
International career
In September 2025, Kazan took part in a training camp with the Lebanon national under-20 team in Tabarja, Lebanon, ahead of the 2025 WAFF U-20 Championship.[14]