Haitham Zein

Haitham Ali Mohamad Al Haj Ali Zein (Arabic: هيثم علي محمد الحج علي زين‎; born 6 January 1979), or simply Haitham Zein, is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a forward. He played for numerous Lebanese Premier League clubs, mainly at Tadamon Sour, and represented Lebanon internationally.

Haitham Zein
Personal information
Full name Haitham Ali Mohamad Al Haj Ali Zein[1]
Date of birth (1979-01-06) 6 January 1979
Place of birth Fallujah, Iraq[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2005 Tadamon Sour (94)
2005–2006 Nejmeh (0)
2006–2007 Bahrain Club (7)
2008–2009 Chabab Ghazieh (2)
2009–2011 Islah Borj Shmali (13)
2011–2012 Salam Sour 15 (3)
Total ? (119)
National team
2002 Lebanon U23 (1)
1998–2004 Lebanon 33 (16)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Zein started with Tadamon Sour and spent eight years, scoring 94 league goals.[2] He moved to Nejmeh on 9 November 2005,[3] spending half a season, before moving to Bahrain Club. He returned to Lebanon in 2008, signing for Chabab Ghazieh, before moving to Islah Borj Shmali the following season. In 2011 he signed for Salam Sour, retiring that season. Zein scored 112 goals in the Lebanese Premier League.

International career

Zein represented the Lebanon national football team between 1998 and 2004. During that time, he scored three goals for Lebanon in the WAFF Championship, two in 2000 and one in 2004.[4] The first was in a 2–1 defeat against Iraq in the 15th minute, the second against Kyrgyzstan in a 2–0 win the 41st minute. His 2004 WAFF Championship goal was in the 65th minute against Syria.[5]

Zein played 33 international matches for Lebanon, scoring 16 goals in the process.[6]

Personal life

Zein's nephew, Mahdi Zein, also plays football.[7]

Honours

Tadamon Sour

Individual

See also

References
  1. "Haitham Zein". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
  2. "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  3. "First Team List 2005/2006 [PENDING]". Nejmeh SC. 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 26 November 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. 2000 West Asian Football Federation Championship#Group B
  5. 2004 West Asian Football Federation Championship#Group 2
  6. "Haitham Zein - International Appearances". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  7. Hijazi, Alloffs (8 August 2021). "الهداف مهدي الزين يعيد سيرة عمه هيثم الزين". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 August 2021.


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