Walid Ismail
Ismail with Bourj in 2020
Personal information
Full name Walid Bahij Ismail[1]
Date of birth (1984-11-10) 10 November 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2008 Islah Borj Shmali
2008–2013 Racing Beirut
2013–2014 Nejmeh 29 (0)
2014–2016 Zob Ahan 23 (0)
2016–2018 Safa 35 (0)
2018–2019 Salam Zgharta 10 (0)
2019–2021 Bourj 17 (0)
2021–2022 Sagesse 20 (0)
International career
2010–2019 Lebanon 68 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:01, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Walid Bahij Ismail (Arabic: وليد بهيج إسماعيل; born 10 November 1984) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back.

Ismail began his career in Lebanon at Islah Borj Shmali, before playing for Racing Beirut and then Nejmeh, with whom he won the 2013–14 league title. In 2014 he moved to Zob Ahan in Iran, winning two consecutive Hazfi Cup titles—in 2014–15 and 2015–16. Ismail returned to Lebanon in 2016, playing for Safa, Salam Zgharta, Bourj and Sagesse.

He is one of his country's most capped players, having represented Lebanon internationally 68 times between 2010 and 2019. Ismail participated at the 2011, 2015, and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifications, and the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications. He has also played at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, in Lebanon's first participation through qualification.

Club career

Starting his career at Islah Borj Shmali in the Lebanese Second Division, Ismail played for Lebanese Premier League side Racing Beirut, before moving to Nejmeh in 2013 where he won one league title, one Super Cup, one Elite Cup and helped them reach the round of 16 of the 2013 AFC Cup.[3] In 2014, he moved to Iranian club Zob Ahan with whom he won two Hazfi Cups and played in the AFC Champions League.[3]

In 2016 he returned to Lebanon at Safa, where he spent two seasons, before joining Salam Zgharta in 2018.[3] On 3 June 2019, Ismail joined newly promoted side Bourj.[4] Ismail moved to newly-promoted side Sagesse on 12 June 2021, on a one-year deal.[5] He left the club on 13 July 2022.[6]

International career

Ismail represented Lebanon at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.[2] On 21 January 2019, Ismail announced his retirement from international football.[7]

Playing style

While not a fast left-back, Ismail is known for his calmness and experience on the field.[3]

Career statistics

International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ismail goal.
List of international goals scored by Walid Ismail
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 19 December 2012 Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon  Pakistan 1–0 3–1 Friendly [8]

Honours

Nejmeh

Zob Ahan

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Walid Ismail". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "AC2019 Final Squads". Asian Football Confederation. p. 19. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  4. ^ Lebanon, Football. "البرج يتعاقد مع المدافع اسماعيل". football-lebanon.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 3 June 2019.
  5. ^ Mahfoud, Maroun (12 June 2021). "New signings for Hekmeh". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  6. ^ "وليد إسماعيل يودع الحكمة". كووورة (in Arabic). 13 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  7. ^ الله, دبي-عز الدين جاد (21 January 2019). "وليد إسماعيل: قررت اعتزال اللعب دولياً". البيان (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  8. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Lebanon vs. Pakistan (3:1)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  9. ^ مهرجان كرة المنار الـ17 : محمد حيدر افضل لاعب في لبنان. Al Ahed News Archive (in Arabic). 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  10. ^ محمد حيدر أفضل لاعب..ولا حذاء ذهبي. Malaeeb (in Arabic). 18 June 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  11. ^ نتائج مهرجان كرة المنار الـ18. An-Nahar (in Arabic). 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

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