Omar Chaaban Khaled Bugiel ( ar, عمر خالد شعبان, ; born 3 January 1994), known as Omar Bugiel,) in Arabic., group=note is a professional

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who plays as a striker for club

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. Bugiel began his senior career in England at

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in 2011. After a season, he moved to Burgess Hill Town, before moving back to Selsey in 2013. Bugiel then played for

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in 2013–14, and

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—with whom he scored over 50 goals—between 2014 and 2017. In February 2017 Bugiel joined

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side

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, helping them to EFL League Two promotion. After a season in the English fourth tier, Bugiel moved to

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—first on loan, then on a permanent deal—before joining Sutton United, helping them also gain promotion to League Two. Born in Germany, Bugiel obtained Lebanese citizenship through his father in order to represent their

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. He made his international debut in 2017, and played in the

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of the

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Early life

Bugiel was born in

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, Germany, to Lebanese father Khaled and a

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mother Ewa. He holds dual

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- Lebanese citizenship, and obtained a

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in 2017. Having initially began playing

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, Bugiel moved to

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aged 11, and joined the youth team of

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; he was released by the club in 2009. He moved to England the following year aged 16 with the aim of learning English, and enrolled at

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. Bugiel was tutored by one of

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's sons—also named Paul—who noticed Bugiel's football skills while playing

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at the college. Bugiel lodged at Hinshelwood's house for two and a half years; he was part of the youth team at Chichester City, before joining Selsey, coached by another one of Hinshelwood's sons (

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Club career

Early career

Bugiel played for

between 2011 and 2013, including a one-year stint at Burgess Hill Town in 2012–13, before transferring to

. In 2014, he moved

, also coached by Adam Hinshelwood. He had prolific goalscoring form over four years at the Rebels, scoring 45 league goals in 103 appearances, and hitting double figures in each of his last three seasons.

Forest Green Rovers

Bugiel was signed by

in February 2017 for an undisclosed fee. Bugiel scored a goal and made an assist on his debut on 11 February, in a 2–0 win over

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. He was part of the Forest Green side that were victorious in the

play-offs at the end of the season, helping them to promotion to the

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. He made his

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debut against

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on 5 August 2017, becoming the first Lebanese international to do so.

Bromley

On 4 January 2018, Bugiel joined

side

on loan for the remainder of the campaign. He scored in Bromley's

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final defeat to

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. Bugiel was released by Forest Green at the end of the 2017–18 season. On 1 July 2018, it was announced that Bugiel signed for

on a two-year contract.

Sutton United

2019–20 season

On 3 June 2019,

announced the signing of Bugiel. He scored his first National League goal for the club on 26 October 2019, in a 3–2 home defeat to

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. In December 2019, Bugiel scored in both the first round and the replay of the

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matches against Dagenham & Redbrige, with his team however failing to qualify to the next round. On 21 December 2019, Bugiel scored a

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in the

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against

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in a 3–1 home win. The next matchday, on

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, he scored a brace against

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in a 2–0 home win in the league, with his first goal being a 25-yard volley in the first minute. The goal was voted winner of the 2020 Vanarama National League World Cup of Goals on

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. Bugiel scored seven goals in the last four matches in all competitions. He ended the season with seven goals in 30 league games—10 in 34 in all competitions.

2020–21 season

Bugiel scored his first goal of the 2020–21 season on 3 October 2020, against

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, in a 3–0 win in the first matchday. His first assist of the season came on 27 October, helping his side win 2–1 away from home to

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. Bugiel scored in two consecutive matchdays, on 17 and 21 November, against

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and

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respectively. He scored five league goals in 37 games, and helped Sutton United finish first in the National League, gaining promotion to the EFL League Two.

2021–present

On the opening day of the 2021–22 EFL League Two season, Bugiel scored Sutton's first-ever Football League goal, a header against his former-side Forest Green to level the scores; the match eventually ended in a 2–1 defeat. On 30 July 2022, Bugiel scored in the first matchday of the

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, in a 1–1 draw against Newport County; he scored on the opening day of the season for Sutton in all four seasons at the club.

International career

Eligible to play for the Lebanon national team through his father, Bugiel was spotted by Lebanon manager

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following his goalscoring form at Forest Green. He got his

in 2017 to represent the national team. Bugiel was first called up in May 2017 for an AFC Asian Cup qualifier against

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, but did not feature in the 2–1 win. Bugiel was called up again for the next qualifier in

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on 5 September 2017. He made his debut for Lebanon on 9 November 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 victory over

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. Bugiel's first goal also came as a substitute, scoring the lone goal in a friendly against

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on 6 September 2018.

Personal life

Bugiel's uncle, , is a Lebanese-born German actor. Bugiel and his wife, Lauren, have two children.

Career statistics

Club

International

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

Honours

Forest Green Rovers *

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Bromley *

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runner-up: 2017–18 Sutton United *

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Individual * Vanarama National League World Cup of Goals: 2020

Notes

References

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bugiel, Omar 1996 births Living people Footballers from Berlin Lebanese footballers German footballers Lebanese people of Polish descent German people of Lebanese descent German people of Polish descent Citizens of Lebanon through descent Association football forwards TSV 1860 Munich players Chichester City F.C. players Selsey F.C. players Burgess Hill Town F.C. players Bognor Regis Town F.C. players Worthing F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Bromley F.C. players Sutton United F.C. players Isthmian League players National League (English football) players English Football League players Lebanon international footballers Lebanese expatriate footballers Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in England German expatriate footballers German expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England