Haitham Zein
Personal information
Full name Haitham Ali Mohamad Al Haj Ali Zein[1]
Date of birth (1979-01-06) 6 January 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Fallujah, Iraq[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1994–1995 Tadamon Sour
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2005 Tadamon Sour (94)
2005–2006 Nejmeh (0)
2006–2008 Bahrain SC (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)
1997–2004 Lebanon 50 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Haitham Ali Mohamad Al Haj Ali Zein (Arabic: هيثم علي محمد الحج علي زين; born 6 January 1979), or simply Haitham Zein, 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.

Early life

Zein was born in Iraq to parents from Borj Ech Chemali, Lebanon; he began playing football aged 11 in the streets of the Al-Anbar Governorate.[2] He then moved to Lebanon with his family due to the Gulf War.[2]

Club career

Tadamon Sour

Zein signed for Tadamon Sour's youth team in 1994.[2] He made his senior debut in 1995, coming on as an 80th-minute substitute against Bourj at the Saida Municipal Stadium; trailing 2–1, Zein scored a goal and assisted two, helping his side overturn the result to 4–2.[2] He played with Tadamon until 2005, scoring 94 league goals.[3]

Nejmeh

On 9 November 2005, Zein moved to Nejmeh,[4] spending half a season. He described his short experience at Nejmeh as negative.[3]

Bahrain SC

He moved abroad to Bahrain SC in 2006.[5]

Return to Lebanon

He returned to Lebanon in 2008, signing for Chabab Ghazieh,[5] before moving to Islah Borj Shmali the following season.[6] Zein was among the league's top scorers in the 2010–11 Lebanese Premier League, scoring eight goals.[7] In October 2011, he signed for Salam Sour,[8] making 15 appearances for the side and scoring three goals. He retired that season.[9]

Zein scored 113 goals in the Lebanese Premier League – 138 considering his goals scored in the cancelled 2000–01 season.[3]

International career

In 2002, Zein played for the Lebanon Olympic team at the 2002 Asian Games, scoring a goal in an 11–0 win against Afghanistan.[10] He played for the senior team between 1998 and 2004. He played 50 international matches, scoring 17 goals.[11]

Managerial career

Between 2016 and 2017, Zein was part of the technical staff of his former club Islah Borj Shmali.[12][13]

Personal life

Zein's nephew, Mahdi Zein, also plays football.[14]

Honours

Tadamon Sour

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Haitham Zein". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  4. ^ "First Team List 2005/2006 [PENDING]". Nejmeh SC. 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 26 November 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "هيثم زين ينتقل إلى شباب الغازية". www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  6. ^ "تعادل سلبي بين الاصلاح – برج الشمالي والشباب الغازية ضمن استعدادت الفريقين لانطلاقة الدوري". YASOUR. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  7. ^ Limited, Elaph Publishing (24 April 2011). "التضامن ينجو والغازية يرافق الاصلاح الى الدرجة الثانية". Elaph - إيلاف (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. ^ "هيثم زين ينتقل الى السلام صور عشية اقفال باب التواقيع". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  9. ^ Hussien.Ghazi. "هدافو لبنان الدوليون.. قائمة أبرز من هزوا الشباك". alaraby.co.uk (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  10. ^ Díaz Rubio, Julián; Zlotkowski, Andre. "Asian Games 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Haitham Zein". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  12. ^ "نجوم من الماضي: خاص هيثم زين غير راض عن عدم تطوير الاتحاد للعبة". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  13. ^ "نصر الله إلى الإصلاح والشباب العربي يضم مزهر". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  14. ^ Hijazi, Alloffs (8 August 2021). "الهداف مهدي الزين يعيد سيرة عمه هيثم الزين". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  15. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (288 ed.). 5 July 1999. p. 8.
  16. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (383 ed.). 30 April 2001. p. 15.
  17. ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (288 ed.). 5 July 1999. p. 8.

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