Fadi Mohammed Ghosson ( ar, فادي محمد غصن; born 15 May 1979) is a Lebanese former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Ghosson joined Ansar on 7 April 1999, coming from Olympic Dmit. After having moved to Australia in 2004, he returned to Ansar in 2005. He remained until 2009, scoring a total of 58 league goals. Ghosson moved back to Australia, playing for Bankstown City Lions in 2009, and

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in 2010.

International career

Ghosson played for the Lebanon national team between 1999 and 2006, being

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10 times. In 2002, he played for the Olympic team at the

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, scoring a

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in an 11–0 win against

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Personal life

After Ghosson and his fiancee got married in 2004, the two moved to Australia.

References

1979 births Living people People from Baalbek District Lebanese footballers Association football forwards Lebanese Premier League players Al Ansar FC players Bankstown Berries FC players Canterbury Bankstown FC players National Premier Leagues players Lebanon youth international footballers Lebanon international footballers Asian Games competitors for Lebanon Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Lebanese expatriate footballers Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate soccer players in Australia {{Lebanon-footy-bio-stub