Haytham Faour

Haytham Moussa Faour (Arabic: هيثم موسى فاعور‎; born 27 February 1990) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Ahed.[1][2] He is known for his tackling and defensive reading of the game.[3]

Haytham Faour
Faour training with Lebanon in 2018
Personal information
Full name Haytham Moussa Faour
Date of birth (1990-02-27) 27 February 1990
Place of birth Meiss Ej Jabal, Lebanon
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ahed
Number 15
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Ahed 176 (2)
National team
2011–2019 Lebanon 58 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2019

Faour joined Ahed in 2009 and became one of the team's main players, winning the Lebanese Golden Ball in 2015.[4] He also captained them to an AFC Cup win in 2019, helping Ahed become the first Lebanese club to win the title. Faour represented Lebanon internationally from 2011 to 2019, playing 58 games and retiring as one of the national team's most-capped players.

Club career

On 2 October 2013, it was reported that Haytham Faour had signed for Iraqi club Al-Naft on a loan deal worth $140,000.[5][6][7] After playing a friendly game for the club, the manager cancelled the transfer as he stated that he was looking for a "more attacking minded midfielder".[8][9]

International career

Faour's debut for the national team came on 17 August 2011 in a friendly against Syria, lost at home 2–3.[1] In December 2018, he was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad.[10] He played the first two group stage games, against Qatar and Saudi Arabia.[1] On 24 July 2019, Faour announced his retirement from international football.[11]

Honours

Club

Ahed[12]

Individual

Awards

  • Lebanese Golden Ball winner: 2014–15[4]
  • Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2016–17,[13] 2017–18[14]
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References
  1. Haytham Faour at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/haitham-faour/
  3. "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. "فاعور لكووورة: اعتز بالكرة الذهبية اللبنانية". كووورة. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  5. "...هيثم فاعور من العهد اللبناني الى". sport.almanar.com.lb. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  6. "منتخب لبنان يبدأ استعداده للقاء الكويت". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  7. "الإخاء-في-امتحان-العهد-بـ-المدينة-الرياضية-". www.alittihad.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  8. "Al Joumhouria". www.aljoumhouria.com. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  9. "تغيير المدرّبين مستمر في الدوري اللبناني واحتراف فاعور يحسم اليوم :: موقع يا صور". www.yasour.org. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  10. "AC2019 Final Squads". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  11. "Lebanese National Football Team Liviu Ciobotarui Press Conference". FaLebanon. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  12. "Lebanon - Haytham Faour - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  13. info@al-binaa.com. "مهرجان كرة المنار الـ 21 لونه "أصفر"" (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  14. اللواء, جريدة. "النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!". جريدة اللواء (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 February 2019.


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