Ahmad Ali El Choum ( ar, أحمد علي الشوم; born 3 August 1983) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a left-back for Ansar and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

El Choum began his senior career at Lebanese Premier League side Ansar, during the 1997–98 season. In his first season at the club, El Choum won three trophies: a league title, a Lebanese Elite Cup, the club's first, and a Lebanese Super Cup. The following season, in 1998–99, El Choum won his second consecutive league title with Ansar, as well as a Lebanese FA Cup. In 1999, El Choum lifted Ansar's first Lebanese Federation Cup, as well as a Lebanese Super Cup. At the turn of the millennium, El Choum continued to win trophies with Ansar, helping his side win both the Elite Cup and Federation Cup during the 2000–01 season. For the following four seasons Ansar would remain trophyless, until the 2005–06, when El Choum won a domestic double with Ansar, lifting both the league title and the FA Cup. He would once again help Ansar win another domestic double, in 2006–07. El Choum would further help Ansar win two more FA Cups, in 2009–10 and 2011–12, before his retirement in 2015. The Lebanese left-back won a total of four league titles, six FA Cups, two Elite Cups, two Federation Cups, and four Super Cups during his 14-season stay at Ansar.

International career

El Choum made his senior international debut for

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on 28 November 2003, in a 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against

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. Lebanon lost the encounter 1–0. El Choum's first victory with Lebanon came in his following match, on 8 February 2004, in a

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against

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. He helped Lebanon win 2–1. El Choum played 18 games with Lebanon, between 2003 and 2008.

Personal life

El Choum has two brothers, Sami and Kassem, who have also played football.

Honours

Ansar * Lebanese Premier League: 1997–98, 1998–99, 2005–06, 2006–07 * Lebanese FA Cup: 1998–99, 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12 * Lebanese Elite Cup: 1997, 2000 * Lebanese Federation Cup: 1999, 2000 * Lebanese Super Cup: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2012

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