Mahdi Wissam Zein (Arabic: مهدي وسام زين; born 23 May 2000) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team.
![]() Zein with Nejmeh in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mahdi Wissam Zein[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Burj el-Shemali, Lebanon[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nejmeh | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
Nejmeh | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Nejmeh | 16 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2015 | Lebanon U16 | 3 | (0) |
2017 | Lebanon U19 | 1 | (0) |
2021– | Lebanon U23 | 6 | (0) |
2021– | Lebanon | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 22 August 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 |
On 29 April 2019, Nejmeh renewed the contract of Zein for five years, renewable for two additional seasons.[2] On 2 April 2021, Zein scored his first senior goal against Shabab Sahel, helping his side win 3–0 in the league.[3]
Zein represented Lebanon at under-16, under-19 and under-23 levels.[1] His senior debut came on 4 December 2021, as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Algeria in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[4]
Regarded as one of Lebanon's most promising players,[5][6] Zein is a playmaking midfielder, capable of moving play from the defence to the attack.[5] His main abilities are his through passes and ball control.[5]
Mahdi Zein's uncle, Haitham Zein, is a former Lebanese international.[7]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Lebanon | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 4 | 0 |
Nejmeh
Nejmeh SC – current squad | |
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