Ali Samir Tneich ( ar, علي سمير طنيش; born 16 July 1992), also known as Sisi ( ar, السيسي, link=no), is a Lebanese

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and former

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player who plays as a

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for club Ansar and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Tneich played for

Salam Zgharta Salam Zgharta Football Club ( ar, نادي السلام الرياضي زغرتا, lit=Zgharta Peace Sporting Club), known as Salam Zgharta or simply Salam, is a football club based in Zgharta, Lebanon, that competes in the . Founded in 1933 ...

in the

Lebanese Second Division The Lebanese Second Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الثانية) is the second division of Lebanese football. Established in 1933, it is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The 12 teams that participate ...

, helping them finish second in the 2012–13 season and gain promotion to the

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, ...

. Following a career a

player Tneich returned to football, joining

Nejmeh Nejmeh Sporting Club ( ar, نادي النجمة الرياضي, lit=The Star Sporting Club) is a football club based in Manara, a district in Ras Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . The club was established in Beirut in 1945, and ...

ahead of the

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season. On 13 December 2020, Tneich scored a long-distance goal against rivals Ansar, in a

Beirut derby The Beirut derby ( ar, ديربي بيروت) is the name given in football to any match between cross-city rivals Ansar and Nejmeh. It is considered the biggest club football game in Lebanon. The derby has historically been the most anticipat ...

encounter in the league, to help Nejmeh win 2–1. The goal was noted as arguably one of the best in the derby. Tneich finished the season with one goal in 16 league games for Nejmeh. According to

Tadamon Sour Tadamon Sour Sporting Club ( ar, نادي التضامن الرياضي صور, lit=Solidarity Sporting Club Tyre), or simply Tadamon, is a football club based in Tyre, Lebanon, that competes in the . They play their home matches at the Tyre ...

head coach Mohammed Zouheir, Tneich was the best midfielder of the season. The following season, on 30 June 2021, Tneich transferred to Ansar in a free transfer, on a two-year contract. Despite interest from Lebanese champions Ahed in 2023, Tneich extended his contract with Ansar a further three years.

International career

Tneich made his debut for the Lebanon national team on 30 December 2022, in a

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against the

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. His first goal came on 12 October 2023, scoring in a 3–2 friendly defeat to

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. In December 2023, Tneich was included in the Lebanese squad for the

2023 AFC Asian Cup The 2023 AFC Asian Cup will be the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international men's football championship of Asia organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It will involve 24 national teams after expansion in 201 ...

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tneich goal.''

Honours

Salam Zgharta *

: 2012–13 (group A) Bank of Beirut (futsal) * Lebanese Futsal League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19 * Lebanese Futsal Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19 * Lebanese Futsal Super Cup: 2014, 2017, 2018 Ansar *

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tneich, Ali 1992 births Living people People from Tyre District Lebanese men's footballers Lebanese men's futsal players Men's association football midfielders Futsal forwards Salam Zgharta FC players Bank of Beirut SC players Al Mayadeen FC players Nejmeh SC players Al Ansar FC players Lebanese Second Division players Lebanese Premier League players Lebanon men's international footballers 2023 AFC Asian Cup players