Abbas Ahmed Atwi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abbas Ahmed Atwi | ||
| Date of birth | 12 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nejmeh | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997– | Nejmeh | 190 | (79) |
| 2011–2012 | → Dubai Club (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002– | Lebanon | 84[1] | (7) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 29, 2016 | |||
Abbas Ahmed Atwi (Arabic: عباس أحمد عطوي; born 12 September 1979) is a Lebanese footballer who currently plays as Midfield for Nejmeh. He is wearing the number 10 shirt. He is not related to fellow Lebanese footballer and Al-Ahed player, Abbas Ali Atwi, or simply as Onika.
Atwi started his career for Al Nijmeh in the 1997/98 season, and he has been forcefully set to retirement by the club's board. He made his debut for the Lebanon national football team in a 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifying match against Jordan on 17 October 2003.[2] He appeared in eight qualifying matches for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[3]
International career
He began to play in 2002 for Lebanon in the match against Jordan. He appeared in every FIFA World Cup qualification in 2006, 2010 and 2014 editions. He is the most capped player for his country with 81 official matches.
International goals
- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 April 2008 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |  Maldives | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | 23 January 2009 | Surakul Stadium, Phuket, Thailand |  North Korea | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2009 King's Cup |
| 3. | 25 August 2009 | Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi, India |  Kyrgyzstan | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2009 Nehru Cup |
| 4. | 15 November 2011 | Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon |  South Korea | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
| 5. | 14 December 2012 | Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait |  Kuwait | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2012 WAFF Championship |
| 6. | 26 August 2015 | Saida International Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon |  Iraq | 1–1 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 7. | 8 October 2015 | Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand |  Myanmar | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualification |
References
- ↑ Abbas Ahmed Atwi - International Appearances. RSSSF
- ↑ "International Matches 2003 - Asia". RSSSF. Retrieved 21 April 2009.
- ↑ Abbas Atwi – FIFA competition record