Fadel Mohammad Antar ( ar, فضل محمد عنتر; born 13 November 1995) is a Lebanese

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who plays as a striker for club Shabab Sahel and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Early career

Antar began his career at Safa in 2017, playing two games in the

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. He then joined

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in 2018, helping them win the

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in 2018. On 17 August 2020, Antar joined Bourj. He terminated his contract on 18 May 2021, having scored five goals in the

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Shabab Sahel

On 28 May 2021, Antar moved to Shabab Sahel on a three-year contract. He scored a

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against Safa on 18 September, helping his team win 5–0. The following matchday, on 25 September, Antar scored four goals against

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in a 4–1 win. He finished the first half of the season as top scorer, with 10 goals in 11 games. Despite having left mid-season, Antar finished top scorer of the

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, joint with

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Kelantan

On 9 January 2022,

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side

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announced the transfer of Antar, ahead of the 2022 season. He was quickly dubbed "the next ohamadGhaddar", a Lebanese player who had also played for Kelantan. He officially joined on loan from Shabab Sahel on 27 February. Antar scored on his debut on 13 March, in a 2–1 defeat to

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in the first round of the

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International career

Antar represented Lebanon internationally at under-23 level. He was first called up to the senior team in view of the

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matches in October 2021. On 1 December 2021, Antar made his senior debut in the

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, as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to

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Career statistics

International

Honours

Tadamon Sour *

: 2018 Individual * Lebanese Premier League top goalscorer: 2021–22 *

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top goalscorer:

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Antar, Fadel 1995 births Living people People from Tyre District Lebanese footballers Association football forwards Safa SC players Tadamon Sour SC players Bourj FC players Shabab Al Sahel FC players Kelantan F.C. players Lebanese Premier League players Malaysia Premier League players Lebanon youth international footballers Lebanon international footballers Lebanese expatriate footballers Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Lebanese Premier League top scorers