Omar Bugiel

Omar Khaled Chaaban[note 1] (Arabic: عمر خالد شعبان‎, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕomar ʃaʕˈbeːn]; born 3 January 1994), known as Omar Bugiel,[note 2] is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club Sutton United and the Lebanon national team.

Not to be confused with Omar Bogle.
In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Khaled and the family name is Chaaban.
Omar Bugiel
Bugiel at Forest Green Rovers in 2017
Personal information
Full name Omar Khaled Chaaban[1]
Birth name Omar Bugiel
Date of birth (1994-01-03) 3 January 1994
Place of birth Berlin, Germany[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Sutton United
Number 9
Youth career
2005–2009 1860 Munich
2010–2011 Chichester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Selsey
2012–2013 Burgess Hill Town
2013 Selsey
2013–2014 Bognor Regis Town
2014–2017 Worthing 103 (45)
2017–2018 Forest Green Rovers 35 (8)
2018 → Bromley (loan) 16 (4)
2018–2019 Bromley 32 (6)
2019– Sutton United 82 (14)
National team‡
2017– Lebanon 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:42, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Bugiel began his senior career in England at Selsey in 2011. After a season, he moved to Burgess Hill Town, before moving back to Selsey in 2013. Bugiel then played for Bognor Regis Town in 2013–14, and Worthing—with whom he scored over 50 goals—between 2014 and 2017. In February 2017 Bugiel joined National League side Forest Green Rovers, helping them gain promotion to the EFL League Two. After a season in the English fourth tier, Bugiel moved to Bromley—first on loan, then on a permanent deal—before joining Sutton United, helping them also gain promotion to League Two.

Born in Germany, Bugiel is eligible to play for the Lebanon national team through his father. He made his international debut in 2017, and played in the final round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Early life

Bugiel was born in Berlin, Germany, to a Lebanese father and a Polish mother.[3] He holds dual German-Lebanese citizenship.[4][5]

Club career

Early career

Bugiel moved to Munich aged 11, and joined the youth team of TSV 1860 Munich;[6] he was released by the club in 2009.[3] He moved to England the following year aged 16, with the aim of learning English.[3] Bugiel enrolled at Chichester College,[7] and was part of the youth team at Chichester City.[8]

He then joined Selsey, his time there including a short spell at Burgess Hill Town,[9] before transferring to Bognor Regis Town and then Worthing.[10]

Forest Green Rovers
Bugiel celebrates after scoring a goal for Forest Green Rovers in 2017

Promotion and League Two

After prolific goalscoring form over four years at the Rebels, scoring 45 league goals in 103 appearances,[11] he was signed by Forest Green Rovers in February 2017 for an undisclosed fee.[12] Bugiel was part of the Forest Green side that were victorious in the National League play-offs at the end of the season. He made his EFL League Two debut against Barnet on 5 August 2017.

Loan to Bromley

On 4 January 2018, Bugiel joined National League side Bromley on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[13] He was released by Forest Green at the end of the 2017–18 season.[14]

Bromley

On 1 July 2018, it was announced that Bugiel signed for Bromley on a two-year contract.[15]

2019–20 season

On 3 June 2019, Sutton United announced the signing of Bugiel.[16] He scored his first National League goal for the club on 26 October 2019, in a 3–2 home defeat to Ebbsfleet United.[17] In December 2019, Bugiel scored in both the first round and the replay of the 2019–20 FA Trophy matches against Dagenham & Redbrige, with his team however failing to qualify to the next round.[18][19] On 21 December 2019, Bugiel scored a hat-trick in the league against Wrexham in a 3–1 home win.[20]

The next matchday, on Boxing Day, he scored a brace against Woking in a 2–0 home win in the league,[21] with his first goal being a 25-yard volley in the first minute.[22] The goal was voted winner of the 2020 Vanarama National League World Cup of Goals on Twitter.[23] Bugiel scored seven goals in the last four matches in all competitions.[24] He ended the season with seven goals in 30 league games—10 in 34 in all competitions.[24]

2020–21 season

Bugiel scored his first goal of the 2020–21 season on 3 October 2020, against Maidenhead United, in a 3–0 win in the first matchday.[25] His first assist of the season came on 27 October, helping his side win 2–1 away from home to Yeovil Town.[26] Bugiel scored in two consecutive matchdays, on 17 and 21 November, against Dagenham & Redbridge and Wealdstone respectively.[27] He scored five league goals in 37 games,[24] and helped Sutton United finish first in the National League, gaining promotion to the EFL League Two.[28]

2021–22 season

On the opening day of the 2021–22 EFL League Two season, Bugiel scored Sutton's first ever Football League goal, scoring a header against former-side Forest Green Rovers to level the scores; the match eventually ended in a 2–1 defeat.[29]

International career
Bugiel training with the Lebanon national team in 2021

Eligible to play for the Lebanon national team through his father,[30] Bugiel was granted Lebanese citizenship to represent the national team.[31] He was called up in May 2017 for an AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Malaysia,[32] but did not feature in the 2–1 win.[33] Bugiel was called up again for the next qualifier in North Korea on 5 September 2017.[33]

He made his debut for Lebanon on 9 November 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 victory over Singapore.[3] Bugiel's first goal also came as a substitute, scoring the lone goal in a friendly against Jordan on 6 September 2018.[34]

Personal life

Bugiel's uncle, Kida Khodr Ramadan, is a Lebanese-born German actor.[35] Bugiel and his partner have a daughter,[3] and are expecting a second child.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 28 November 2021
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total Ref.
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Worthing 2013–14 Isthmian League Division One South 12400—00124 [11]
2014–15 Isthmian League Division One South 311230—3[lower-alpha 1]03712 [36]
2015–16 Isthmian League Division One South 311442—2[lower-alpha 1]13717 [37][38]
2016–17 Isthmian League Premier Division 291535—8[lower-alpha 2]14021 [39]
Total 103451070013212654—
Forest Green Rovers 2016–17 National League 165——1[lower-alpha 3]0175 [24]
2017–18 League Two 19330002[lower-alpha 4]0243 [24]
Total 358300030418—
Bromley (loan) 2017–18 National League 164——6[lower-alpha 1]1225 [24]
Bromley 2018–19 National League 32620—00346 [24]
Total 48102000615611—
Sutton United 2019–20 National League 30721—2[lower-alpha 1]23410[24]
2020–21 National League 37510—2[lower-alpha 1]1406[24]
2021–22 League Two 152101000172[24]
Total 82144110439118—
Career total 268771981026631491—
  1. Appearances in FA Trophy
  2. Seven appearances one goal in FA Trophy, one appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy
  3. Appearance in National League play-offs
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy

International
As of match played 16 November 2021[40]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 201710
201841
201920
202000
202130
Total101
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bugiel goal.
List of international goals scored by Omar Bugiel
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 6 September 2018 King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan  Jordan 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Honours

Forest Green Rovers

Bromley

Sutton United

Individual

See also

Notes
  1. In Germany, his full name is Omar Bugiel.
  2. Known as Omar Chaaban (Arabic: عمر شعبان‎) in Arabic.[2]

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