Elie El-Zakhem

Elie El-Zakhem is a Lebanon international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League.

Elie El-Zakhem
Personal information
Full nameElie El-Zakhem
Born (1998-04-17) 17 April 1998
Merrylands, New South Wales, Australia
Height190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight101 kg (15 st 13 lb)
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2023 Sydney Roosters 0 0 0 0 0
2024– Castleford Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2019– Lebanon 6 2 0 0 8
2019 Lebanon 9s 3 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]
As of 25 September 2023

He has previously played for the Canterbury Bulldogs, the Parramatta Eels, the Sydney Roosters and the North Sydney Bears in the NSW Cup.

Playing career

North Sydney Bears

On 24 September 2023, El-Zakhem played for North Sydney in their 2023 NSW Cup grand final loss against South Sydney.[3]

Castleford Tigers

On 24 September 2023, the Castleford Tigers announced the signing of El-Zakhem on a two-year deal from the 2024 Super League season.[4][5][6]

International career

El-Zakhem made his international debut for Lebanon in their 56-14 loss to Fiji in the 2019 Pacific Test.[7]

In September 2022, El-Zakhem was named in the Lebanon squad for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.[8] He featured in every game for the Cedars, making 4 appearances and scoring 2 tries.[2]

References
  1. Rugby League Project
  2. RL Record Keepers' Club
  3. "Taaffe's statement as Souths end 40-year drought; veteran's captain's knock: Reserves Wrap". www.foxsports.com.au.
  4. "El-Zakhem is a Tiger". Castleford Tigers. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  5. "Castleford Tigers: Putt and El-Zakhem join, new contract for Joe Westerman". BBC Sport. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  6. Smith, Peter (29 September 2023). "Ex-player helps out as Castleford Tigers sign Lebanon World Cup star". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  7. "Fiji vs Lebanon". Wide World of Sports. 22 June 2019.
  8. Walter, Brad (29 September 2023). "Moses named in Lebanon World Cup squad but Cheika sweating on Kangaroos call". NRL.com. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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