Hassan Ali Chaito ( ar, حسن علي شعيتو, ; born 20 March 1989), also known as Moni (, ), is a Lebanese professional

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and former

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player who plays as an

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for club Bourj. Chaito began his career in the

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at Jihad Hay Sellom, before moving to the

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at Ahed in 2009. Simultaneously he began his futsal career, first playing at the

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, then at Sadaka from 2010 to 2014, before going back to playing football. He joined Ansar, before moving to Bahrain the following year at Al-Shabab. Chaito moved to the Malaysian side

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, before returning to Ahed in 2015. In 2018. Chaito joined Ansar, then switched to cross-city rivals

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 2021. Two years later, he signed for Bourj. Starting his international career with Lebanon in 2011, Chaito participated in the

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, and

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, and the 2015,

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, and 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Chaito also helped Lebanon qualify to the

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, their first participation through qualification.

Club career

Early career

Chaito started his football career at Jihad Hay Sellom in the

before moving to

side Ahed in 2009, winning two league titles and two FA Cups in his four-year stay.

Futsal

In 2009 Chaito had begun his career in

, first playing for the

, and then moving to Sadaka in 2010. He won the Lebanon Futsal League twice, in 2011 and 2013, and played in the 2011 and

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editions of the AFC Futsal Club Championship for the Lebanese side, scoring seven goals in total during the two tournaments.

After futsal

Chaito joined Ansar in 2013, before moving abroad to Bahrain the following year to Al-Shabab. In 2014 he moved to Malaysia at

, before moving back to Ahed in 2015. Chaito helped his side win three more league titles and one FA Cup, finishing as the league's second top goalscorer during the 2017–18 season.

Return to Ansar

On 17 August 2018, Chaito returned to Ansar. On 23 October 2020, it was announced that Chaito had refused an offer from Iraqi club Al-Talaba. In

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

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, beating Nejmeh in the 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup final on penalty shoot-outs.

Nejmeh

Chaito moved to cross-city rivals

on 21 June 2021. On 12 September, during a league game against

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, Chaito sustained an ACL injury which kept him on the sidelines for six months.

Bourj

On 21 June 2023, Bourj announced the signing of Chaito.

International career

Chaito represented

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in the 2010 AFC Futsal Championship, before being called up for the under-23 football team for the 2012 Olympics Qualifiers in 2011. Chaito's senior football international debut came on 15 November 2011, in a 2–1 home win against

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. On 22 March 2013, Chaito scored his first two goals in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers against

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, with the match ending 5–2 to

. His second brace came against Laos on 12 November 2015 in the

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, with the match ending 7–0 to Lebanon. In December 2018, Chaito was called up for the

, playing in the final group stage game against

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, with Lebanon winning 4–1.

Style of play

A versatile player, Chaito mainly plays as an

, but can also play as a

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and in a false nine role. His main attribute is his finishing.

Personal life

Chaito's nickname "Moni" comes from his sister who, as a kid, mispronounced his name "Hassan" as "Moni". Indeed, in Chaito's first game broadcast on TV, the commentator Mahmoud Tarhini – who was aware of Chaito's nickname – called him "Moni" throughout the match.

Career statistics

International

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

Honours

Sadaka * Lebanon Futsal League: 2010–11, 2012–13 Ahed *

: 2009–10,

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, 2016–17, 2017–18 *

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, 2017–18 *

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: 2010, 2011, 2015 *

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: 2010, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018 Ansar *

* Lebanese FA Cup:

; runner-up: 2018–19 * Lebanese Elite Cup runner-up:

* Lebanese Super Cup runner-up:

Nejmeh * Lebanese FA Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23 * Lebanese Elite Cup:

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* Lebanese Super Cup runner-up:

Individual *

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: 2012–13, 2013–14

Notes

References

External links

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaito, Hassan 1989 births Living people People from Bint Jbeil District Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Lebanese men's footballers Futsal forwards Lebanese men's futsal players Al Jihad SC Hay El Sellom players Al Ahed FC players Sadaka SC futsal players Al Ansar FC players Al-Shabab Club (Manama) players Terengganu FC players Nejmeh SC players Bourj FC players Lebanese Premier League players Bahraini Premier League players Lebanon men's youth international footballers Lebanon men's international footballers 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Lebanese expatriate men's footballers Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia