Mohamad Khodor Salem ( ar, محمد خضر سالم; born 2 February 1995) is a Lebanese former

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who played as a

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Club career

Salem joined

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 ...

in the

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, ...

on 29 July 2019, coming from Shabab Sahel. On 10 March 2020, Salem suffered an

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; he underwent surgery on 7 May. On 12 July 2021, Salem scored a

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against Safa in the

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group stage.

Personal life

On 15 February 2021, Salem and his

teammate

Mahmoud Siblini Mahmoud Mohamed Siblini ( ar, محمود محمد سبليني; born 15 July 1993) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a striker for club Shabab Sahel. Starting his career at Ahli Saida in 2011, Siblini moved to Nejmeh in 2014 before bein ...

were involved in a car crash on their way to training; they only suffered a few bruises.

Honours

Nejmeh *

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: 2021–22; runner-up:

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* * * * 1995 births Living people People from Tyre District Lebanese men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Shabab Al Sahel FC players Akhaa Ahli Aley FC players Nejmeh SC players Lebanese Premier League players Lebanese Second Division players Lebanon men's youth international footballers Lebanon men's international footballers {{Lebanon-footy-bio-stub