Hussein Zein

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 Ahed and the Lebanon national team.[3]

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
Place of birth Sidon, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Ahed
Number 6
Youth career
Ahed
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Ahed 143 (11)
International career‡
2013 Lebanon U19 1 (0)
2015–2017 Lebanon U23 6 (0)
2016– Lebanon 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:13, 12 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023

International career
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]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 1 July 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 201610
201700
201800
201930
202010
202170
202250
202380
Total 250

Honours

Ahed

Individual

References
  1. "Hussein Zein". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. "Hussein Zein". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  3. "Lebanon - Hussein Al Zein - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
  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. مهرجان كرة المنار الـ19. An-Nahar (in Arabic). 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  9. النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!. aliwaa.com (in Arabic). 1 May 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  10. 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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