Karim Al Abed Darwich ( ar, كريم العبد درويش; born 2 November 1998) is a

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who plays as a

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for club Ansar and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Early career

Coming through the youth system, Darwich made his senior debut with Viktoria Berlin on 13 March 2017, as a 73rd-minute substitute in a 2–0

Regionalliga Nordost The Regionalliga Nordost is the fourth tier of German football in the states of Berlin, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony-Anhalt, Saxony and Thuringia. These comprise the states of former East Germany as well as West Berlin. It i ...

win against Carl Zeiss Jena in the 2016–17 season. Darwich played for SV Altlüdersdorf in the

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during the 2017–18 season, making nine appearances and scoring twice.

Nejmeh

On 3 January 2018, Darwich moved to

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side

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 scored two goals in five matches in the

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Akhaa Ahli Aley

Darwich joined Akhaa Ahli Aley on loan in summer 2018, with whom he played 18 league games and scored three times in the 2018–19 season. He was purchased by Akhaa for the 2019–20 season, scoring a goal in two games in the cancelled league season. Darwich had a short loan experience at Ahed in February 2020, playing in the

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Ansar

Darwich joined Ansar from Akhaa on 3 July 2020, in a deal worth $50,000. In the 2020–21 season, he helped Ansar win their first league title since 2007, and their 14th overall. Darwich also helped Ansar win the

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

International career

Born in Germany, Darwich is of Lebanese descent. He played for the Lebanon U23s at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification. Darwich made his debut for the senior team in a friendly against

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on 12 November 2020.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Ansar *

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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 ...

; runner-up: 2021–22 *

Lebanese Super Cup The Lebanese Super Cup () is Lebanese football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Lebanese Premier League season and the holders of the Lebanese FA Cup. If the Lebanese Premier League champions also won the Lebanese FA ...

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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 ...

runner-up:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Darwich, Karim 1998 births Living people Footballers from Berlin German people of Lebanese descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent German footballers Lebanese footballers Association football forwards FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin players SV Altlüdersdorf players Nejmeh SC players Akhaa Ahli Aley FC players Al Ahed FC players Al Ansar FC players Regionalliga players Oberliga (football) players Lebanese Premier League players Lebanon youth international footballers Lebanon international footballers