Nour Nayef Mansour ( ar, نور نايف منصور, ; born 22 October 1989) is a Lebanese

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who plays as a

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for club Ahed and the Lebanon national team. Known for his defensive capabilities, Mansour also offers good attacking options through his aerial threat. Coming through the youth system, Mansour started his career with Safa, with whom he won two league titles, one

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, one Elite Cup, and one Super Cup. In 2016 he moved to reigning Lebanese Premier League champions Ahed, where he won the 2019 AFC Cup. Mansour played for Lebanon internationally, and was part of the

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that participated in the

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Club career

Safa

Coming through the youth system, Nour Mansour started his career with Safa, where he became the captain several years later. With Safa he won the

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twice, the

once, the Elite Cup once and the Super Cup once.

Ahed

In 2016, he transferred to

champions Ahed for a reported $200,000 deal. Only available for the

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in the 2015–16 season, his club debut came on 23 February, when he played against Altyn Asyr. The following match, played on 8 March 2016, he scored against Al-Wehdat in a 3–2 home win in the AFC Cup. His first league game for Ahed came on 9 September 2016 against his former club Safa, with his team winning 1–2 away. His first league goals came in the form of a brace against

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, on 23 October 2016, in a 3–1 home win. In his second season with Ahed, he played 19 games and scored five. He also won the

, and was part of the

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. The following season, Mansour won the domestic treble with Ahed, winning the

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and Super Cup. He played 20 games and scored four, and was part of the Team of the Season for the second time in a row. In the 2018–19 season, Mansour won his fifth Lebanese Premier League, the third (in a row) with Ahed, and the Lebanese Super Cup. He played a total of 15 league games. On 4 November 2019, Mansour helped Ahed win the 2019 AFC Cup, defeating

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in the

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: this was the first time in history a Lebanese side had won the competition.

International career

Mansour made his debut for the Lebanon national team on 3 March 2010, in a 4–0 away loss against

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. His first international goal came on 6 November 2014, against the

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in a 3–2 away defeat. Mansour was called up for the

squad, where he played against

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in the final match of the

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, won by Lebanon 4–1.

Style of play

Mansour is known for his

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and reading of the game, specializing in last-second interventions. He also offers great attacking options for a defender, playing at the center of a back-three as a ball-playing

. Furthermore, Mansour has an eye for goal through his aerial presence in

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and the occasional

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Career statistics

International

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

Honours

Safa *

: 2011–12, 2012–13 *

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: 2012–13 *

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: 2013 Ahed *

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* Lebanese Premier League: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22 * Lebanese FA Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19 * Lebanese Elite Cup:

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; runner-up:

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* Lebanese Super Cup: 2017, 2018,

Individual *

: 2013–14, 2016–17, 2017–18

References

External links

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mansour, Nour 1989 births Living people Lebanese footballers People from Tripoli District Association football central defenders Safa SC players Al Ahed FC players Lebanese Premier League players Lebanon youth international footballers Lebanon international footballers 2019 AFC Asian Cup players AFC Cup winning players