Hussein Zein Explained
| Hussein Zein |
| Fullname: | Hussein Ali Zein |
| Birth Date: | 27 January 1995 |
| Birth Place: | Sidon, Lebanon |
| Height: | 1.76 m[1] |
| Position: | Right-back |
| Currentclub: | Safa |
| Years1: | 2012–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Ahed |
| Caps1: | 181 |
| Goals1: | 13 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Safa |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Lebanon U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | Lebanon U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016– |
| Nationalteam3: | Lebanon |
| Nationalcaps3: | 35 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:46, 2 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 11 June 2024 |
Hussein Ali Zein (Arabic: حسين علي زين, pronounced as /ħ(u)seːn zeːn/; born 27 January 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a right-back for club Safa and the Lebanon national team.
Club career
On 2 August 2024, Zein moved to Safa.[2]
International career
Zein played for the national under-19 team between 2013 and 2014.[3] [4] He also represented the under-23 team between 2015 and 2017, playing six times.
Zein made his debut for the senior team on 5 February 2016, in a 2–0 defeat against Bahrain in a friendly game.[5] He also participated at the 2019 WAFF Championship in Iraq.[6] In December 2023, Zein was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[7]
Career statistics
International
Appearances and goals by national team and year| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|
| Lebanon | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 0 | |
|---|
Honours
Ahed
- Lebanese Premier League: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19; runner-up: 2022–23, 2023–24
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2013, 2015, 2022; runner-up: 2021
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
- AFC Cup: 2019; runner-up: 2023–24
Individual
Notes and References
- Web site: AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar Squad Lists . 4 January 2022 . . 13.
- C-K9VNUIeQj . alsafa_sc . Welcome Hussein Zein . Al Safa S.C. . 2 August 2024.
- Web site: 10 October 2013. Lebanon 1–6 Iran. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091824/http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=7584&stageid=293&tMode=C&view=ajax&show=matchsummary. 4 March 2016. 4 January 2021. The AFC.
- Web site: LIGA INDONESIA. 2014-05-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20140529084818/http://ligaindonesia.co.id/index.php/read/timnas/Lebanon-Imbangi-Garuda-Muda-6630. 2019-12-26. 29 May 2014.
- Web site: Bahrain vs. Lebanon (2:0). Strack-Zimmermann. Benjamin. www.national-football-teams.com. en. 2019-08-03.
- Web site: رجال الأرز اصطادوا نسور قاسيون في كربلاء!. 2019-08-03. An-Nahar. 2019-08-02.
- Web site: منتخب لبنان يعلن تشكيلته إلى كأس آسيا. The Lebanon national team announces its squad for the Asian Cup. Lebanese Football Association. 30 December 2023. 30 December 2023. ar.
- Web site: 10 June 2015. ar:مهرجان كرة المنار الـ19. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190510223601/https://www.annahar.com/article/243764-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%8419. 10 May 2019. 26 February 2019. An-Nahar. ar.
- Web site: 1 May 2018. ar:النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!. 26 February 2019. aliwaa.com. ar.
- Web site: 13 June 2019. ar:مهرجان كرة المنار الـ 23: حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان. 11 February 2022. Al-Manar. ar.
