Hussein Zein

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In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ali and the family name is Zein.
Hussein Zein
Hussein Zein, Ahed 2021 AFC Cup (cropped).jpg
Zein for Ahed in 2021
Personal information
Full name Hussein Ali Zein
Date of birth (1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 26)
Place of birth Sidon, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Ahed
Number 6
Youth career
Ahed
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Ahed 109 (10)
National team‡
2013 Lebanon U19 1 (0)
2015–2017 Lebanon U23 6 (0)
2016– Lebanon 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:06, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:29, 11 November 2021 (UTC)

Hussein Ali Zein (Arabic: حسين علي زين, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ħ(u)seːn zeːn]; born 27 January 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a right-back for Lebanese Premier League club Ahed and the Lebanon national team.[3]

International career[]

Zein played for the national under-19 team between 2013 and 2014.[4][5] He also represented the under-23 team between 2015 and 2017, playing six times.[1]

Zein made his debut for the senior team on 5 February 2016, in a 2–0 defeat against Bahrain in a friendly game.[6] He also participated at the 2019 WAFF Championship in Iraq.[7]

Personal life[]

On 1 September 2021, Zein tested positive for COVID-19, amid its pandemic in the United Arab Emirates.[8]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of match played 11 November 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2016 1 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2019 3 0
2020 1 0
2021 7 0
Total 12 0

Honours[]

Ahed

Individual

  • Lebanese Premier League Team of the Year: 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Hussein Zein". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Hussein Zein". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Lebanon - Hussein Al Zein - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Lebanon 1–6 Iran". The AFC. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  5. ^ "LIGA INDONESIA". 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  6. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Bahrain vs. Lebanon (2:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  7. ^ "رجال الأرز اصطادوا نسور قاسيون في كربلاء!". An-Nahar. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  8. ^ "حسين الزين ينضم الى لائحة كورونا". The LFA (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 September 2021.

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