Nassar Nassar
Nassar with Ansar in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nassar Mahmoud Nassar[1]
Date of birth (1992-01-01) 1 January 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Tyre, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Ansar
Number 5
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Salam Sour 34 (2)
2014–2015 Tadamon Sour 21 (2)
2015–2016 Nabi Chit 21 (2)
2016– Ansar 70 (2)
International career‡
2016– Lebanon 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:55, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024

Nassar Mahmoud Nassar (Arabic: نصار محمود نصار, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [nɑsˤˈsˤɑːr maħˈmuːd nɑsˤˈsˤɑːr]; born 1 January 1992) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a right-back for Lebanese Premier League club Ansar and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

In summer 2016, Nassar joined Ansar.[3] On 2 February 2019, his contract was renewed for three years.[4] On 6 February, Nassar suffered an ACL injury during a match against Tripoli.[5] He recovered in August.[6]

On 14 August 2021, Ansar renewed his contract for three years.[7]

International career

Nassar's first international game for Lebanon came as a starter against Equatorial Guinea on 11 October 2016, playing the whole 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw.[8] In December 2018, Nassar Nassar was called up for the preliminary squad in view of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[9] However, he was forced to abandon the group early due to injury.[9]

In December 2023, Nassar was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[10]

Personal life

Nassar's favourite club worldwide is Spanish side Real Madrid, while is favourite club in the Arab world is Jordanian club Al-Wehdat, due to being a fan of Jordanian coach Abdullah Abu Zema.[11]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 22 January 2024[12][8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2016 3 0
2017 3 0
2018 5 0
2019 0 0
2020 1 0
2021 1 0
2022 0 0
2023 4 0
2024 3 0
Total 20 0

Honours

Ansar

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Nassar Nassar". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. p. 13. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "الانصار يتعاقد مع علي الاتات و نصار نصار". archive.alahednews.com.lb. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. ^ "رسميًا.. الأنصار يجدد عقد نجمه". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  5. ^ "الرباط الصليبي ينهي موسم نصار مع الأنصار". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  6. ^ "الأنصار يستعيد مدافعه الدولي بعد غياب 8 أشهر". كووورة. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  7. ^ "نجم الأنصار يجدد 3 مواسم". كووورة. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Nassar Nassar". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  9. ^ a b "خبرگزاری فارس - مدافع تیم ملی لبنان جام ملت‌ها را از دست داد". خبرگزاری فارس. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  10. ^ "منتخب لبنان يعلن تشكيلته إلى كأس آسيا" [The Lebanon national team announces its squad for the Asian Cup] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  11. ^ "نجم الأنصار لكووورة: طموحنا اللقب الآسيوي.. وهذا سر عشقي للوحدات". كووورة. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Nassar Nassar". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  13. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار الـ 21 لونه "أصفر"" (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 February 2019.

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