Ali Fayad (footballer)

Ali Abed El Hasan Fayad (Arabic: علي عبد الحسن فياض; born 22 March 1991) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the founder and president of "Peña Madridista Beirut", a Lebanese fan club of Real Madrid.[1]

Ali Fayad
Fayad with Lebanon U19 in 2009
Personal information
Full name Ali Abed El Hasan Fayad
Date of birth (1991-03-22) 22 March 1991
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2009 Ahed
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Ahed
2011Mabarra (loan)
2011–2015 Racing Beirut 35 (0)
2015–2016 Chabab Ghazieh 16 (0)
2016–2017 Sagesse
2017 Shabab Arabi
International career
2009 Lebanon U19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Coming through the youth system, Fayad began his career with Ahed in 2009.[2] In his two years at Ahed, he won two Lebanese Premier League titles, one Lebanese FA Cup and one Lebanese Super Cup.[2] Fayad then joined Lebanese Premier League side Mabarra on loan ahead of the 2011–12 season.[3] He moved to Racing Beirut in 2011,[4][5] scoring his first goal in January 2014 against Tadamon Sour.[6]

In September 2015, Fayad left Racing.[7] He joined Chabab Ghazieh in October 2015 on a one-year contract,[8] scoring on his first touch his debut against Salam Zgharta on 17 October 2015.[9] Fayad also played for Sagesse in the 2016–17 Lebanese Second Division,[10] and for Shabab Arabi, with whom he retired in 2017 due to injury-related problems.[2]

International career

Fayad represented Lebanon internationally at under-19 level in 2009.[11][12]

Post-playing career

In 2017, Fayad founded "Peña Madridista Beirut", a club for Real Madrid fans in Lebanon.[13] He had an important role in organising the legends of Real Madrid and Barcelona "El Clásico" friendly match in Lebanon the same year.[14][15] The fan club was officially affiliated to Real Madrid in December 2020.[16]

Other activities

Fayad was the main editor of Yusif, a 2021 feature narrative film directed by his brother Kazim.[17][18] The film won the Special Jury Award at the Asian World Film Festival,[19][20] and was the best first cinematic work at the Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival.[21][22]

Honours

Ahed

References

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  2. "علي فياض: رابطة ريال مدريد في بيروت تتفوق". Peña Madridista de Beirut (in Arabic). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  3. "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. "racing club beirut". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  5. "الصفاء يفقد لقب الكأس". LebanonFiles. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  6. "النجمة والعهد والراسينغ والساحل الى دور الثمانية للكأس". الجمهورية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. "خاص- علي فياض: حصلت على استغنائي من الراسينغ وهناك عدة عروض". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  8. "وقع في مقر الاتحاد اللبناني لكرة القدم اللاعب علي فياض على كشوفات نادي شباب الغازية". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  9. "مشاهدات من مباراة الشباب الغازية والسلام زغرتا". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  10. "بطولة الدرجة الثانية مشتعلة الشباب والإصلاح وناصر في المقدّمة". جريدة البناء | Al-binaa Newspaper (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  11. "رياضي / منتخبنا يكسب لبنان بسداسية في دورة الرباعية الدولية الودية".
  12. العين, سامي عبدالعظيم-. "منتخب الشباب "ب" يستعيد توازنه أمام لبنان متأخراً". www.emaratalyoum.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  13. "Beirut | Madridista fan club Beirut | Real Madrid CF". Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  14. ""بينيا مدريديستا بيروت" من بين الروابط الأكبر والانجح في العالم!". الجريدة ـ لبنان (in Arabic). 4 June 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  15. "Clasico Of Legends: Barcelona Beat Real Madrid 3-2 In Lebanon". FootTheBall. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  16. "رابطة ريـال مدريد في بيـروت رسمـية". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  17. "AWFF 2021 - Yusif (Lebanon) - Official Selection (In Competition), The Landmark, Los Angeles, 8 November to 9 November". stayhappening.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  18. "Ali Fayad". IMDb. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  19. "الفيلم اللبناني "يوسف" ينال جائزة لجنة التحكيم الخاصة في لوس أنجلوس | الميادين". www.almayadeen.net. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  20. Festival, Asian World Film. "2021 Asian World Film Festival Announces Juried and Special Awards". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  21. "خاص- كاظم فياض: نفتقر إلى الثقافة السينمائية.. وأشفق على من يستخدمون ملكات الجمال في أعمالهم". Elfann News (in Arabic). 17 January 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  22. "المخرج البناني كاظم فياض .. يفوز بجائزة جديدة عن فيلمه "يوسف" في مهرجان الإسكندرية | AAN WEBTV". 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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