Hussein Monzer

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 Ahed and the Lebanon national team.[3]

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ali and the family name is Monzer.
Hussein Monzer
Monzer with Ahed in 2021
Personal information
Full name Hussein Ali Monzer[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-20) 20 March 1997
Place of birth Adaisseh, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ahed
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Ahed 59 (4)
National team‡
2015 Lebanon U19 3 (1)
2017–2019 Lebanon U23 5 (1)
2019– Lebanon 12 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:07, 24 April 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:06, 23 June 2021 (UTC)

International career

Monzer represented 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]

Personal life

On 1 October 2020, Monzer tested positive for COVID-19 amid its pandemic in Lebanon;[9] he fully recovered on 15 October.[10]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 23 June 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 201970
202010
202140
Total 120

Honours

Ahed

Individual

References
  1. "Hussein Monzer". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. "Hussein Monzer". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. Hussein Monzer at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  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. "إصابة ثنائي العهد بفيروس كورونا". كووورة. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  10. Mahfoud, Maroun (15 October 2020). "Ahed gets injury boost". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  11. "مهرجان كرة المنار الـ 21 لونه «أصفر»". جريدة البناء | Al-binaa Newspaper (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  12. "معتوق ومرمر الأفضل هذا الموسم بحسب مهرجان المنار الـ 23". Mulhak (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 June 2019.


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