Ahmad Kheir El Dine
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmad Hussein Kheir El Dine[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Kfar Melki, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ansar | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | Bank of Beirut (futsal) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Naft Al-Junoob (futsal) | ||
| 2020–2022 | Hurriya Saida (futsal) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Nejmeh | 36 | (0) |
| 2024– | Ansar | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2024 | Lebanon (futsal) | (10) | |
| 2024– | Lebanon | 4 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:42, 11 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:42, 11 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ahmad Hussein Kheir El Dine (Arabic: أحمد حسين خير الدين; born 7 July 1995) is a Lebanese football and futsal player who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Ansar and the Lebanon national team.
Club career
[edit]Futsal
[edit]Kheir El Dine was nominated in the All-Star Team of the 2018 AFC Futsal Club Championship with Bank of Beirut.[2] In 2019, he joined Iraqi club Naft Al-Junoob.[3] In 2021, Kheir El Dine returned to Lebanon and joined Hurriya Saida, with whom he played until 2022.[4]
Football
[edit]In August 2022, after having played 10 years in futsal, Kheir El Dine made the change to football and signed for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh on a two-year deal.[5] Kheir El Dine cited the lack of financial support for futsal in Lebanon as the main reason for the switch.[4] He was one of a number of futsal players to switch to football and eventually join Nejmeh, including Khaled Takaji, Ali Tneich, Edmond Chehade, and Hassan Chaito.[6]
On 11 July 2024, Kheir El Dine signed for cross-city rivals Ansar on a three-year contract.[7]
International career
[edit]Futsal
[edit]Kheir El Dine has played for the Lebanon national futsal team since 2014, taking part in the AFC Futsal Asian Cup in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2024.[8] He also played for Lebanon in the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification play-off game against Vietnam.[9]
Football
[edit]Kheir El Dine was first called up to the Lebanon national football team in May 2024, ahead of two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Palestine and Bangladesh in June.[10] He made his debut on 4 September 2024, as a starter in the semi-final of the 2024 Merdeka Tournament, contributing to a 1–0 victory against Tajikistan.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Kheir El Dine got married in October 2022.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 8 March 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Federation Cup | AFC Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nejmeh | 2022–23 | Lebanese Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Lebanese Premier League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Ansar | 2024–25 | Lebanese Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 45 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Lebanese Super Cup
International
[edit]- As of match played 15 December 2024[11]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Bank of Beirut (futsal)
- Lebanese Futsal League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
Hurriya Saida (futsal)
- Lebanese Futsal League: 2020–21
Nejmeh
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Ahmad Kheir El Dine". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "AFC FUTSAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP INDONESIA 2018 TECHNICAL REPORT & STATISTICS". AFC. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019.
- ^ https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/284432/-%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7--%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9
- ^ a b "خير الدين يلتحق بتمارين النجمة". كووورة (in Arabic). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=375410498087881
- ^ @super1mag (17 August 2022). "علمت «سوبر1» أن لاعب منتخب لبنان لكرة الصالات، أحمد خير الدين، وافق على الانضمام إلى نادي النجمة، ليلعب ضمن صفوفه في الموسم المقبل" – via Instagram.
- ^ "الأنصار يتعاقد مع لاعب النجمة أحمد خير الدين". www.alahednews.com.lb (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ Ahmad Kheir El Dine – AFC competition record
- ^ "خير الدين يلتحق بالمنتخب في "خورفكان"". The LFA. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ عودة عطايا وأيوب والحسيني واستدعاء خير الدين للمرة الأولى الى المنتخب [Ataya, Ayoub and El Housseini return, and Kheir El Dine is called up to the national team for the first time]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 23 May 2024. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Ahmad Kheir El Dine". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3418229875077645
External links
[edit]- Ahmad Kheir El Dine – AFC competition record
- Ahmad Kheir El Dine at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ahmad Kheir El Dine at Soccerway
- Ahmad Kheir El Dine at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Sidon District
- Sportspeople from South Governorate
- Lebanese men's futsal players
- Lebanese men's footballers
- 21st-century Lebanese sportsmen
- Futsal forwards
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bank of Beirut SC players
- Expatriate futsal players
- Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Iraq
- Nejmeh SC players
- Al Ansar FC players
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Lebanon men's international footballers