Karim Darwich

Karim Al Abed Darwich (Arabic: كريم العبد درويش; born 2 November 1998) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Lebanese Premier League club Ansar and the Lebanon national team.

For other people with the same name, see Karim Darwish.
In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Al Abed and the family name is Darwich.
Karim Darwich
Darwich with Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2019
Personal information
Full name Karim Al Abed Darwich[1]
Date of birth (1998-11-02) 2 November 1998
Place of birth Berlin, Germany[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Ansar
Number 7
Youth career
2015–2017 Viktoria Berlin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Viktoria Berlin 1 (0)
2017–2018 SV Altlüdersdorf 9 (2)
2018 Nejmeh 5 (2)
2018–2019 → Akhaa Ahli Aley (loan) 18 (3)
2019–2020 Akhaa Ahli Aley 2 (1)
2020 → Ahed (loan) 0 (0)
2020– Ansar 27 (9)
International career‡
2019 Lebanon U23 3 (1)
2020– Lebanon 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:49, 18 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 December 2022

Club career

Early career

Coming through the youth system, Darwich made his senior debut with Viktoria Berlin on 13 March 2017,[2] as a 73rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 Regionalliga Nordost win against Carl Zeiss Jena in the 2016–17 season.[3]

Darwich played for SV Altlüdersdorf in the Oberliga Nord during the 2017–18 season,[4] making nine appearances and scoring twice.[5]

Nejmeh

On 3 January 2018, Darwich moved to Lebanese Premier League side Nejmeh;[6] he scored two goals in five matches in the 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League.[7]

Akhaa Ahli Aley

Darwich joined Akhaa Ahli Aley on loan in summer 2018,[8] with whom he played 18 league games and scored three times in the 2018–19 season.[2] He was purchased by Akhaa for the 2019–20 season, scoring a goal in two games in the cancelled league season.[2]

Darwich had a short loan experience at Ahed in February 2020, playing in the 2020 AFC Cup.[9]

Ansar

Darwich joined Ansar from Akhaa on 3 July 2020,[9] in a deal worth $50,000.[10] In the 2020–21 season, he helped Ansar win their first league title since 2007, and their 14th overall.[11] Darwich also helped Ansar win the double, beating Nejmeh in the 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup final on penalty shoot-outs.[12]

International career

Born in Germany, Darwich is of Lebanese descent.[13] He played for the Lebanon U23s at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.[9] Darwich made his debut for the senior team in a friendly against Bahrain on 12 November 2020.[14]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 30 December 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 202010
202120
202240
Total 70

Honours

Ansar

See also

References
  1. "Karim Darwich". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. Karim Darwich at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  3. "Spielschema | Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin 0:2 | 33. Spieltag | Regionalliga Nordost 2016/17". kicker (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  4. "Oberliga Nord: Für den SV Altlüdersdorf ist bei den Greifen wieder nichts zu holen". Sportbuzzer.de (in German). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  5. "Karim Darwiche". FuPa. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  6. "حدث في مثل هذا اليوم | صفقات نجماوية وعهداوية وأنصارية.. العمري في النصر وتمرين أخير للمنتخب". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  7. Karim Darwich at Lebanon Football Guide
  8. "كريم درويش الى الاخاء بعقد اعارة". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  9. Abou Diab, Rami (3 July 2020). "Official: Karim Darwiche joins Al Ansar FC". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 3 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. "تقرير كووورة.. نجوم مرشحون لكسر الجليد في انتقالات الصيف". كووورة. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  11. لقب 14 قياسي للأنصار على حساب النجمة بعد انتظار 14 سنة في بطولة كرة القدم [A record 14th title for Ansar at the expense of Nejmeh after waiting 14 years in the football championship]. bintjbeil.org (in Arabic). 24 April 2021. Retrieved 24 April 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. "بالصور: ركلات الترجيح تتوج الأنصار بالكأس". كووورة. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  13. "النجمة يتعاقد مع اللاعب كريم درويش". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  14. "Lebanon vs Bahrain". FA Lebanon. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Karim Darwich". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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