Zouhair Abdallah
Lebanese footballer (born 1983)
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Zouhair Ahmad Abdallah (Arabic: زُهَيْر أَحْمَد عَبْد الله; born 5 May 1983) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a defender.
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Abdallah with Shabab Sahel in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zouhair Ahmad Abdallah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Bint Jbeil, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2023 | Shabab Sahel | 160+ | (3+) |
| Total | 160+ | (3+) | |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Lebanon | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Abdallah played his entire senior career at Shabab Sahel, between 2004 and 2023. He played twice for the Lebanon national team in 2011: a friendly against Oman, and a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Bangladesh.
Club career
Abdallah began his senior career with Shabab Sahel in 2004, playing his first match against Nejmeh at the Bourj Hammoud Stadium.[2]
International career
Abdallah was first called up to the Lebanon national team in 2010, and took part in training ahead of two games against Bangladesh without playing.[2] He eventually made his international debut on 9 July 2011, in a friendly game against Oman; the match ended in a 1–0 home defeat.[3] Abdallah's second, and final, game for Lebanon came on 28 July 2011, in a 2–0 defeat to Bangladesh in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier match.[3]
Style of play
Starting out as a right-back, Abdallah moved to centre-back later on in his career.[4]
Honours
Shabab Sahel
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2019
- Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2014, 2015
- Lebanese Second Division: 2005–06, 2017–18
- Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2008–09, 2012–13
- Lebanese Super Cup runner-up: 2013
