Zouhair Ahmad Abdallah ( ar, زهير أحمد عبد الله; born 5 May 1983) is a Lebanese

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who plays as a defender and captains club Shabab Sahel. Starting out as a

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, Abdallah moved to

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later on in his career. Abdallah started his senior career at Shabab Sahel in 2004, helping them win the

Lebanese Challenge Cup The Lebanese Challenge Cup () is a Lebanese football annual cup competition contested by the teams placed between 7th and 10th in the previous season of the Lebanese Premier League and the two newly promoted teams from the Lebanese Second Divisio ...

twice in a row (2014 and 2015). In 2017–18 Abdallah helped his side win the

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, gaining promotion back to the Lebanese Premier League. In

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, Abdallah helped Shabab Sahel win their first

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. Abdallah played twice for the Lebanon national team, both times in 2011: a friendly against

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, and a 2014 World Cup qualifier against

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Club career

Abdallah began his senior career with Shabab Sahel in 2004. He helped his team win two Lebanese Challenge Cups in a row (2014 and 2015). Following six seasons in the Lebanese top division, Shabab Sahel were relegated to the

. In 2017–18 Abdallah helped Shabab Sahel win the Lebanese Second Division, and gain promotion back to the Premier League. In the summer prior to the 2019–20 season, Abdallah helped Shabab Sahel win their first

International career

Abdallah made his senior international debut for

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on 9 July 2011, in a

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against

; the match ended in a 1–0 home defeat. Abdallah's second, and final, game for Lebanon came on 28 July 2011, in a 2–0 defeat to

in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier match.

Honours

Shabab Sahel *

: 2014, 2015 *

: 2005–06, 2017–18 *

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runner-up: 2008–09,

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runner-up: 2013

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Abdallah, Zouhair 1983 births Living people People from Bint Jbeil District Lebanese footballers Men's association football defenders Lebanese Premier League players Lebanese Second Division players Shabab Al Sahel FC players Lebanon men's international footballers