Maher Mohammed Sabra (Arabic: ماهر محمد صبرا; born 14 January 1992) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defender for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team.[2]
![]() Sabra with Nejmeh in 2020 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maher Mohammed Sabra[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1992-01-14) 14 January 1992 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Bourj el-Barajneh, Lebanon[1] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Nejmeh | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013– | Nejmeh | 74 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2016– | Lebanon | 16 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:03, 27 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 |
Sabra scored his first international goal for Lebanon on 1 February 2022, helping his side draw 1–1 against Iraq in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[3]
In addition to being a footballer, Sabra worked eight hours a day as an air conditioner repairman in 2020.[4] In 2022, he opened a clothing store.[5] Sabra has a son named Fadel (b. 2022).[5]
Sabra was involved in the sports docuseries Captains, procuded by Fulwell 73 and shown on Netflix and FIFA+ in 2022, which documented six national teams and their captains in their respective 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.[5]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Lebanon | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | |
2018 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | 0 | 0 | |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 0 | |
2022 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 16 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 1 February 2022 | Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Nejmeh
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