Adam Doueihi

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Adam Doueihi
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Personal information
Born (1998-08-05) 5 August 1998 (age 23)[1][2]
Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia
Height191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight95 kg (14 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Fullback, Centre, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–19 South Sydney 30 2 10 0 28
2020– Wests Tigers 38 15 79 0 218
Total 68 17 89 0 246
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Lebanon 5 2 2 0 12
As of 13 June 2021
Source: [3]

Adam Doueihi (born 5 August 1998) is a Lebanese international rugby league footballer who plays as a five-eighth, centre, fullback or halfback for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.

He previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the National Rugby League, and represented Lebanon in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

Early life[]

Doueihi was born in Eastwood, New South Wales, Australia, and is of Lebanese descent through his grandparents, who are from Zgharta.[4]

He played his junior rugby league for the Strathfield Raiders and Dundas Shamrocks. He has also a background in rugby union, having represented the Australian Schoolboys while attending the renowned St. Patrick's College, Strathfield in 2016. Doueihi is the first cousin once removed of former Australian national rugby union, and latterly Lebanon, coach Michael Cheika.[5][6]

Playing career[]

2017–2019[]

After playing for the Balmain Tigers in the S. G. Ball Cup for two years, Doueihi signed a two-year contract with the South Sydney Rabbitohs in October 2016.[1] In 2017, he played 12 games for the Rabbitohs in the NYC,[7] and was called upon to play for the Rabbitohs' feeder club, the North Sydney Bears, throughout the year.[8]

Doueihi made his international debut for Lebanon against Malta on 6 May 2017.[9] In October 2017, he was named in Lebanon's 24-man squad for the 2017 World Cup.[10] He played in their 32–16 win over Niue in a pre-tournament warm up match, landing 2 from 2 conversions.[11]

Doueihi made his debut for South Sydney in round 2 of the 2018 NRL season against Penrith. Doueihi made 15 appearances for Souths before suffering a season ending anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) knee injury in their 30–20 victory over Melbourne.[12][13]

Doueihi made his long awaited return for South Sydney in round 12 of the 2019 NRL season against Parramatta which ended in a 26–14 loss at the new Western Sydney Stadium.[14]

With the signing of Latrell Mitchell for 2020, it left Doueihi on the outer with South Sydney. On 30 January 2020, Doueihi signed a four-year contract to return to his roots at Wests Tigers.[15]

2020[]

In round 17, he scored two tries and kicked five goals as Wests defeated Manly-Warringah 34–32 at Brookvale Oval.[16]

Douehi played every game for Wests in 2020 as the club finished 11th on the table and missed the finals.[17]

2021[]

In round 10, Doueihi scored two tries and kicked six goals in Wests Tigers 36–18 victory over Newcastle.[18] In round 16, he scored two tries in a 22–38 defeat against South Sydney.[19]

Despite the Tigers winning just a third of their games, Doueihi scored 174 points in 2021, the fourth most of any player in the competition, and the 7th highest season total ever by a Wests Tigers player.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Rabbitohs Sign Tyrone Taukamo, Adam Doueihi And Cruz Topai-Aveai". rabbitohs.com.au. 25 October 2016. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Lebanon Cedars - Adam Doueihi". Lebanon Rugby League. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Adam Doueihi". Rugby League Project.
  4. ^ ""My Family in Lebanon are very supportive": Rabbitohs' rookie's World Cup dream". RLWC2017.com. 15 September 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Wallabies coach Michael Cheika will pay close attention to rising Lebanon star Adam Doueihi". Fox Sports. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  6. ^ "It's all relative: Rising rugby league star's ties to Michael Chieka". 3 November 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  7. ^ "South Sydney Rabbitohs - 2017". NYC Database. 3 September 2017.
  8. ^ Nicolussi, Christian (2 November 2017). "Rugby League World Cup: Lebanon's Adam Doueihi attracts interest from NRL and rugby". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Lebanon 24 : 4 Malta". Rugby League European Federation. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  10. ^ "Lebanon announce World Cup squad". NRL.com. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Lebanon 32 Niue 16 Match Report". RLEF. 14 October 2017. Archived from the original on 21 October 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Rabbitohs back Douehi to bounce back from 'shattering' injury". 6 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Lebanese international set to debut for South Sydney". 13 March 2018.
  14. ^ "Moses inspires Eels to win over depleted Rabbitohs". NRL. 31 May 2019.
  15. ^ "Doueihi signs with Tigers until end of 2023 after Rabbitohs release". www.nrl.com. 30 January 2020.
  16. ^ "David Nofoaluma 'definitely' deserves NSW Blues selection says Maguire following Manly miracle". www.sportingnews.com.
  17. ^ "Wests Tigers doomed to another finals miss in 2021, Peter Sterling predicts". wwos.nine.com.au.
  18. ^ "Manly thrashes Brisbane 50–6, Wests Tigers beat Newcastle 36–18 as Magic Round gets under way". ABC News. 14 May 2021.
  19. ^ "'Souths training run': Madge hunts for new men after toothless Tigers effort". www.nrl.com. 4 July 2021.
  20. ^ "Stats Players". nrl.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2021.

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