Ali Sabeh

Ali Abbas Sabeh (Arabic: علي عباس السبع, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕali sˈsab(ə)ʕ]; born 24 June 1994) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team.

Not to be confused with Ali Al-Sebaa.
In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Abbas and the family name is Sabeh.
Ali Sabeh
Sabeh with Nejmeh in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ali Abbas Sabeh[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994
Place of birth Bourj el-Barajneh, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Nejmeh
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Nejmeh 36 (0)
2016–2017 → Ahli Saida (loan)
National team‡
2013 Lebanon U20
2014– Lebanon 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:13, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:34, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

International career

Sabeh made his debut for Lebanon in a 3–2 defeat against the United Arab Emirates on 6 November 2014.[2] In July 2019, he was called up for the 2019 WAFF Championship squad,[3] but withdrew injured and was replaced by Ali Daher on 31 July.[4]

Sabeh's second cap came on 7 December 2021, over seven years from his debut, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Sudan in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[5]

Personal life

On 5 September 2020, Sabeh tested positive for COVID-19, amid its pandemic in Lebanon;[6] he fully recovered on 14 September.[7]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 7 December 2021[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 201410
201500
201600
201700
201800
201900
202000
202110
Total 20

Honours

Nejmeh

References
  1. "Ali Sabeh". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon (3:2)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  3. FaLebanon (24 July 2019). "Lebanon National Team Call-Up List for the West Asian Football Federation Tournament". FaLebanon. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  4. Lebanon, Football. "استدعاء ضاهر للالتحق بالمنتخب بدلا من السبع". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. "بالصور: لبنان يهزم السودان في ختام مشوارهما بكأس العرب". كووورة. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. "إصابة حارس النجمة اللبناني بكورونا". كووورة. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  7. "حارس النجمة يتعافى من كورونا". كووورة. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  8. "Ali Sabeh". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 7 December 2021.


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