Mahmoud Mohammad Kojok ( ar, محمود محمد كجك; born 1 April 1991) is a Lebanese former

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who played as a striker. Starting his career at Ansar in 2008, remained at the club until his retirement in 2021. He also had stints at

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and Shabab Sahel on loan. With Ansar, Kojok won multiple titles, namely a

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title, four Lebanese FA Cups, and two Lebanese Super Cups. Having already represented

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internationally at youth level, Kojok made his senior debut at the

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. He also participated in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Club career

Kojok began his career at Ansar during the

2008–09 Lebanese Premier League The 2008–09 Lebanese Premier League is the 48th season of Lebanon's football league. The league kicked off on October 11, 2008, Safa SC defeated Salam Zgharta at the opener. In that game, Mohammad Kassas scored the first goal of the season for S ...

. He was sent on a one-year loan to

on 16 September 2015, scoring two goals in 20 games in the 2015–16 season. On 10 August 2018, Kojok joined Shabab Sahel on loan for one year. Kojok scored two braces in a row in the 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup for Ansar, against Ahli Nabatieh and Chabab Ghazieh on 29 April and 4 May 2021 respectively. With five goals, Kojok helped Ansar lift the cup as the competition's top goalscorer. On 21 May, Kojok scored a

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goal against

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in the

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, to help Ansar win 2–0. On 27 September 2021, Kojok announced his retirement from football.

International career

Kojok made his debut for

at the

, in a 1–0 defeat to

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on 11 December 2012. He featured in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, in a game against

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on 11 June 2013. Kojok played eight games for Lebanon internationally.

Personal life

Kojok holds a

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. Following his retirement as a footballer, Kojok moved to Saudi Arabia for work.

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 ...

: 2009–10, 2011–12, 2016–17,

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 ...

: 2012,

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; runner-up: 2017,

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runner-up: 2010, 2016,

Individual * Lebanese FA Cup top goalscorer: 2020–21

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kojok, Mahmoud 1991 births Living people Association football forwards Lebanese footballers People from Chouf District Lebanese Premier League players Al Ansar FC players Racing Club Beirut players Shabab Al Sahel FC players Lebanon youth international footballers Lebanon international footballers