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 and the Lebanon national team.
![]() Antar with Shabab Sahel in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Fadel Mohammad Antar[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-11-13) 13 November 1995 (age 26) | ||
Place of birth | Ain Baal, Lebanon[1] | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club 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) |
2022 | → Kelantan (loan) | 2 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
Lebanon U23 | |||
2021– | 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) |
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]
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]
On 9 January 2022, Malaysia Premier League side Kelantan announced the transfer of Antar, ahead of the 2022 season.[2] He was quickly dubbed "the next [Mohamad] Ghaddar", a Lebanese player who had also played for Kelantan.[10] He officially joined on loan from Shabab Sahel on 27 February.[11] 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.[12]
Antar represented Lebanon internationally at under-23 level.[13]
He was first called up to the senior team in view of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2021.[14] 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.[15]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Lebanon | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Tadamon Sour
Individual
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