Haitham Zein
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Haitham Ali Zein | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Fallujah, Iraq[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2006 | Tadamon Sour | (94) | |
| 2006 | Nejmeh | (0) | |
| 2006–2007 | Bahrain Club | (7) | |
| 2008–2009 | Chabab Ghazieh | (2) | |
| 2009–2011 | Islah Borj Shmali | (13) | |
| 2011–2012 | Salam Sour | 15 | (3) |
| Total | ? | (119) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Lebanon U23 | (1) | |
| 1998–2004 | Lebanon | 33 | (16) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Haitham Ali Zein (Arabic: هيثم علي زين; born 6 January 1979) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a forward. He played for numerous Lebanese Premier League clubs, mainly at Tadamon Sour, and represented Lebanon internationally.
Club career
Zein started with Tadamon Sour and spent eight years, scoring 94 league goals.[2] He moved to Nejmeh in 2006, spending half a season, before moving to Bahrain Club. He returned to Lebanon in 2008, signing for Chabab Ghazieh, before moving to Islah Borj Shmali the following season. In 2011 he signed for Salam Sour, retiring that season. Zein scored 112 goals in the Lebanese Premier League.
International career
Zein represented the Lebanon national football team between 1998 and 2004. During that time, he scored three goals for Lebanon in the WAFF Championship, two in 2000 and one in 2004.[3] The first was in a 2–1 defeat against Iraq in the 15th minute, the second against Kyrgyzstan in a 2–0 win the 41st minute. His 2004 WAFF Championship goal was in the 65th minute against Syria.[4]
Zein played 33 international matches for Lebanon, scoring 16 goals in the process.[5]
Honours
Club
Tadamon Sour
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2000–01
Individual
Performances
See also
- List of Lebanon international footballers
- List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon
References
- ^ "Haitham Zein - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship#Group B
- ^ 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship#Group 2
- ^ "Haitham Zein - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
External links
- Haitham Zein at RSSSF
- Haitham Zein at National-Football-Teams.com
- Haitham Zein at FA Lebanon
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- 1979 births
- Living people
- People from Fallujah
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- Lebanese Premier League players
- Tadamon Sour SC players
- Nejmeh SC players
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- Expatriate footballers in Bahrain
- Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain
- Chabab Ghazieh SC players
- Lebanon youth international footballers
- Lebanon international footballers
- Asian Games competitors for Lebanon
- Footballers at the 1998 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup players
- Islah Borj Al Shmali Club players
- Lebanese Premier League top scorers
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