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Ghazi Honeine
Honeine with Tadamon Sour in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ghazi Youssef Honeine[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Sidon, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Safa
Youth career
–2009 Fajr Saida
2009–2012 Ahed
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Ahed 13 (0)
2015–2018Racing Beirut (loan) 51 (0)
2018–2023 Ansar 18 (2)
2021–2022Tadamon Sour (loan) 17 (0)
2023– Safa 0 (0)
International career
2013 Lebanon U19 3 (0)
2015–2017 Lebanon U23 5 (0)
2014–2016 Lebanon 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2023

Ghazi Youssef Honeine (Arabic: غازي يوسف حنيني; born 12 January 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Safa.

Coming through the youth system, Honeine started his senior career at Ahed in 2012. In 2015 he was sent on a three-year loan to Racing Beirut, playing over 50 games. In 2018 he joined Ansar in a swap deal involving Rabih Ataya. After winning multiple titles with Ansar, he joined Safa in 2023. Honeine also represented Lebanon internationally between 2014 and 2016, playing a game at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Club career

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Ahed

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Starting his youth career at Fajr Saida, Honeine moved to Ahed in 2009, winning the youth championship on several occasions.[2] He made his senior debut for Ahed during the 2012–13 season,[3] coming on as a substitute against Safa on 19 May 2013.[4]

Loan to Racing Beirut

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On 25 August 2015, Racing Beirut announced the signing of Honeine on loan.[2][5] He stayed at the club for three seasons, playing over 50 league games.[3]

Ansar

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On 17 August 2018, Honeine, Hassan Bittar, and Hassan Chaito moved to Ansar from Ahed, with Rabih Ataya moving the other way.[6] On 8 July 2019, Honeine announced his decision to retire from football to pursue a future in mechanical engineering.[7] However, on 7 October Honeine retracted his decision.[8] In 2020–21, he helped Ansar win their first league title since 2007, and their 14th overall.[9] Honeine also helped Ansar win the double, beating Nejmeh in the 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup final on penalty shoot-outs.[10]

Loan to Tadamon Sour

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On 9 July 2021, Honeine was sent on loan to Tadamon Sour.[11]

Safa

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Honeine joined Safa following the 2022–23 season.[12]

International career

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Honeine made his international debut for Lebanon on 9 October 2014, in a friendly against Qatar.[13] He also represented Lebanon at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, playing against South Korea on 24 March 2016.[14]

Honours

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Ahed

Racing Beirut

Ansar

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ghazi Honeine". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b "حنيني من العهد إلى الراسينج اللبناني". كووورة. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Lebanon - Gazi Hanineh - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Safa vs. Al Ahed - 19 May 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. ^ "فرح يكشف عن مستقبل الأجانب ومصير مدرب الراسينج". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  6. ^ "رسمياً: ربيع عطايا إلى العهد". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  7. ^ "نجم الأنصار يعلن اعتزاله". كووورة. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  8. ^ "غازي حنيني يتراجع عن قرار اعتزاله". كووورة. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  9. ^ لقب 14 قياسي للأنصار على حساب النجمة بعد انتظار 14 سنة في بطولة كرة القدم [A record 14th title for Ansar at the expense of Nejmeh after waiting 14 years in the football championship]. bintjbeil.org (in Arabic). 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  10. ^ "بالصور: ركلات الترجيح تتوج الأنصار بالكأس". كووورة. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  11. ^ توصل نادي الأنصار لاتفاق يقضي بإعارة لاعبيه علاء البابا وغازي حنينة إلى التضامن صور [Ansar has reached an agreement to loan its players Alaa El Baba and Ghazi Honeine to Tadamon Sour.]. Facebook. Al Ansar FC. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  12. ^ "خروبي يقترب من الصفاء". كووورة. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  13. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Qatar vs. Lebanon (5:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  14. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "South Korea vs. Lebanon (1:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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