Peter Khalife
Association football agent, manager and player
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Peter Khalife (Arabic: بيتر خليفة, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈpiːter xaˈliːfe]; born 29 January 1990) is a football agent, manager, and former player. Born in Cyprus to Lebanese parents, Khalife was raised in Sweden and has both Lebanese and Swedish citizenship.
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Khalife with Superior Squad International in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Limassol, Cyprus | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Superior Squad International (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Racing Beirut | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Sagesse | 0 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Racing Beirut Academy | ||
| 2015– | Superior Squad International | ||
| 2018–2019 | Omonia Academy | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Khalife is the owner of Superior Squad Sports Management, one of the world's largest youth agencies, and Lebanon's largest football agency. He is also the founder of Superior Squad International, a youth pathway project. Khalife had a playing stint at Racing Beirut in 2014–15, while also managing the club's youth sector.
Early life
Player career
Khalife began playing football at age seven.[3] He played for Lebanese Premier League club Racing Beirut during the 2014–15 season.[3][5] On 7 October 2015, Khalife moved to Sagesse.[6]
Managerial career
Khalife has a UEFA B Licence.[7] While playing for Racing Beirut in 2014–15, Khalife coached their reserve side.[3][8] In 2015, he founded a youth academy in Lebanon: Superior Squad International Academy.[1]
Khalife is the International Coach of Superior Squad, Elite Soccer Academy's youth division.[7] He led them in the 2019 Omonia Cup in Cyprus, winning the tournament undefeated.[9]
Agency career
In 2015, Khalife founded a football agency called "Superior Squad Sports Management".[10] Beginning in Lebanon, the agency first expanded to Cyprus.[10] It is the largest football agency owned by a Lebanese – representing about 300 youth players worldwide,[1][11][12] and operates in over 10 countries worldwide.[13][10][14]
Since 2019, Khalife works as a scout and agent for Cypriot club AC Omonia.[1][15][14] In 2020 Khalife signed deals with several Spanish La Liga clubs, to become their talent scout in the Middle East, the Gulf region, Cyprus and Australia.[14]
