| Khalil Bader | |
| Fullname: | Khalil Abdel Salam Bader |
| Birth Date: | 27 July 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Barja, Lebanon |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Manama |
| Years1: | 2017–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Nejmeh |
| Caps1: | 101 |
| Goals1: | 25 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Chabab Ghazieh (loan) |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 6 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Manama |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
| Nationalteam1: | Lebanon U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019–2021 |
| Nationalteam2: | Lebanon U23 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | Lebanon |
| Nationalcaps3: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 11:16, 20 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 00:16, 4 January 2024 (UTC) |
Khalil Abdel Salam Bader (Arabic: خليل عبد السلام بدر; born 27 July 1999) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a winger for Bahraini club Manama and the Lebanon national team.
Bader was loaned out to Chabab Ghazieh by Nejmeh for the 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League.[1] He finished the season as his team's top scorer,[2] with six goals and five assists.[3]
In September 2019, Nejmeh renewed Bader's contract for an additional three years.[4] In July 2020, Nejmeh officials confirmed that they had rejected an offer for Bader by Tunisian club ES Métlaoui.[5]
On 11 February 2023, Bader scored a hat-trick to help Nejmeh beat Shabab Sahel 4–1 in the 2022–23 Lebanese Premier League.[6] Following extensive negotiations, on 6 June 2023, Nejmeh renewed Bader's contract for three years.[7]
In August 2024, Bader joined Manama in the Bahraini Premier League.[8]
In 2019, Bader was called up to play for the Lebanon national under-23 team. He made his senior debut for the Lebanon national team on 19 November 2022, as a substitute in a 2–0 friendly defeat to Kuwait in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[9] On 22 June 2023, Bader scored his first international goal for Lebanon, in a 2–0 win against Bangladesh in the 2023 SAFF Championship.[10]
Bader was noted as one of Lebanon's most promising talents in his youth.[11] [12] He is a versatile forward who can also play as a winger.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Total | 11 | 2 | ||
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bader goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 SAFF Championship | |||
| 2 | Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2023 SAFF Championship |
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