Mahdi Zein

Mahdi Wissam Zein (Arabic: مهدي وسام زين; born 23 May 2000) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team.

Not to be confused with Mehdi Zeinoddin.
In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Wissam and the family name is Zein.
Mahdi Zein
Zein with Nejmeh in 2020
Personal information
Full name Mahdi Wissam Zein[1]
Date of birth (2000-05-23) 23 May 2000
Place of birth Burj el-Shemali, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nejmeh
Number 3
Youth career
Nejmeh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Nejmeh 16 (1)
International career‡
2015 Lebanon U16 3 (0)
2017 Lebanon U19 1 (0)
2021– Lebanon U23 6 (0)
2021– Lebanon 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2022

Club career

On 29 April 2019, Nejmeh renewed the contract of Zein for five years, renewable for two additional seasons.[3] On 2 April 2021, Zein scored his first senior goal against Shabab Sahel, helping his side win 3–0 in the league.[4]

International career
Zein with the Lebanon national team against Iran in 2022

Zein represented Lebanon at under-16, under-19 and under-23 levels.[1] His senior debut came on 4 December 2021, as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to Algeria in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[5]

Style of play

Regarded as one of Lebanon's most promising players,[6][7] Zein is a playmaking midfielder, capable of moving play from the defence to the attack.[6] His main abilities are his through passes and ball control.[6]

Personal life

Mahdi Zein's uncle, Haitham Zein, is a former Lebanese international.[8]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 19 November 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 202120
202230
Total 50

Honours

Nejmeh

See also

References
  1. "Mahdi Zein". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Lebanon" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. "النجمة يجدد عقد مهدي الزين". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. "بالصور: النجمة يحافظ على الصدارة بثلاثية في شباك الساحل". كووورة. 2 April 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  5. "Match Report of Lebanon vs Algeria - 2021-12-04 - FIFA Arab Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  6. "مهدي الزين ليس أفضل ناشئ في لبنان". العربي المستقل (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 November 2021.
  7. "تقرير كووورة.. 5 مواهب خطفت الأنظار في الدوري اللبناني". كووورة. 3 June 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  8. Hijazi, Alloffs (8 August 2021). "الهداف مهدي الزين يعيد سيرة عمه هيثم الزين". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  9. "Mahdi Zein". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
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