Antoine Al Douaihy | |
Fullname: | Antoine Kabalan Knaier Al Douaihy |
Birth Date: | 18 March 1999 |
Birth Place: | Zgharta, Lebanon |
Height: | 1.96 m[1] |
Position: | Goalkeeper |
Currentclub: | Salam Zgharta |
Clubnumber: | 99 |
Youthclubs1: | Salam Zgharta |
Years1: | 2016– |
Clubs1: | Salam Zgharta |
Caps1: | 36 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2016–2017 |
Clubs2: | → Amal Salam Zgharta (loan) |
Caps2: | 6 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2023 |
Clubs3: | → Bourj (loan) |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
Nationalteam1: | Lebanon U19 |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2021 |
Nationalteam2: | Lebanon U23 |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
Nationalteam3: | Lebanon |
Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 10 March 2023 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 25 June 2023 |
Antoine Kabalan Knaier Al Douaihy (Arabic: انطوان قبلان قنيعر الدويهي; born 18 March 1999) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Salam Zgharta and the Lebanon national team.
Growing up a Salam Zgharta fan, Al Douaihy signed for their youth academy and progressed through the ranks.[2] In July 2016 he moved to Amal Salam Zgharta, Salam's reserve team in the Lebanese Third Division; he played six league games.
The following season, in 2017–18, Al Douaihy was made part of Salam's first team in the Lebanese Premier League as the third-choice goalkeeper. He made his debut in the 2018–19 season, coming on as a substitute to replace an injured Mostafa Matar in a 5–2 defeat to Ansar. Al Douaihy became a starter for Salam Zgharta during the 2022–23 season, in which he played 19 games.
Following the end of the season, in which Salam finished 11th and were relegated,[3] Al Douaihy was loaned out to Bourj to participate in the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup in April. He played against Emirati club Al Wahda in the second leg of the first qualifying round in which, despite the 1–0 defeat, he was praised for his performance.[4]
Al Douaihy represented Lebanon internationally at under-19 and under-23 levels, captaining the U19 team at the 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification in Qatar.
Al Douaihy was included in Lebanon's 23-man list for the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup in Qatar following Ali Daher's injury; he did not make an appearance.[5] On 25 June 2023, he made his international senior debut in a 4–1 win against Bhutan in the 2023 SAFF Championship.[6]
Al Douaihy was noted as a promising goalkeeper in his youth.