Hamza Mustafa Abboud ( ar, حمزة مصطفى عبود; born 1 November 1984) is a Lebanese

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who plays as a

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for club Akhaa Ahli Aley. Abboud played for Safa between 2008 and 2013, winning two league titles, one

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, and two Elite Cups, as well as finishing runner-up in the

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. In 2013 he moved to Ansar, where he won an FA Cup, before 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 ...

in 2017, who sent him on loan to

Nabi Chit Al-Nabi Shayth ( ar, ٱلنَّبِي شَيْت, An-Nabī Shayt, also ''Nabi Chit'' or ''Nabi Sheeth'' ( ar, ٱلنَّبِي شِيْت, An-Nabī Sheeth), literally "The Prophet Seth"), is a village in the Valley of Beqa' and District of Ba'a ...

. After one season on loan, Abboud stayed another season at Nabi Chit, who changed their name to Bekaa, before moving to Bourj in 2019. Abboud also represented

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internationally between 2009 and 2011, playing 10 games.

Club career

Abboud began his senior career at Safa during the

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. He scored in the

semi-final against

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, helping his side reach the

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. Safa lost the final 10–5 on aggregate to

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, and finished as runners-up of the tournament. In

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, Abboud helped Safa win their first

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, before winning it again in

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. Abboud also won Safa's first two Lebanese Premier Leagues, in 2011–12 and

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, as well as a

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, in

. On 23 August 2013, Abboud officially moved to Ansar, after negotiations that lasted nearly 45 days. Abboud stayed for four seasons, between 2013–14 and 2016–17, winning a Lebanese FA Cup in the latter season. In 2017, Abboud moved to

, who subsequently moved him on loan to

. The following season, Nabi Chit changed their name to Bekaa, and bought Abboud from Nejmeh on a permanent basis. On 18 May 2019, Bourj officially announced the signing of Abboud. He moved to Akhaa Ahli Aley on 6 July 2022.

International career

Abboud made his senior international debut for

on 19 August 2008, in a friendly against

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. Lebanon won 1–0 away from home. Abboud played 10 games between 2009 and 2011, with his last matches being the

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matches against

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, which Lebanon won 4–2 on aggregate.

Honours

Safa *

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: 2011–12,

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runner-up:

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Ansar *

: 2016–17 Akhaa Ahli Aley *

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Individual * Lebanese Premier League most appearances: 2009–10

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abboud, Hamza 1984 births Living people People from Tyre District Lebanese footballers Association football fullbacks Safa SC players Al Ansar FC players Nejmeh SC players Al Nabi Chit SC players Bekaa SC players Bourj FC players Akhaa Ahli Aley FC players Lebanese Premier League players Lebanon international footballers