Zouhair Ahmad Abdallah ( ar, زهير أحمد عبد الله; born 5 May 1983) is a Lebanese
footballer who plays as a
defender and captains club
Shabab Sahel. Starting out as a
right-back, Abdallah moved to
centre-back
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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 twice in a row (2014 and 2015). In
2017–18 Abdallah helped his side win the
Lebanese Second Division, gaining promotion back to the Lebanese Premier League. In
2019
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, Abdallah helped Shabab Sahel win their first
Lebanese Elite Cup.
Abdallah played twice for the
Lebanon national team, both times in 2011: a
friendly
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against
Oman, and a
2014 World Cup qualifier against
Bangladesh.
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 Lebanese Second Division.]
International career
Abdallah made his senior international debut for Lebanon on 9 July 2011, in a friendly game against Oman; the match ended in a 1–0 home defeat.
Honours
Shabab Sahel
* Lebanese Elite Cup: 2019
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* Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2014, 2015
* Lebanese Second Division: 2005–06, 2017–18
* Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2008–09, 2012–13
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* Lebanese Super Cup runner-up: 2013
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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