Abbas Ali Atwi

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Not to be confused with Abbas Ahmad Atwi.
In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ali and the family name is Atwi.

Abbas Atwi
Abbas Ali Atwi, 2019.jpg
Atwi with Ansar in 2019
Personal information
Full name Abbas Ali Atwi[1]
Date of birth (1984-12-15) 15 December 1984 (age 37)
Place of birth Qabrikha, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Bourj
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Bourj (8)
2002–2005 Olympic Beirut (11)
2005–2017 Ahed 114+ (58)
2017–2021 Ansar 55 (8)
2021– Bourj 0 (0)
National team
2002–2016 Lebanon 53 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:17, 18 June 2021 (UTC)

Abbas Ali Atwi (Arabic: عباس علي عطوي; born 15 December 1984), also known as Onika (Arabic: أونيكا, also spelled Unica), is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a forward for Lebanese Premier League club Bourj.[2]

Making his senior debut Bourj in 2000, Atwi helped his side gain promotion from the Lebanese Second Division. After one season in the Lebanese Premier League, he moved to Olympic Beirut in 2002, winning the domestic double in his first season. In 2005 Atwi signed for Ahed, with whom he scored 58 league goals and won five league titles. After 12 years at the club, Atwi joined Ansar in 2017, helping them win their first league title in 14 years in 2021. Following the league win, he returned to Bourj, where he had begun his career.

Atwi has played for the Lebanon national team between 2002 and 2016, scoring four goals in over 50 appearances.[3] He has played at the 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and the 2004 and 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, as well as at the 2002 and 2004 WAFF Championships and at the 2002 Arab Cup.

Club career[]

On 18 June 2021, Atwi moved back to Bourj, where he had begun his career.[4]

Personal life[]

Atwi earned his nickname "Onika" in reference to the Lebanese chocolate bar Unica as, after being involved in a non-fatal car accident as a kid, the first thing he asked his mother was the chocolate bar that he was holding in his hand during the accident.[5] He is not related to fellow Lebanese football player Abbas Ahmad Atwi.[6]

Career statistics[]

International[]

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Atwi goal.[2]
List of international goals scored by Abbas Ali Atwi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 26 May 2004 Beirut, Lebanon  Bahrain 2–2 Friendly
2 2 February 2005 Doha, Qatar  Bahrain 1–2 Friendly
3 22 March 2013 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Thailand 5–2 5–2 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4 24 May 2015 Saida International Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon  Syria 1–2 2–2 Friendly

Honours[]

Bourj

Olympic Beirut

Ahed

Ansar

Individual

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Abbas Ali Atwi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Abbas Ali Atwi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Abbas Ali Atwi". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  4. ^ Mahfoud, Maroun (18 June 2021). "Two players join Bourj". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  5. ^ "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Abbas Ali "Onika" Atwi - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  7. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (498 ed.). 4 July 2003. p. 16.
  8. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (440 ed.). 3 June 2002. p. 23.
  9. ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (498 ed.). 4 July 2003. p. 16.
  10. ^ تقرير مفصل مع الصورعباس عطوي أفضل لاعب في الدوري اللبناني. alqabas.com (in Arabic). 17 May 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  11. ^ العراقي سدير أفضل لاعب في استفتاء "المنار". alkhaleej.ae (in Arabic). 10 July 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  12. ^ حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في مهرجان المنار. al-akhbar (in Arabic). 22 May 2010. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  13. ^ معتوق أفضل لاعب لبناني وحيدر يطالب بإصلاحات. al-akhbar (in Arabic). 18 May 2011. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  14. ^ مهرجان كرة المنار الـ17 : محمد حيدر افضل لاعب في لبنان. Al Ahed News Archive (in Arabic). 18 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  15. ^ محمد حيدر أفضل لاعب..ولا حذاء ذهبي. Malaeeb (in Arabic). 18 June 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  16. ^ مهرجان كرة المنار الـ19. An-Nahar (in Arabic). 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  17. ^ "محمد حيدر والنيجيري كابيروموسى الافضل في مهرجان كرة المنار الـ20". An-Nahar. 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  18. ^ "معتوق ومرمر الأفضل هذا الموسم بحسب مهرجان المنار الـ 23". Mulhak (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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