Zouhair Ahmad Abdallah (Arabic: زهير أحمد عبد الله; born 5 May 1983) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defender and captains Lebanese Premier League club Shabab Sahel.[2] Starting out as a right-back, Abdallah moved to centre-back later on in his career.[3]

Zouhair Abdallah

Abdallah with Shabab Sahel in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Zouhair Ahmad Abdallah[1]
Date of birth	(1983-06-05) 5 June 1983 (age 39)
Place of birth	Bint Jbeil, Lebanon[1]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Club information
Current team	Shabab Sahel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–	Shabab Sahel		(3)
National team
2011	Lebanon	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

Abdallah started his senior career at Shabab Sahel in 2004, helping them win the Lebanese Challenge Cup twice in a row (2014 and 2015). In 2017–18 Abdallah helped his side win the Lebanese Second Division, gaining promotion back to the Lebanese Premier League. In 2019, Abdallah helped Shabab Sahel win their first Lebanese Elite Cup.

Abdallah played twice for the Lebanon national team, both times in 2011: a friendly against Oman, and a 2014 World Cup qualifier against Bangladesh.

Club career

Abdallah began his senior career with Shabab Sahel in 2004.[1] He helped his team win two Lebanese Challenge Cups in a row (2014 and 2015).

Following six seasons in the Lebanese top division, Shabab Sahel were relegated to the Lebanese Second Division.[4] In 2017–18 Abdallah helped Shabab Sahel win the Lebanese Second Division, and gain promotion back to the Premier League.[4] In the summer prior to the 2019–20 season, Abdallah helped Shabab Sahel win their first Lebanese Elite Cup.

International career

Abdallah made his senior international debut for Lebanon on 9 July 2011, in a friendly game against Oman; the match ended in a 1–0 home defeat.[4] Abdallah's second, and final, game for Lebanon came on 28 July 2011, in a 2–0 defeat to Bangladesh in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier match.[4]

Honours

Shabab Sahel

• Lebanese Elite Cup: 2019
• Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2014, 2015
• Lebanese Second Division: 2005–06, 2017–18
• Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2008–09, 2012–13
• Lebanese Super Cup runner-up: 2013

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Zouhair Abdallah.

• Zouhair Abdallah at FA Lebanon
• Zouhair Abdallah at National-Football-Teams.com
• Zouhair Abdallah at Soccerway
• Zouhair Abdallah at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)
• Zouhair Abdallah at Lebanon Football Guide