Abu-Bekir El-Zein
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abu-Bekir Ömer El-Zein[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Essen, Germany[2] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Magdeburg | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | ESC Preussen 02 | ||
| 2013–2018 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | ||
| 2018–2022 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | SV Sandhausen | 43 | (3) |
| 2024– | 1. FC Magdeburg | 12 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2024 | |||
Abu-Bekir Ömer El-Zein (born 18 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg. Born in Germany, he has opted to play for Turkey internationally.
Career
[edit]Born in Essen, El-Zein played youth football for ESC Preussen 02, Schwarz-Weiß Essen and Borussia Dortmund, winning the Under 19 Bundesliga with the latter in 2022.[2][3] He signed for 2. Bundesliga club SV Sandhausen in July 2022 after a trial period with the club.[3] After 13 2. Bundesliga appearances during the 2022–23 season,[4] El-Zein extended his Sandhausen contract until 2025 in summer 2023.[5] After making 30 3. Liga appearances for Sandhausen during the 2023–24 season,[6] his contract was terminated at the end of the season.[7]
In July 2024, El-Zein signed for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg following a successful trial period with the club.[8]
International career
[edit]Born in Germany, El-Zein is of Turkish descent. On 8 November 2024, he was called up to the Türkiye U20s for Under 20 Elite League matches.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of end of 2023–24 season
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SV Sandhausen | 2022–23[4] | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| 2023–24[6] | 3. Liga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| Total | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
| 1. FC Magdeburg | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Bekir El-Zein". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Abu-Bekir El-Zein – Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Sandhausen verpflichtet zwei Probespieler fest". kicker (in German). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Abu-Bekir El-Zein – Spieler Einsätze 2022/23". kicker (in German). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "El-Zein verlängert in Sandhausen". kicker (in German). 2 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Abu-Bekir El-Zein – Spieler Einsätze 2023/24". kicker (in German). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "El-Zein löst Vertrag in Sandhausen auf". kicker (in German). 20 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Probetraining erfolgreich: El-Zein unterschreibt in Magdeburg". kicker (in German). 29 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "U20 Millî Takımı'nın Almanya Maçı Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı - U20 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.
External links
[edit]- Abu-Bekir El-Zein at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Essen
- Turkish men's footballers
- German men's footballers
- Turkish people of Lebanese descent
- German sportspeople of Turkish descent
- German people of Lebanese descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- SV Sandhausen players
- 1. FC Magdeburg players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- 3. Liga players
- 21st-century German sportsmen