Mohamad Zein Tahan

Mohamad Zein El Abidine Ali Tahan (Arabic: محمد زين العابدين علي طحان, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [mˈħammad zeːn lˈʕaːbidiːn tˤɑħˈħaːn]; born 20 April 1988), known as Mohamad Zein Tahan or simply Zein Tahan, is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a full-back for Lebanese Premier League club Safa, whom he captains, and the Lebanon national team.

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ali and the family name is Tahan.
Mohamad Zein Tahan
Zein Tahan with Safa in 2020
Personal information
Full name Mohamad Zein El Abidine Ali Tahan[1]
Date of birth (1988-04-20) 20 April 1988[2]
Place of birth Aadloun, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Full-back
Team information
Current team
 Safa
Number 7
Youth career
2004–2006 Tripoli[lower-alpha 1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Tripoli
2008– Safa 155+ (23)
International career‡
2013– Lebanon 38 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:24, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:52, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

International career

Zein Tahan made his senior international debut for Lebanon on 29 May 2013, in a friendly against Oman.[4] His first goal came on 19 December 2014, helping his side win 3–1 in a friendly against Pakistan.[4] Zein Tahan was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad,[2] playing one game on 12 January 2019, against Saudi Arabia in a 2–0 defeat.[4]

Style of play

Mainly used as a right-back, Zein Tahan can also play on the left side.[5] He known for both his defensive and offensive contribution down the flank.[5]

Personal life

His brother, Hussein Tahan, was also an international footballer for Lebanon.[6][7]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 24 March 2022[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 201380
201411
201580
201670
201730
201830
201950
202010
202110
202210
Total 381
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zein Tahan goal.
List of international goals scored by Mohamad Zein Tahan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 19 December 2014 Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon  Pakistan 3–1 3–1 Friendly

Honours

Safa

Individual

See also

Notes
  1. Olympic Beirut changed its name to AC Tripoli in 2005.
  2. Tied with Abdel Fateh Achour, Amady Diop, Stephen Sarfo, and Shamel Socar

References
  1. "Mohamad Zein Tahan". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. "AC2019 Final Squads". Asian Football Confederation. p. 19. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  3. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Lebanon" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. "Mohamad Zein Tahan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  5. "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  6. "موقع المنار الرياضي » ماذا يقول حسين طحان عن شقيقه زين ؟". sport.almanar.com.lb. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  7. Offside - Team mates : محمد زين طحان VS حسين طحان (in Arabic). AL Jadeed. 26 October 2017 – via YouTube.
  8. "Mohamad Zein Tahan". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  9. "محمد حيدر والنيجيري كابيروموسى الافضل في مهرجان كرة المنار الـ20". An-Nahar. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  10. اللواء, جريدة. "النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!". جريدة اللواء (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  11. "Lebanese Challenge Cup Scorers". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
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