Karim Darwich
Darwich with Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2019
Personal information
Full name Karim Al Abed Darwich[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Ahed
Number 11
Youth career
2015–2017 Viktoria Berlin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Viktoria Berlin 1 (0)
2017–2018 SV Altlüdersdorf 9 (2)
2018 Nejmeh 5 (2)
2018–2019 → Akhaa Ahli Aley (loan) 18 (3)
2019–2020 Akhaa Ahli Aley 2 (1)
2020 → Ahed (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2023 Ansar 50 (12)
2023– Ahed 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Lebanon U23 3 (1)
2020– Lebanon 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 3 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023

Karim Al Abed Darwich (Arabic: كريم العبد درويش; born 2 November 1998) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Lebanese Premier League club Ahed and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Early career

Coming through the youth system, Darwich made his senior debut with Viktoria Berlin on 13 March 2017,[2] as a 73rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 Regionalliga Nordost win against Carl Zeiss Jena in the 2016–17 season.[3]

Darwich played for SV Altlüdersdorf in the Oberliga Nord during the 2017–18 season,[4] making nine appearances and scoring twice.[5]

Nejmeh

On 3 January 2018, Darwich moved to Lebanese Premier League side Nejmeh;[6] he scored two goals in five matches in the 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League.[7]

Akhaa Ahli Aley

Darwich joined Akhaa Ahli Aley on loan in summer 2018,[8] with whom he played 18 league games and scored three times in the 2018–19 season.[2] He was purchased by Akhaa for the 2019–20 season, scoring a goal in two games in the cancelled league season.[2]

Darwich had a short loan experience at Ahed in February 2020, playing in the 2020 AFC Cup.[9]

Ansar

Darwich joined Ansar from Akhaa on 3 July 2020,[9] in a deal worth $50,000.[10] In the 2020–21 season, he helped Ansar win their first league title since 2007, and their 14th overall.[11] Darwich also helped Ansar win the double, beating Nejmeh in the 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup final on penalty shoot-outs.[12]

Ahed

On 17 March 2023, Ahed announced the signing of Darwich on a five-year contract.[13]

International career

Born in Germany, Darwich is of Lebanese descent.[14] He played for the Lebanon U23s at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.[9] Darwich made his debut for the senior team in a friendly against Bahrain on 12 November 2020.[15] He scored his first goal on 9 June 2023, a penalty against Vanuatu in the 2023 Intercontinental Cup.[16]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 17 October 2023[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2020 1 0
2021 2 0
2022 4 0
2023 8 1
Total 15 1
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Darwich goal.
List of international goals scored by Karim Darwich
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 June 2023 Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India  Vanuatu 3–1 3–1 2023 Intercontinental Cup
2 12 October 2023 Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–2 2–3 Friendly
3 17 October 2023 Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 1–1 1–2 Friendly

Honours

Ansar

Ahed

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Karim Darwich". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Karim Darwich at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Spielschema | Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin 0:2 | 33. Spieltag | Regionalliga Nordost 2016/17". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Oberliga Nord: Für den SV Altlüdersdorf ist bei den Greifen wieder nichts zu holen". Sportbuzzer.de (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Karim Darwiche". FuPa. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  6. ^ "حدث في مثل هذا اليوم | صفقات نجماوية وعهداوية وأنصارية.. العمري في النصر وتمرين أخير للمنتخب". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. ^ Karim Darwich at Lebanon Football Guide
  8. ^ "كريم درويش الى الاخاء بعقد اعارة". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  9. ^ a b c Abou Diab, Rami (3 July 2020). "Official: Karim Darwiche joins Al Ansar FC". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  10. ^ "تقرير كووورة.. نجوم مرشحون لكسر الجليد في انتقالات الصيف". كووورة. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  11. ^ لقب 14 قياسي للأنصار على حساب النجمة بعد انتظار 14 سنة في بطولة كرة القدم [A record 14th title for Ansar at the expense of Nejmeh after waiting 14 years in the football championship]. bintjbeil.org (in Arabic). 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  12. ^ "بالصور: ركلات الترجيح تتوج الأنصار بالكأس". كووورة. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  13. ^ "رسميا.. العهد يحسم صفقة درويش". كووورة. 17 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  14. ^ "النجمة يتعاقد مع اللاعب كريم درويش". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  15. ^ "Lebanon vs Bahrain". FA Lebanon. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
  16. ^ لبنان يغلب فانواتو في افتتاح مبارياته ضمن كأس القارات الوديّة [Lebanon beats Vanuatu in the opening match of the friendly Intercontinental Cup]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
  17. ^ "Karim Darwich". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

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