Adnan Mahmoud Haidar ( ar, عدنان محمود حيدر, ; born 3 August 1989) is a professional
football
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player and coach. A
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
, he is a player-assistant coach for Norwegian club .
Born and raised in Norway, Haidar represented them at youth level internationally before switching allegiance for
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...
at senior level. He represented Lebanon at the
2019 AFC Asian Cup
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.
Early life
Haidar was born in
Drammen
Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken (county), Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and village ...
, Norway and grew up in the capital
Oslo
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,
where he lived in the neighborhood.
Club career
Vålerenga
2008 season
Haidar played for 's youth sector until he joined
Vålerenga
Vålerenga () is a neighbourhood in the city of Oslo, Norway, belonging to the borough of Gamle Oslo. Vålerenga is located between the neighbourhoods of Gamlebyen, Jordal, Ensjø, Etterstad and Lodalen. Vålerenga is in particular known for it ...
's youth department in 2001. He signed a professional contract with the club in 2008, making his debut against
Lyn
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on 15 September as a substitute. In total, Haidar made three appearances for Vålerenga in all competitions in the 2008 season, also winning the
Norwegian Cup
The Norwegian Football Cup ( no, Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer) is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football ...
in his first season as a professional.
2009: Loan to Skeid
In 2009, he was loaned out to
Skeid
Skeid is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Nordre Åsen, Oslo. It has sections for association football (one for elite and one for grassroots football), Nordic skiing and bandy.
General history
The club was founded as ''IK Skeid'' on 5 De ...
for the entire season, where he made 11 appearances in the
First Division.
2010 season
He returned to Vålerenga for the 2010 season and scored his first and second ever senior goals for Vålerenga in his first game since returning from loan against
Oppsal
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The modern history of Oppsal starts with villas and summer homes built during the Interwar period. The Oslo Tramway was extended to Oppsal in 1926.
Oppsal was developed as a planne ...
in the
Norwegian Cup
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of 2010. He then played his first
Tippeligaen
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game of the season against
Start
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in an 8–1 win. He finished the season with six appearances and scoring two goals in all competitions.
2011 season
In the 2011 season, he played ten games in the Tippeligaen, one game in the Norwegian Cup and one game in the
UEFA Europa League
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before getting injured late into the season. It was later confirmed that Haidar had been ruled out for the rest of the season.
At the end of the season he was released by Vålerenga and became free agent, but before being released he was offered a new contract at Vålerenga but chose to reject the offer because he wanted more first team football. In total he made 21 appearances and scored two goals over three seasons for Vålerenga.
He later went to
Burnley
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on trial, but returned without a contract. He rejected a new trial proposal at Burnley two weeks later.
Stabæk
In January 2012, Haidar signed for
Stabæk as a free agent, and was given the shirt number 10. He made his debut for Stabæk on the first day of the new season, on 25 March 2012 in a 0–0 draw against
Aalesund.
Haidar stayed with Stabæk after the team was relegated to the First Division, and was a part of the team that won promotion to the Tippeligaen after only one season at the second tier. After the promotion was secured, Haidar was released from his contract and free to find himself a new club.
Return to Norway
In summer 2021, Haidar joined
Holmlia
Holmlia is a neighborhood in Oslo, Norway with around 12,000 residents. It is located in the south-western part of Søndre Nordstrand, the southernmost borough in Oslo.
The neighborhood is served by Holmlia Station on the Østfold Line, which ...
in the
4. divisjon
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. On 22 February 2022, he joined as a player-assistant coach.
International career
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Norway
Haidar has represented Norway at youth international level: he played nine matches for the
under-16s in 2005 and as seven matches for the
under-19 in 2008.
Lebanon
In October 2012, Haidar was called up to represent
Lebanon
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,
and made his debut for Lebanon in the friendly match against
Yemen
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on 16 October. Haidar scored his first goal for Lebanon in the
2012 WAFF Championship
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match against
Oman
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on 8 December 2012 when his team won 1–0.
In December 2018, Haidar was called up for the
2019 AFC Asian Cup
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squad;
he played against
North Korea
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in a 4–1 win, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute.
Style of play
An all-round
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
, Haidar is not only a physical presence on the pitch but also has good ball control.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Haidar goal.''
Honours
Vålerenga
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Norwegian Cup
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:
2008
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Tippeligaen
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runner-up:
2010
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Ansar
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Lebanese Premier League
The Lebanese First Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الأولى), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. There are 12 teams competing in the league, ...
runner-up:
2018–19
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Lebanese FA Cup
The Lebanon Cup (), commonly known as the Lebanese FA Cup, is a Lebanese football annual cup competition. The first edition, held in 1937, was won by Nahda. The most successful club in the competition is Ansar with 15 titles, followed by Nejmeh ...
runner-up:
2018–19
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Lebanese Elite Cup
The Lebanese Elite Cup () is a Lebanese football annual cup competition contested by the top six teams of the previous Lebanese Premier League season. Founded in 1996 as the Super League Cup, the first edition was contested by the top five finish ...
runner-up:
2019
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Lebanese Super Cup
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runner-up: 2017,
2019
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Individual
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Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season
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: 2018–19
See also
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List of Lebanon international footballers
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List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon
The Lebanon national football team has used footballers born outside Lebanon throughout its history with varying success.
As a result of the dominance of clubs founded by the Armenian diaspora in Lebanon, between the 1940s and 1960s the nation ...
References
External links
Profileat the
Norwegian Football Federation
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1989 births
Living people
Norwegian people of Lebanese descent
Sportspeople of Lebanese descent
Sportspeople from Drammen
Lebanese footballers
Lebanese men's futsal players
Norwegian footballers
Norwegian men's futsal players
Association football midfielders
Vålerenga Fotball players
Skeid Fotball players
Stabæk Fotball players
Bryne FK players
Hamarkameratene players
Moss FK players
KFUM-Kameratene Oslo players
Al Ansar FC players
Holmlia SK players
Eliteserien players
Norwegian First Division players
Norwegian Second Division players
Norwegian Third Division players
Norwegian Fourth Division players
Lebanese Premier League players
Norway youth international footballers
Lebanon international footballers
2019 AFC Asian Cup players
Association football coaches