 Hamam with Nejmeh in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Nizar Hamam[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Anqoun, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nejmeh | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Ahli Saida | (1) | |
| 2007–2014 | Nejmeh | (13) | |
| 2014–2018 | Zob Ahan | 80 | (4) |
| 2018– | Nejmeh | 36 | (5) |
| International career | |||
| 2009–2019 | Lebanon | 56 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:19, 24 April 2021 (UTC) | |||
Ali Nizar Hamam (Arabic: علي نزار حمام; born 25 August 1986) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh, whom he captains.
Starting his career at Taqadom Anqoun, Hamam moved to Ahli Saida in 2006, helping them reach promotion to the Lebanese Premier League. In 2008 he joined Nejmeh, where he won the league twice, the Super Cup once and the Elite Cup once. After six seasons at the club, Hamam moved to Iran at Zob Ahan, where he won the Hazfi Cup twice, and the Super Cup once. He returned to Nejmeh in 2018, winning the Elite Cup in his first season.
Hamam represented the Lebanon national team between 2009 and 2019; he has been capped 56 times, scoring three goals. Hamam was part of the team that played in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Lebanon's first participation through regular qualification.
Hamam started his career with Taqadom Anqoun, before joining Ahli Saida in 2006, who had just gained promotion to the Lebanese Premier League.[citation needed] After finishing in seventh place in 2006–07, his team finished in last place in the 2007–08 season, and was relegated back to the Second Division.[citation needed] Hamam, however, remained in the top-flight, moving to Nejmeh.[citation needed]
He played for Nejmeh from 2008 to 2014 season, winning the league twice, once in the first season and another in his last season, as well as one Lebanese Super Cup and one Lebanese Elite Cup, both in 2014.[citation needed]
In 2014, he transferred to Iran to play for Zob Ahan for an estimated price of around €200,000.[citation needed] He won the Hazfi Cup twice, in 2014–15 and 2015–16, and the Iranian Super Cup in 2016.[citation needed] He played 80 league matches, scoring four times for the Iranian club.[3] In 2020, Hamam was voted best right-back of the 2016 AFC Champions League.[4]
Four years later, in 2018, he returned to Nejmeh.[5] He won the Lebanese Elite Cup in 2018.[citation needed]
In December 2018, Hamam was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[2] On 16 October 2019, Hamam announced his retirement from international football,[6] with three goals in 56 matches.[7]
Hamam's main qualities are his experience on the field and his defensive abilities, as well as his attacking threat.[8]
| Club | Division | Season | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Zob Ahan | Pro League | 2014–15 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2016–17 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 80 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 107 | 4 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 November 2015 | Saida Municipal Stadium, Saida, Lebanon |  Laos
|
4–0 | 7–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 10 October 2017 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |  North Korea
|
4–0 | 5–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 3 | 9 November 2017 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |  Singapore
|
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
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