Khalil Abdel Salam Bader ( ar, خليل عبد السلام بدر; born 27 July 1999) is a Lebanese

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who plays as a winger for club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Bader was loaned out to Chabab Ghazieh by Nejmeh for the

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. He finished the season as his team's top scorer, with six goals and five assists. In September 2019, Nejmeh renewed Bader's contract for an additional three years. In July 2020, Nejmeh officials confirmed that they had rejected an offer for Bader by Tunisian club

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. On 11 February 2023, Bader scored a hat-trick to help Nejmeh beat Shabab Sahel 4–1 in the

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. Following extensive negotiations, on 6 June 2023, Nejmeh renewed Bader's contract for three years.

International career

In 2019, Bader was called up to play for the Lebanon national under-23 team. He made his senior debut for the Lebanon national team on 19 November 2022, as a substitute in a 2–0

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defeat to Kuwait in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. On 22 June 2023, Bader scored his first international goal for Lebanon, in a 2–0 win against Bangladesh in the

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Personal life

Bader was noted as one of Lebanon's most promising talents in his youth.

Career statistics

International

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

Honours

Nejmeh * Lebanese FA Cup: 2021–22,

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* Lebanese Elite Cup:

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* Lebanese Super Cup:

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References

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* * * 1999 births Living people People from Chouf District Lebanese men's footballers Men's association football wingers Nejmeh SC players Chabab Ghazieh SC players Lebanese Premier League players Lebanon men's youth international footballers Lebanon men's international footballers {{Lebanon-footy-bio-stub