Hussein Mohamed El Dor ( ar, حسين محمد الدر, ; born 18 January 1994) is a Lebanese professional

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who plays as a

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for club Ansar, on loan from Shabab Sahel, and the Lebanon national team. Making his senior debut in 2013 at Ahed in Lebanon, El Dor moved to Shabab Sahel in 2014. After three years, El Dor moved to the Maldives, playing for

New Radiant New Radiant Sports Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Henveiru – Malé, Maldives. The club was founded on 19 August 1979 by Ahmed Waheed and his friend Ahammadhanik. New Radiant has won all domestic competitions bein ...

for six months and winning the

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. In 2018, he moved to

Churchill Brothers Churchill Brothers FC Goa, or simply known as Churchill Brothers, is an Indian professional football club based in Margao, Goa, that competes in the I-League, alongside Goa Professional League. Founded in 1988 in Margao, the club usually part ...

in India where he stayed for one year and a half. El Dor moved to Malaysian side

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in summer 2019, before joining

PSM Makassar Persatuan Sepakbola Makassar ( 'Football Association of Makassar'; abbreviated as PSM) is an Indonesian professional football club based in Makassar, South Sulawesi that competes in Liga 1. PSM was founded in 1915 as , making it the oldest ...

in Indonesia six months later. In September 2020, El Dor moved back to Lebanon, joining Ansar. Born in the Ivory Coast to an Ivorian mother and a Lebanese father, El Dor holds

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. He played for Lebanon internationally at youth level between 2009 and 2015, making his senior debut in 2021.

Early life

Born on 18 January 1994 in Tanda, Ivory Coast, El Dor moved to Lebanon aged five. Playing football in the streets from an early age, his family decided to register him at Ahed's youth academy in

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Club career

Ahed

Hussein El Dor began his senior career in the 2012–13 season, at

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side Ahed. El Dor made his league debut on 31 March 2013, in an 8–0 home win against

Salam Sour Salam Sour Sports Club ( ar, نادي السلام الرياضي صور) is a football club based in Tyre, Lebanon, that competes in the . They play their home matches at the Sour Stadium. Club rivalries The club plays the Tyre derby again ...

. He ended the season with five appearances. In the 2013–14 season, El Dor made six appearances.

Shabab Sahel

In July 2014, El Dor joined Shabab Sahel. His debut for his new club came on 2 November 2014 against

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 ...

, in a 3–0 home win. He made eight league appearances during the 2014–15 season. In 2015–16, El Dor made four appearances. As the runner-up of ''The Victorious'', a reality TV show showcasing football talent in the

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, for the second half of the 2015–16 season, El Dor tested for Portuguese club Benfica under

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. El Dor's first league goal came in the 2016–17 season, scoring against

Salam Zgharta Salam Zgharta Football Club ( ar, نادي السلام الرياضي زغرتا, lit=Zgharta Peace Sporting Club), known as Salam Zgharta or simply Salam, is a football club based in Zgharta, Lebanon, that competes in the . Founded in 1933 ...

on 4 November 2016. El Dor scored a second goal, on 25 February 2017, against

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. He ended the season with two goals in 20 appearances.

New Radiant

Amidst offers from Lebanese clubs

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 ...

and Ansar, on 12 July 2017 El Dor moved to

in the Maldives on a six-month contract. There, he won the

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: the

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, the

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and the

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Churchill Brothers

On 13 January 2018, El Dor joined

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side

. He made his league debut on 19 January 2018 against Shillong Lajong, in a 2–0 home win. El Dor ended the 2017–18 season with 11 appearances for the club. The following season, in 2018–19, El Dor made 14 appearances.

Perak

On 17 May 2019, El Dor joined Malaysian side

on a six-month contract. Regarding his choice on moving to Malaysia, El Dor stated that he was "really excited about the success of compatriot

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". He made his

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debut on 19 May 2019, in a 0–0 draw against

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. El Dor ended the 2019 season with six appearances in the league, and three in the

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PSM Makassar

On 10 January 2020, El Dor moved to Indonesian side

. On 1 March 2019, El Dor scored a header on his league debut, helping his side win 2–1 against

PSS Sleman Perserikatan Sepakbola Sleman ( 'Sleman Football Union'), or mostly known through its abbreviation PSS, is a professional football club based in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The club competes in the Liga 1 , the top ...

. El Dor helped PSM Makassar qualify to the group stage of the

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, beating

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7–2 on aggregate in the

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on 22 and 29 January. He played three games in the

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, before the competition was cancelled due to the

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Ansar

On 30 September 2020, El Dor moved back to Lebanon, joining Lebanese Premier League side Ansar on a two-year loan from Shabab Sahel ahed of the 2020–21 season. He made his debut on 18 October 2020, playing the whole 90 minutes in a 3–0 league win over Chabab Ghazieh. El Dor helped Ansar win their first league title since 2007, and their 14th overall. He also helped Ansar win the

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, beating Nejmeh in the 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup final on penalty shoot-outs. On 5 August 2022, Ansar extended El Dor's loan from Sahel for an additional year.

International career

El Dor represented all Lebanon youth national teams, playing four times for the under-16 team at the 2010 AFC Championship qualification, four times for the under-19 team at the 2012 AFC Championship qualification, and twice for the under-23 team at the 2016 AFC Championship qualification.12
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debut as a second-half substitute in a 3–2 win against

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, in the third round of qualification for the

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Personal life

Growing up, El Dor's idol was

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, while his favorite compatriot player is Lebanese national team captain

Hassan Maatouk Hassan Ali Maatouk ( ar, حسن علي معتوق, ; born 10 August 1987) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Ansar and captains the Lebanon national team. Known for his pace and technical skills, Maat ...

. He also admires Saudi player

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, who he faced while playing for the Lebanon national under-23 team. While playing in India, El Dor stated that Nigerian player

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was the toughest player he had ever faced. In 2015, El Dor represented Lebanon for the second season of the reality show ''The Victorious''. Through 12 episodes, the Lebanese player was the overall runner-up. He was trained and evaluated by former football stars such as

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and

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Career statistics

International

Honours

Ahed *

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New Radiant *

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: 2017 *

: 2017 Ansar *

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; runner-up: 2021–22 *

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References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dor, Hussein 1994 births Living people People from Zanzan District Lebanese footballers Lebanese people of Ivorian descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Ivorian people of Lebanese descent Sportspeople of Ivorian descent Association football central defenders Al Ahed FC players Shabab Al Sahel FC players New Radiant S.C. players Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Perak F.C. players PSM Makassar players Al Ansar FC players Lebanese Premier League players Dhivehi Premier League players I-League players Malaysia Super League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Lebanon youth international footballers Lebanon international footballers Lebanese expatriate footballers Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in the Maldives Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in India Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Expatriate footballers in the Maldives Expatriate footballers in India Expatriate footballers in Malaysia Expatriate footballers in Indonesia