Mohamad Zein Tahan
![]() Zein Tahan with Safa in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamad Zein El Abidine Ali Tahan[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 20 April 1988||
Place of birth | Aadloun, Lebanon[1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Full-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Safa | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2006 | Tripoli[a] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Tripoli | ||
2008– | Safa | 155+ | (23) |
National team‡ | |||
2013– | Lebanon | 37 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:24, 24 April 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:33, 7 December 2021 (UTC) |
Mohamad Zein El Abidine Ali Tahan (Arabic: محمد زين العابدين علي طحان, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [mˈħammad zeːn lˈʕaːbidiːn tˤɑħˈħaːn]; born 20 April 1988), known as Mohamad Zein Tahan or simply Zein Tahan, is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a full-back for Lebanese Premier League club Safa and the Lebanon national team.
International career[]
Zein Tahan made his senior international debut for Lebanon on 29 May 2013, in a friendly against Oman.[3] His first goal came on 19 December 2014, helping his side win 3–1 in a friendly against Pakistan.[3] Zein Tahan was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad,[2] playing one game on 12 January 2019, against Saudi Arabia in a 2–0 defeat.[3]
Style of play[]
Mainly used as a right-back, Zein Tahan can also play on the left side.[4] He known for both his defensive and offensive contribution down the flank.[4]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- As of match played 7 December 2020[5]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Lebanon | 2013 | 8 | 0 |
2014 | 1 | 1 | |
2015 | 8 | 0 | |
2016 | 7 | 0 | |
2017 | 3 | 0 | |
2018 | 3 | 0 | |
2019 | 5 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 37 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zein Tahan goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 19 December 2014 | Saida International Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
Honours[]
Safa
- Lebanese Premier League: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2012–13
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2009, 2012
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2013
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2015–16,[6] 2017–18[7]
- Lebanese Challenge Cup top goalscorer: 2019[b][8]
See also[]
Notes[]
- ^ Olympic Beirut changed its name to AC Tripoli in 2005.
- ^ Tied with , , Stephen Sarfo, and
References[]
- ^ a b "Mohamad Zein Tahan". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "AC2019 Final Squads". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ a b c "Mohamad Zein Tahan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ a b "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Mohamad Zein Tahan". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- ^ "محمد حيدر والنيجيري كابيروموسى الافضل في مهرجان كرة المنار الـ20". An-Nahar. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ اللواء, جريدة. "النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!". جريدة اللواء (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "Lebanese Challenge Cup Scorers". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
External links[]
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- Mohamad Zein Tahan at Global Sports Archive
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- Mohamad Zein Tahan at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)
- Mohamad Zein Tahan at Lebanon Football Guide
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Lebanese footballers
- Lebanon international footballers
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Olympic Beirut players
- AC Tripoli players
- Safa SC players
- People from Sidon District
- Association football fullbacks
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup players
- Lebanese football biography stubs