Zouhair Abdallah
 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(s) | 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 | |||
Zouhair Ahmad Abdallah (Arabic: زُهَيْر أَحْمَد عَبْد الله; born 5 May 1983) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a defender.
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
[edit]Abdallah began his senior career with Shabab Sahel in 2004, playing his first match against Nejmeh at the Bourj Hammoud Stadium.[2]
International career
[edit]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
[edit]Starting out as a right-back, Abdallah moved to centre-back later on in his career.[4]
Honours
[edit]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
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Zouhair Abdallah". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ a b Youness, Tarek (2 July 2022). "زهير عبدالله لـ"الديار: تلقيت نبأ وفاة والدتي أثناء التمرين.. وهذا "سر" تألقي حتى سن الـ39 عاما مع الساحل". شباب الساحل (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Zouhair Abdallah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "عباس عاصي: ظهير عصري وبطل موسم شباب الساحل". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
External links
[edit]
- Zouhair Abdallah at FA Lebanon
- Zouhair Abdallah at National-Football-Teams.com
- Zouhair Abdallah at Soccerway
- Zouhair Abdallah at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- Zouhair Abdallah at Lebanon Football Guide
- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Bint Jbeil District
- Sportspeople from Nabatieh Governorate
- Lebanese men's footballers
- 21st-century Lebanese sportsmen
- Men's association football defenders
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Lebanese Second Division players
- Shabab Al Sahel FC players
- Lebanon men's international footballers