Ghazi Youssef Honeine ( ar, غازي يوسف حنيني; born 12 January 1995) is a Lebanese

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who plays as a

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for club Ansar. Coming through the youth system, Honeine started his senior career at Ahed in 2012. In 2015 he was sent on a three-year loan to

Racing Beirut Racing Club (), known as Racing Beirut or simply Racing, is a football club based in Achrafieh, a district in Beirut, Lebanon, that competes in the . They play their home matches at the Fouad Chehab Stadium and are primarily supported by the ...

, playing over 50 games. In 2018 he joined Ansar in a swap deal involving

Rabih Ataya Rabih Mohammad Ataya ( ar, ربیع محمد عطایا, ; born 16 July 1989) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for club Ahed and the Lebanon national team. Starting his career at Tadamon Sour in 2006, Ataya ...

. Honeine also represented

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internationally between 2014 and 2016, playing a game at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Club career

Ahed

Starting his youth career at Fajr Saida, Honeine moved to Ahed in 2009, winning the youth championship on several occasions. He made his senior debut for Ahed during the 2012–13 season, coming on as a substitute against Safa on 19 May 2013.

Loan to Racing Beirut

On 25 August 2015,

announced the signing of Honeine on loan. He stayed at the club for three seasons, playing over 50 league games.

Ansar

On 17 August 2018, Honeine, Hassan Bittar, and

Hassan Chaito Hassan Ali Chaito ( ar, حسن علي شعيتو, ; born 20 March 1989), also known as Moni (, ), is a Lebanese professional footballer and former futsal player who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Bourj. Chaito began his career in ...

moved to Ansar from Ahed, with

moving the other way. On 8 July 2019, Honeine announced his decision to retire from football to pursue a future in

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. However, on 7 October Honeine retracted his decision. In

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, he helped Ansar win their first league title since 2007, and their 14th overall. Honeine also helped Ansar win the

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, beating

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 ...

in the

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final on penalty shoot-outs.

Loan to Tadamon Sour

On 9 July 2021, Honeine was sent on loan 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 ...

International career

Honeine made his international debut for

on 9 October 2014, in a friendly against

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. He also represented Lebanon at the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, playing against

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on 24 March 2016.

Honours

Ahed *

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, ...

: 2014–15 *

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 ...

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Racing Beirut *

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: 2016, 2017 Ansar * Lebanese Premier League:

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 ...

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Honeine, Ghazi 1995 births Living people People from Sidon Lebanese footballers Association football midfielders Al Ahed FC players Racing Club Beirut players Al Ansar FC players Tadamon Sour SC players Sagesse SC footballers Lebanese Premier League players Lebanon youth international footballers Lebanon international footballers