Khalil Bader
Lebanese footballer (born 1999)
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Khalil Abdel Salam Bader (Arabic: خليل عبد السلام بدر; born 27 July 1999) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a winger for Lebanese Premier League club Ansar.
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Bader with Nejmeh in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Khalil Abdel Salam Bader[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Barja, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ansar | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2026 | Nejmeh | 87 | (18) |
| 2018–2019 | → Chabab Ghazieh (loan) | 20 | (6) |
| 2024 | → Manama (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Al-Yarmouk (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2026– | Ansar | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Lebanon U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Lebanon U23 | 8 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Lebanon | 12 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20:17, 12 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:16, 16 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Nejmeh
Bader was loaned out to Chabab Ghazieh by Nejmeh for the 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League.[2] He finished the season as his team's top scorer,[3] with six goals and five assists.[4]
In September 2019, Nejmeh renewed Bader's contract for an additional three years.[5] In July 2020, Nejmeh officials confirmed that they had rejected an offer for Bader by Tunisian club ES Métlaoui.[6]
On 11 February 2023, Bader scored a hat-trick to help Nejmeh beat Shabab Sahel 4–1 in the 2022–23 Lebanese Premier League.[7] Following extensive negotiations, on 6 June 2023, Nejmeh renewed Bader's contract for three years.[8]
Manama and Al-Yarmouk
In August 2024, Bader joined Manama in the Bahraini Premier League.[9] He moved to Al-Yarmouk in Kuwait in December, after only four months.[10]
Ansar
Bader joined Ansar on 11 January 2026 on a permanent transfer.[11]
International career
In 2019, Bader was called up to play for the Lebanon national under-23 team.[3] He made his senior debut for the Lebanon national team on 19 November 2022, as a substitute in a 2–0 friendly defeat to Kuwait in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[12] On 22 June 2023, Bader scored his first international goal for Lebanon, in a 2–0 win against Bangladesh in the 2023 SAFF Championship.[13]
Style of play
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 16 December 2024[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 2 | |
| Total | 12 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bader goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 June 2023 | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India |  Bangladesh |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 SAFF Championship |
| 2 | 25 June 2023 | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India |  Bhutan |
3–0 | 4–1 | 2023 SAFF Championship |
