Nour Mansour
Mansour with Ahed in 2021
Personal information
Full name Nour Nayef Mansour[1]
Date of birth (1989-10-22) 22 October 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Wadi El Nahleh [ar], Lebanon[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Ahed
Number 4
Youth career
Safa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2016 Safa 88 (26)
2016– Ahed 98 (15)
International career‡
2008 Lebanon U19[3]
2011 Lebanon U23[4] 2 (0)
2010– Lebanon 67 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:35, 10 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024

Nour Nayef Mansour (Arabic: نور نايف منصور, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [nuːr mɑnsˤuːr]; born 22 October 1989) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lebanese Premier League club Ahed and the Lebanon national team.[5][6] Known for his defensive capabilities, Mansour also offers good attacking options through his aerial threat.

Coming through the youth system, Mansour started his career with Safa, with whom he won two league titles, one FA Cup, one Elite Cup, and one Super Cup. In 2016 he moved to reigning Lebanese Premier League champions Ahed, where he won the 2019 AFC Cup. Mansour played for Lebanon internationally, and was part of the squad that participated in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Club career

Safa

Coming through the youth system, Nour Mansour started his career with Safa,[6] where he became the captain several years later. With Safa he won the Lebanese Premier League twice, the FA Cup once, the Elite Cup once and the Super Cup once.[5]

Ahed

Mansour with Ahed in 2020

In 2016, he transferred to Lebanese Premier League champions Ahed for a reported $200,000 deal.[7] Only available for the AFC Cup in the 2015–16 season,[7] his club debut came on 23 February, when he played against Altyn Asyr.[8] The following match, played on 8 March 2016, he scored against Al-Wehdat in a 3–2 home win in the AFC Cup.[9]

His first league game for Ahed came on 9 September 2016 against his former club Safa, with his team winning 1–2 away.[10] His first league goals came in the form of a brace against Racing, on 23 October 2016, in a 3–1 home win.[11] In his second season with Ahed, he played 19 games and scored five. He also won the Lebanese Premier League,[5] and was part of the Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season.[12] The following season, Mansour won the domestic treble with Ahed, winning the league, FA Cup and Super Cup.[5] He played 20 games and scored four,[5] and was part of the Team of the Season for the second time in a row.[13]

In the 2018–19 season, Mansour won his fifth Lebanese Premier League, the third (in a row) with Ahed, and the Lebanese Super Cup. He played a total of 15 league games.[5] On 4 November 2019, Mansour helped Ahed win the 2019 AFC Cup, defeating April 25 in the final: this was the first time in history a Lebanese side had won the competition.[14]

International career

Mansour training with the Lebanon national team in 2022

Mansour made his debut for the Lebanon national team on 3 March 2010, in a 4–0 away loss against Syria.[6] His first international goal came on 6 November 2014, against the United Arab Emirates in a 3–2 away defeat.[6] Mansour was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad,[15] where he played against North Korea in the final match of the group stage, won by Lebanon 4–1.[6]

In December 2023, Mansour was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[16]

Style of play

Mansour is known for his tackling and reading of the game, specializing in last-second interventions.[17] He also offers great attacking options for a defender, playing at the center of a back-three as a ball-playing centre-back.[7][17] Furthermore, Mansour has an eye for goal through his aerial presence in set pieces and the occasional penalty kick.[17][18]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 17 January 2024[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2010 1 0
2011 0 0
2012 3 0
2013 11 0
2014 5 1
2015 6 0
2016 8 0
2017 6 1
2018 4 0
2019 10 0
2020 0 0
2021 7 0
2022 2 0
2023 1 1
2024 3 0
Total 67 3
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mansour goal.
List of international goals scored by Nour Mansour
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 6 November 2014 Prince Abdullah bin Jalawi Stadium, Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia  United Arab Emirates 1–2 2–3 Friendly
2 5 September 2017 Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea  North Korea 1–1 2–2 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3 28 December 2023 Tripoli Municipal Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon  Jordan 2–1 2–1 Friendly

Honours

Safa[5]

Ahed[5]

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Nour Mansour". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. p. 13. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "DPR Korea 4–0 Lebanon" (PDF). The AFC. 1 November 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Official Home of Asian Football". archive.vn. 5 January 2013. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Lebanon - Nour Mansour - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Nour Mansour". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  7. ^ a b c "العهد اللبناني يحسم مشاركة المويهبي ويضم منصور". كووورة. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Altyn Asyr vs. Al Ahed - 23 February 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Al Ahed vs. Al Wihdat - 8 March 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Safa vs. Al Ahed - 9 September 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Al Ahed vs. Racing - 23 October 2016 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  12. ^ a b "مهرجان كرة المنار الـ 21 لونه "أصفر"" (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  13. ^ a b اللواء, جريدة. "النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!". جريدة اللواء (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  14. ^ Mahfoud, Maroun (5 November 2019). "Observations from Ahed's AFC Cup triumph". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  15. ^ "AC2019 Final Squads". Asian Football Confederation. p. 19. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ a b c "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Mansour spot-kick seals Safa's Super Cup success". the-AFC. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Nour Mansour". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  20. ^ "نتائج مهرجان كرة المنار الـ18". An-Nahar. 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2020.

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