Houssein Hassan Rizk ( ar, حسين حسن رزق, ; born 1 January 1997) is a Lebanese

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a

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for club Shabab Sahel.

Club career

Nabi Chit

Rizk began his career with

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 ...

during the

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season; he scored three goals in 20 games, helping his side avoid relegation by finishing in 10th place.

Shabab Sahel

On 6 July 2018, Rizk joined newly-promoted

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side Shabab Sahel. In 2018–19 Rizk played 20 games, scoring once. He helped Shabab Sahel win their first

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, beating Ansar in the final on penalty shoot-outs. On 3 January 2021, Rizk sustained an ACL injury to his right knee, in a league match against

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 ...

. He renewed his contract for two further seasons on 10 May. Rizk sustained another ACL injury, to his left knee, in February 2022; he underwent surgery.

International career

Rizk made his debut for the Lebanon national team on 15 October 2019, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 away win against Sri Lanka in the

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Career statistics

International

Honours

Shabab Sahel *

References

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* * * * * 1997 births Living people People from Tyre District Lebanese footballers Lebanon international footballers Association football midfielders Lebanese Premier League players Al Nabi Chit SC players Shabab Al Sahel FC players Lebanon youth international footballers {{Lebanon-footy-bio-stub