Haitham Zein

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In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ali Mohamad Al Haj Ali and the family name is Zein.
Haitham Zein
Personal information
Full name Haitham Ali Mohamad Al Haj Ali Zein[1]
Date of birth (1979-01-06) 6 January 1979 (age 43)
Place of birth Fallujah, Iraq[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1994–1995 Tadamon Sour
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2005 Tadamon Sour (94)
2005–2006 Nejmeh (0)
2006–2008 Bahrain SC (7)
2008–2009 Chabab Ghazieh (2)
2009–2011 Islah Borj Shmali (13)
2011–2012 Salam Sour 15 (3)
Total ? (119)
National team
2002 Lebanon U23 (1)
1997–2004 Lebanon 50 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Haitham Ali Mohamad Al Haj Ali Zein (Arabic: هيثم علي محمد الحج علي زين; born 6 January 1979), or simply Haitham Zein, is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a forward. He played for numerous Lebanese Premier League clubs, mainly at Tadamon Sour, and represented Lebanon internationally.

Early life[]

Zein was born in Iraq to parents from Borj Ech Chemali, Lebanon; he began playing football aged 11 in the street.[2] He moved to Lebanon with his family due to the Gulf War.[2]

Club career[]

Tadamon Sour[]

Zein signed for Tadamon Sour's youth team in 1994.[2] He made his senior debut in 1995, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute against Bourj at the Saida Municipal Stadium; trailing 2–1, Zein scored a goal and assisted two, helping his side overturn the result to 4–2.[2] He played with Tadamon until 2005, scoring 94 league goals.[3]

Nejmeh[]

On 9 November 2005, Zein moved to Nejmeh,[4] spending half a season. He described his short experience at Nejmeh as negative.[3]

Bahrain SC[]

He moved abroad to Bahrain SC in 2006.[5]

Return to Lebanon[]

He returned to Lebanon in 2008, signing for Chabab Ghazieh,[5] before moving to Islah Borj Shmali the following season.[6] Zein was among the league top scorers in the 2010–11 Lebanese Premier League, scoring eight goals.[7] In October 2011, he signed for Salam Sour,[8] retiring that season.[9]

Zein scored 113 goals in the Lebanese Premier League – 138 considering his goals scored in the cancelled 2000–01 season.[3]

International career[]

Zein played for the Lebanon national team between 1998 and 2004. He played 50 international matches, scoring 17 goals.[10]

Managerial career[]

Between 2016 and 2017, Zein was part of the technical staff of his former club Islah Borj Shmali.[11][12]

Personal life[]

Zein's nephew, Mahdi Zein, also plays football.[13]

Honours[]

Tadamon Sour

Individual

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Haitham Zein". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  4. ^ "First Team List 2005/2006 [PENDING]". Nejmeh SC. 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 26 November 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "هيثم زين ينتقل إلى شباب الغازية". www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  6. ^ "تعادل سلبي بين الاصلاح – برج الشمالي والشباب الغازية ضمن استعدادت الفريقين لانطلاقة الدوري". YASOUR. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  7. ^ Limited, Elaph Publishing (24 April 2011). "التضامن ينجو والغازية يرافق الاصلاح الى الدرجة الثانية". Elaph - إيلاف (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. ^ "هيثم زين ينتقل الى السلام صور عشية اقفال باب التواقيع". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  9. ^ Hussien.Ghazi. "هدافو لبنان الدوليون.. قائمة أبرز من هزوا الشباك". alaraby.co.uk (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  10. ^ "Haitham Zein". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  11. ^ "نجوم من الماضي: خاص هيثم زين غير راض عن عدم تطوير الاتحاد للعبة". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  12. ^ "نصر الله إلى الإصلاح والشباب العربي يضم مزهر". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  13. ^ Hijazi, Alloffs (8 August 2021). "الهداف مهدي الزين يعيد سيرة عمه هيثم الزين". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  14. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (288 ed.). 5 July 1999. p. 8.
  15. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (383 ed.). 30 April 2001. p. 15.
  16. ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (288 ed.). 5 July 1999. p. 8.

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