Mahmoud Chahoud ( ar, محمود شحود; born 3 February 1976) is a Lebanese former

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who played as a

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. Chahoud began his career at Ahed in 1999, before joining Ansar in 2004. He won two consecutive domestic doubles, during the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons. In 2007 Chahoud moved to

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, before joining Ahli Saida in 2009; he retired in 2010. Chahoud represented

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

internationally between 2000 and 2004, scoring four goals in 19 matches.

Club career

Chahoud began his senior career at

Lebanese Premier League The Lebanese First Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الأولى), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. There are 12 teams competing in the league, ...

side Ahed, during the 1999–2000 season. The Lebanese forward helped his side win their first ever major trophy, a

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 ...

in 2003–04. Chahoud remained at Ahed for five seasons, scoring 27 league goals in the process. On 8 November 2004, Chahoud joined Ansar. In 2005–06 and 2006–07, Chahoud helped his side win two consecutive domestic doubles, winning both the league and FA Cup in both seasons. After three seasons at Ansar, during which he scored 13 league goals, Chahoud moved to

, on 4 June 2007. On 11 October 2009, Chahoud moved to newly promoted Ahli Saida, where he retired after the 2009–10 season.

International career

Chahoud made his senior international debut for

on 23 February 2000, in a friendly against

Jordan Jordan ( ar, الأردن; tr. ' ), officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan,; tr. ' is a country in Western Asia. It is situated at the crossroads of Asia, Africa, and Europe, within the Levant region, on the East Bank of the Jordan Rive ...

. The match ended in a 1–1 draw. Chahoud's first international goal came almost four years later, in a friendly against

Bahrain Bahrain ( ; ; ar, البحرين, al-Bahrayn, locally ), officially the Kingdom of Bahrain, ' is an island country in Western Asia. It is situated on the Persian Gulf, and comprises a small archipelago made up of 50 natural islands and an ...

on 8 February 2004. Chahoud scored the 1–1 equalizer on the 91st minute, with

Nasrat Al Jamal Nasrat Zaki Al Jamal ( ar, نصرت زكي الجمل; born 1 July 1980) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Okhwa Kharayeb. Club career Al Jamal began his career at Lebanese Premier League side Tadamon So ...

scoring the winning goal one minute later. Between 8 September 2004, and 6 October 2004, Chahoud scored a goal in three consecutive matches. Respectively, in a 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the

Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

, and in two successive friendlies against

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

. Chahoud ended his international career in 2004, with four goals in 16 games.

Career statistics

International

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

Honours

Ahed *

: 2003–04 Ansar *

: 2005–06, 2006–07 *

: 2005–06, 2006–07

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chahoud, Mahmoud Lebanese footballers 1976 births Living people Association football forwards Lebanon international footballers Lebanese Premier League players Al Ahed FC players Al Ansar FC players Sagesse SC footballers Lebanese Second Division players