| Mohammed Ghaddar On His Debut | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammed Mahmoud Ghaddar | ||
| Date of birth | January 1, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Lebanon | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kelantan FA | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Nejmeh | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2009 | Nejmeh | ||
| 2009–2010 | Al-Shabab | (5) | |
| 2010–2011 | Al-Ahly | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Tishreen SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Al-Jaish | 0 | (0) |
| 2012– | Kelantan FA | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2001 | Lebanon U-20 | ||
| 2001–2004 | Lebanon U-23 | 36 | (17) |
| 2005– | Lebanon | 46 | (26) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mohammed Mahmoud Ghaddar (Arabic: محمد غدار; born on January 1, 1984 in Lebanon) is a Lebanese footballer who currently plays for Kelantan FA in the Malaysian Super League and the Lebanon national football team.[1]
Ghaddar is the first ever Lebanese footballer to play in the Malaysia Super League with Kelantan FA.
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Ghaddar started his career with Nejmeh in 1998 as a 14-year-old. After graduating from the youth academy he made his first-team debut two years later and was a member of the squad that claimed the 1999–00 season title, which was the club's first Lebanese Premier League title for over 20 years. Over the course of the decade Ghaddar went onto claim another four league titles and pick up successive league top-scorer awards while cementing his reputation as one of Lebanon's finest strikers.
Ghaddar signed for Bahraini Premier League side Al-Shabab for the 2009–10 season. On 18 March 2010 Ghaddar scored his first goal for Al-Shabab in a 3–1 loss to Muharraq.[2] Two weeks later he scored a double against Busaiteen in a 3–1 away win on 2 April.[3] On 15 May, Ghaddar scored his second league double in a 2–1 win against Malkiya.[4] His five goals in six games at the end of the 2009–10 season helped the club stave off relegation to the second division.[5]
Ghaddar signed a four-year-contract with Egypt's Al-Ahly for the 2010–11 Egyptian Premier League season, become the first Lebanese player to sign for the Egyptian team.[6] Ghaddar debuted for Al-Ahly on 6 August 2010 in a 0–0 draw with Ittihad El-Shorta where he was substituted onto the field for Mohamed Talaat on 76 minutes.[7][8] He made one appearance for Al-Ahly during the 2010 CAF Champions League group stage on 12 September 2010 in a 2–1 win against Nigerian side Heartland F.C. where he was substituted onto the field for Mohamed Fadl on 76 minutes.[9][10] Ghaddar was released by the club after just six months of his handful of appearances.
Mohammed joined the Syrian club, Tishreen SC for the 2010/11 season, but Mohammed eventually joined Al-Jaish SC Damascus on the same year.
Mohammed officially joined the 2011 Malaysia Super League champion and 2011 FA Cup Runners-Up , Kelantan FA on November 8 2011, signing a 2 year contract with the club. The club is located in East Coast of Malaysia and will be playing in the 2012 AFC Cup.[11]
After his duty with the national team, he officially joined Kelantan on 29 December 2011 and made his first appearance with the club and also scored his first goal at the same time in a 3-1 win against Perak FA during a pre season friendly match, scoring through a penalty in the 90th minute.[12]
Mohammed played for the Lebanon national under-20 football team alongside national teammates Ali El Atat and Ramez Dayoub. He got a few caps for the under-23 team, but his great talent made him eligible to be a senior representative.
During the qualification for the 2004 Summer Olympics, Ghaddar was part of the Lebanese under-23 team that made it to the final round of the Asian qualifiers.[13]
Mohammed Ghaddar has been a very important member of the national team since his debut for the national team in 2005. Recently, he scored a double in both legs against India, both home and away games. Lebanon got a 4–1 victory in Saida in which he scored in the 62nd and 76th minute. In the Jawaharlar Nehru Stadium in Goa, he equalised in the 76th minute and scored a penalty in the 88th minute in the 2–2 draw. Lebanon won 6–3 on aggregate.
He scored the first two of four goals against the Somalia national football team in an Arab Nations Cup Qualifier. He scored in the 4th and 28th minute. Ali Nasseredine added in the 72nd minute and Paul Rustom finished off Somalia with a goal in the 83rd minute.
He also got a goal against the Maldives national football team, but this time, he got the last goal of four. Mahmoud El Ali, Ali Yaacoub and Abbas Ahmed Atwi got the first three in under 15 minutes time. Ghaddars turn came three minutes later in the 13 minute, and he scored again in the 40th minute.
He scored the first goal for Lebanon with a penalty kick in a friendly match against the Kuwait national football team. Lebanon lost the game 3 – 2. Ghaddar scored in the 14th minute, and Mahmoud El Ali added in the 41st minute, but Kuwait came back with 3 goals.
He got the opening goal of the away friendly against the Qatar national football team in Doha. His goal came in 20 minutes time, before two Qatari goals finished off Lebanon's hopes of winning.
The Lebanese national team's technical unit has honored Nejmeh striker Mohammed Ghaddar for being the top scorer at the AFC Cup. National team coach Emile Rustom presented Ghaddar the AFC Cup 2007 "top scorer" cup during a ceremony at the Meridien Commodore hotel in Beirut.[14]
Ghaddar scored five goals during the championship.
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