Walid Shour
Shour with Shabab Sahel in 2021
Personal information
Full name Walid Adel Shour[1]
Date of birth (1996-06-10) 10 June 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Freetown, Sierra Leone[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2][3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ahed
Number 22
Youth career
2010–2011 Kallon
2011–2014 Luton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Ahed 31 (3)
2018–2019 → Racing Beirut (loan) 13 (0)
2021–2022 → Shabab Sahel (loan) 13 (1)
International career‡
2021– Lebanon 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 March 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024

Walid Adel Shour (Arabic: وليد عادل شور; born 10 June 1996) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Ahed and the Lebanon national team.

Starting his senior career at Ahed, he was loaned out to Racing Beirut for one season in 2018. Upon his return to Ahed, he helped them win the 2019 AFC Cup and the 2019 Lebanese Super Cup, before being sent on loan to Shabab Sahel in summer 2021.

Born in Sierra Leone to a Sierra Leonean mother and a Lebanese father, Shour was called up to represent Sierra Leone internationally at senior level in 2019, without making an appearance. He opted to represent Lebanon, making his senior debut in 2021.

Early life

Born in Freetown, Sierra Leone, Shour began playing at hometown club Kallon in 2010.[4] In 2011, he moved to English club Luton Town, staying until 2014.[4] Between 2015 and 2018, Shour had been a student at Beihang University while playing amateur football in China, and was on trial at Chinese football clubs Chongqing Lifan and Sichuan Jiuniu.[5] He was named Best Player of the 2016 China International Football League Summer Cup.[6]

Club career

Ahed

2018–19: Loan to Racing Beirut

On 27 July 2018, Shour signed for Lebanese Premier League side Ahed;[7] he was sent on loan to Racing Beirut on 11 September.[8] During his time on loan, Shour played 13 league games.[9]

2019–2021: Return to Ahed

Upon his return to Ahed, Shour played in the cancelled 2019–20 Lebanese Premier League.[9] He played his first game of the 2020–21 season on 4 October 2020, as a starter in a 0–0 league draw against Bourj.[10] Shour scored his first senior goal on 10 April 2021, helping Ahed win 2–1 against Shabab Sahel.[11] Shour also played one game in the 2019 AFC Cup, which Ahed won.[9]

2021–22: Loan to Shabab Sahel

On 7 July 2021, Shour moved to Shabab Sahel on a one-year loan.[12]

International career

Born in Sierra Leone to a Lebanese father and a Sierra Leonean mother, Shour is eligible to represent both Sierra Leone and Lebanon internationally.[13] He was called up to Sierra Leone's preliminary squad ahead of the first round of qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup,[14] but was eventually dropped from the final selection.[15]

Shour made his international debut for Lebanon in the 2022 World Cup third qualifying round, coming on as a 90th-minute substitute in a 0–0 away draw to the United Arab Emirates.[16] In December 2023, Shour was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[17]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 22 January 2024[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2021 5 0
2022 1 0
2023 15 0
2024 4 0
Total 25 0

Honours

Ahed

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Walid Shour". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
  2. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Lebanon" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Walid Shour CV" (PDF). Wilson Management Alliance. August 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ "黎巴嫩国脚曾在北京跟凤凰网球员每周踢野球" [Lebanon international used to play sunday league football every week with Ifeng.com player in Beijing]. sports.ifeng.com (in Chinese). 18 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Barbarians won the Summer Cup 2016!". chinaifl.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  7. ^ "العهد يضم اللاعب وليد شور". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. ^ "الراسينغ يضم اللاعب وليد شور". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  9. ^ a b c Walid Shour at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Ahed vs Bourj". FA Lebanon. 4 October 2020. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Al Ahed vs. Shabab Al Sahel - 10 April 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  12. ^ "شباب الساحل يستعير لاعب العهد". كووورة. 7 July 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  13. ^ "استدعاء لاعب العهد لمنتخب سيراليون". كووورة. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  14. ^ "SLFA technical team invited 18 players". Awoko Newspaper. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  15. ^ "Match Report of Liberia vs Sierra Leone". Global Sports Archive. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  16. ^ "Match Report of United Arab Emirates vs Lebanon". Global Sports Archive. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  17. ^ "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.
  18. ^ "Walid Shour". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

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