Hussein Ali Monzer (Arabic: حسين علي منذر, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ħ(u)seːn ˈmonzir]; born 20 March 1997) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh.

Hussein Monzer
Monzer with Ahed in 2021
Personal information
Full name Hussein Ali Monzer[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Odaisseh, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Nejmeh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2023 Ahed 82 (8)
2023–2024 Shabab Sahel 17 (0)
2024– Nejmeh 0 (0)
International career
2015 Lebanon U19 3 (1)
2017–2019 Lebanon U23 5 (1)
2019–2021 Lebanon 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:06, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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On 24 May 2023, Monzer joined Shabab Sahel on a five-year contract.[3] One year later, Monzer moved to Nejmeh ahead of the 2024–25 season.[citation needed]

International career

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Monzer played for the Lebanon national under-19 team during the 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, playing three times and scoring once.[1] He also played for the U23 team during the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualification, playing in all three games,[4][5][6] as well as in two 2020 qualifications games, scoring against the Maldives in a 6–0 victory.[7]

He made his debut for the senior team on 30 July 2019, in a 1–0 defeat against Iraq at the 2019 WAFF Championship.[8]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 23 June 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2019 7 0
2020 1 0
2021 4 0
Total 12 0

Honours

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Ahed

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Hussein Monzer". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Hussein Monzer". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ "رسميًا.. حسين منذر يعزز صفوف الساحل". كووورة. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Uzbekistan 3-1 Lebanon". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Lebanon 0-1 UAE". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Lebanon 2-0 Nepal". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Lebanon 6-0 Maldives". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  8. ^ "ضعف في وسط الملعب: لبنان يخسر اختباره الأول". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  9. ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار الـ 21 لونه «أصفر»". جريدة البناء | Al-binaa Newspaper (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  10. ^ "معتوق ومرمر الأفضل هذا الموسم بحسب مهرجان المنار الـ 23". Mulhak (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
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