Mahmoud Siblini

Mahmoud Mohamed Siblini (Arabic: محمود محمد سبليني; born 15 July 1993) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a striker for Lebanese Premier League club Shabab Sahel.

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Mohamed and the family name is Siblini.
Mahmoud Siblini
Siblini with Nejmeh in 2020
Personal information
Full name Mahmoud Mohamed Siblini[1]
Date of birth (1993-07-15) 15 July 1993
Place of birth Saksakiyeh, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Shabab Sahel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Ahli Saida 18 (1)
2014–2022 Nejmeh 60 (21)
2017–2018 → Tadamon Sour (loan) 17 (1)
2022–2023 Ahed 14 (2)
2023– Shabab Sahel 0 (0)
International career
2011 Lebanon U19 4 (1)
2015 Lebanon U23 4 (1)
2014–2016 Lebanon 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2023

Starting his career at Ahli Saida in 2011, Siblini moved to Nejmeh in 2014 before being sent on a season-long loan to Tadamon Sour in 2017. Siblini finished joint-top scorer of the 2021–22 Lebanese Premier League with Nejmeh. He joined Ahed in 2022 and Shabab Sahel in 2023.

Having already represented Lebanon internationally at youth level, Siblini debuted for the senior team in 2014.

Club career

Siblini started his club career at his hometown club Ahli Saida during the 2011–12 Lebanese Premier League,[2] playing 18 games and scoring one goal.[3] Despite finishing in last place and being relegated to the Lebanese Second Division, Siblini remained at the club for two further seasons.[3]

On 13 August 2014, Siblini moved to Nejmeh,[4] scoring one league goal in eight games, and winning the Lebanese Elite Cup and Lebanese Super Cup.[3] The following season, in 2015–16, Siblini scored four league goals in 17 games, and helped his side win the Lebanese FA Cup.[3] On 9 April 2016, Siblini sustained an ACL injury, ruling him out for the majority of the 2016–17 season.[5]

In August 2017, he was sent on a season-long loan to Tadamon Sour,[6] where he scored one goal in 17 games.[3] Upon his return to Nejmeh, Siblini went through another ACL injury on 23 May 2018, in a 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup match against Tunisian club Club Africain.[7] He recovered over seven months later, in January 2019.[7]

Siblini scored 10 goals in the 2021–22 Lebanese Premier League, and finished top scorer of the season, joint with Fadel Antar.[8] With his contract due to expire in the summer, in May 2022 Ahed's president Tamim Sleiman confirmed that he had signed Siblini on a free transfer on a three-year contract.[9] Siblini officially joined on 2 June.[2] On 8 May 2023, Siblini moved to Shabab Sahel on a two-year contract.[10]

International career

A youth international for Lebanon at under-19 and under-23 levels,[4] Siblini made his senior debut on 14 October 2014 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Saudi Arabia.[3] He scored his first goal on his second game for Lebanon, on 6 November 2014, in a 3–2 defeat to the United Arab Emirates.[3]

Personal life

On 15 February 2021, Siblini and his Nejmeh teammate Mohamad Salem were involved in a car crash on their way to training; they only suffered a few bruises.[11]

Career statistics

International
As of goal scored on 6 November 2014[3]
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Siblini goal.
List of international goals scored by Mahmoud Siblini
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 6 November 2014 Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates 2–2 2–3 Friendly [12]

Honours

Nejmeh

Ahed

Individual

Notes
  1. Tied with Fadel Antar

References
  1. "Mahmoud Siblini". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. Al Ahed FC [@alahedfc] (2 June 2022). "وقع على كشوفات نادي العهد الرياضي اللاعب محمود سبليني (مهاجم) مواليد ١٩٩٣" – via Instagram.
  3. "Mahmoud Siblini". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. "النجمة يضم المهاجم سبليني - Malaeeb". www.malaeeb.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. "موسم محمود سبليني ينتهي مع النجمة اللبناني". كووورة. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  6. Lebanon, Football. "سبليني يقترب من التضامن صور". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  7. "النجمة يستعيد لاعبه بعد غياب طويل". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  8. 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.
  9. "رئيس العهد يفجر مفاجأة من العيار الثقيل". كووورة. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  10. "شباب الساحل يعزز صفوفه بسبليني". كووورة. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  11. "نجاة لاعبي النجمة من حادث سير". كووورة. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  12. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon (3:2)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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