Fadel Antar

Fadel Mohammad Antar (Arabic: فضل محمد عنتر; born 13 November 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a striker for Lebanese Premier League club Shabab Sahel.

Fadel Antar
Antar with Shabab Sahel in 2021
Personal information
Full name Fadel Mohammad Antar[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-13) 13 November 1995
Place of birth Ain Baal, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Shabab Sahel
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Safa 2 (0)
2018–2020 Tadamon Sour 15 (1)
2020–2021 Bourj 15 (5)
2021– Shabab Sahel 11 (10)
2022Kelantan (loan) 2 (0)
International career
Lebanon U23
2021–2022 Lebanon 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:03, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:15, 27 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Antar began his career at Safa in 2017, playing two games in the 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League.[3] He then joined Tadamon Sour in 2018, helping them win the Lebanese Challenge Cup in 2018.[4] On 17 August 2020, Antar joined Bourj.[4] He terminated his contract on 18 May 2021, having scored five goals in the 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League.[5]

Shabab Sahel

On 28 May 2021, Antar moved to Shabab Sahel on a three-year contract.[6] He scored a hat-trick against Safa on 18 September, helping his team win 5–0.[7] The following matchday, on 25 September, Antar scored four goals against Tripoli in a 4–1 win.[8] He finished the first half of the season as top scorer, with 10 goals in 11 games.[1] Despite having left mid-season, Antar finished top scorer of the 2021–22 Lebanese Premier League, joint with Mahmoud Siblini.[9]

Kelantan

On 9 January 2022, Malaysia Premier League side Kelantan announced the transfer of Antar, ahead of the 2022 season.[10] He was quickly dubbed "the next [Mohamad] Ghaddar", a Lebanese player who had also played for Kelantan.[11] He officially joined on loan from Shabab Sahel on 27 February.[12] Antar scored on his debut on 13 March, in a 2–1 defeat to Super League club Petaling Jaya City in the first round of the Malaysia FA Cup.[13]

International career

Antar represented Lebanon internationally at under-23 level.[14]

He was first called up to the senior team in view of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2021.[15] On 1 December 2021, Antar made his senior debut in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Egypt.[16]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 27 January 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 202130
202210
Total 40

Honours

Tadamon Sour

Individual

Notes

  1. Tied with Mahmoud Siblini
  2. Tied with Gabriel Bitar

References

  1. "Fadel Antar". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  2. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Lebanon" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. Fadel Antar at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  4. "فضل عنتر ينضم للبرج". كووورة. 17 August 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  5. "فضل عنتر يفسخ عقده مع البرج". كووورة. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  6. "عنتر يعزز صفوف شباب الساحل". كووورة. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  7. "عنتر: تجاوز الصفاء ليس وليد الصدفة". كووورة. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  8. "بالصور.. سوبر هاتريك عنتر يقود شباب الساحل لسحق طرابلس". كووورة. 25 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  9. FA Lebanon [@FALebanon] (4 June 2022). "هذا الموسم، لاعبان يتشاركان جائزة الهدّاف. 10 أهداف لكلّ من فضل عنتر ومحمود سيبليني" [This season, two players share the top scorer award. 10 goals for Fadel Antar and Mahmoud Sibilini] (Tweet) via Twitter.
  10. Kelantan F.C. [@trwkelantanfc] (9 January 2022). "Selamat datang Fadel ke TRW Kelantan FC" via Instagram.
  11. "Pemain Skuad Kebangsaan Lubnan Fadel Penyerang Import Ke-3 Diikat Kelantan". Sukanz. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
  12. "عنتر قبل التجربة الماليزية: شباب الساحل في قلبي". كووورة. 27 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
  13. MUHAMAD, MOHD FITRIE (13 March 2022). "Kelantan FC gagal kejutkan PJ City". Kosmo Digital (in Malay). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  14. "فضل عنتر ينضم للبرج". كووورة (in Arabic). 17 August 2020. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  15. "تقرير كووورة: 5 نجوم خطفوا الأضواء في الدوري اللبناني". كووورة (in Arabic). 30 September 2021. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  16. "Match Report of Egypt vs Lebanon - 2021-12-01 - FIFA Arab Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  17. "Fadel Antar". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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