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Hussein Zein

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In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ali and the family name is Zein.
Hussein Zein
Zein for Ahed in 2021
Personal information
Full name Hussein Ali Zein
Date of birth (1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Sidon, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Safa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2024 Ahed 181 (13)
2024– Safa 0 (0)
International career‡
2013 Lebanon U19 1 (0)
2015–2017 Lebanon U23 6 (0)
2016– Lebanon 40 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:46, 2 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024

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 Safa and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

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On 2 August 2024, Zein moved to Safa.[3]

International career

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Zein (right) with the Lebanon national team against Iran in 2022

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] In December 2023, Zein was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[8]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 15 December 2024[9]
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
2022 5 0
2023 12 0
2024 11 0
Total 40 0

Honours

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Ahed

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Hussein Zein". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ Al Safa S.C. [@alsafa_sc] (2 August 2024). "Welcome Hussein Zein" – via Instagram.
  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. ^ "منتخب لبنان يعلن تشكيلته إلى كأس آسيا" [The Lebanon national team announces its squad for the Asian Cup] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Hussein Zein". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  10. ^ مهرجان كرة المنار الـ19. An-Nahar (in Arabic). 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  11. ^ النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!. aliwaa.com (in Arabic). 1 May 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  12. ^ مهرجان كرة المنار الـ 23: حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان. Al-Manar (in Arabic). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
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