Fadi Ghosson

Fadi Mohammed Ghosson (Arabic: فادي محمد غصن; born 15 May 1979) is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a striker.

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Mohammed and the family name is Ghosson.
Fadi Ghosson
Personal information
Full name Fadi Mohammed Ghosson[1]
Date of birth (1979-05-15) 15 May 1979
Place of birth Shmustar, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1999 Olympic Dmit
1999–2004 Ansar (33)
2004–2009 Ansar (25)
2009 Bankstown City Lions
2010 West Sydney Berries
International career
2002 Lebanon U23 (3)
1999–2006 Lebanon 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Ghosson joined Ansar on 7 April 1999, coming from Olympic Dmit.[2] After having moved to Australia in 2004,[3] he returned to Ansar in 2005.[4] He remained until 2009, scoring a total of 58 league goals.[5]

Ghosson moved back to Australia, playing for Bankstown City Lions in 2009,[6] and West Sydney Berries in 2010.[7]

International career

Ghosson played for the Lebanon national team between 1999 and 2006,[8] being capped 10 times.[9] In 2002, he played for the Olympic team at the 2002 Asian Games, scoring a hat-trick in an 11–0 win against Afghanistan.[10]

Personal life

After Ghosson and his fiancee got married in 2004, the two moved to Australia.[3]

References
  1. "Fadi Ghosson". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. Fadi Ghosson at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)
  3. "Football provides a home away from home". the Guardian. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  4. "الانصار يهزم المبرة وينفرد بصدارة الدوري اللبناني". alrainewspaper (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  5. "Fadi Ghosson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  6. "Sydney United claim Zarko Ozdakov Cup against Bankstown City Lions". Football NSW. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  7. "West Sydney Berries ready for their 2010 Season Launch". Football NSW. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  8. "استدعاء 27 لاعباً بينهم 4 محترفين لبنان يبدأ استعداداته للتصفيات الآسيوية الـخميس". جريدة القبس. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  9. "Fadi Ghosson". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  10. Díaz Rubio, Julián; Zlotkowski, Andre. "Asian Games 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2022.


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