List of international goals scored by Hassan Maatouk explained

Hassan Maatouk is an association football player who played as a forward for the Lebanon national football team between 2006 and 2024. He is the country's all-time top goalscorer and most-capped player,^[1] with 26 goals in 123 international appearances. Maatouk's first international goal came in his 20th appearance on 23 July 2011, in a 2014 World Cup qualification game against Bangladesh. His last goal for Lebanon was also against Bangladesh in a 2026 World Cup qualification game, in his 123rd and final international game on 11 June 2024.^[2] Maatouk surpassed Vardan Ghazaryan's record of 21 goals by scoring against Bangladesh in the 2023 SAFF Championship on 22 June 2023.^[3]

Maatouk scored one hat-trick for his national team, netting three goals against Bangladesh in a 4–0 win during a 2026 World Cup qualifier on his last cap for Lebanon. He also scored two braces for his national team: once against Kuwait in a 2–2 draw in a 2014 World Cup qualifier, and once against Thailand in a 5–2 win in a 2015 Asian Cup qualifier. Maatouk scored more goals against Bangladesh than any other team, totaling five goals against them.^[4] Half of his goals were scored at home, with ten at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, two at the Saida Municipal Stadium, and one at the Tripoli International Olympic Stadium.

The majority of Maatouk's goals came in qualification matches, with 11 goals scored in World Cup qualifiers and eight in Asian Cup qualifiers. He led his team to the 2019 edition unbeaten in the qualifiers, scoring five goals in six games. Additionally, he scored four goals in friendlies, two goals in the SAFF Championship, and one goal in the Asian Cup.

International goals

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maatouk goal.

Key

scope=row style="text-align:center"		Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick

No.!scope=col

Date	scope=col	Venue	scope=col	Opponent	scope=col	Score	scope=col	Result	scope=col	Competition	scope=col class="unsortable"
1		Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon		1–0	4–0	2014 World Cup qualification	^[5]
2		Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon		1–0	2–3	Friendly	^[6]
3		Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon		1–0	2–2	2014 World Cup qualification	^[7]
4				2–1
5		Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates		2–2	2–4	2014 World Cup qualification	^[8]
6		Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon		4–1	5–2	2015 Asian Cup qualification	^[9]
7		Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon		1–0	1–1	2014 World Cup qualification	^[10]
8		Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon		1–0	2–0	Friendly	^[11]
9		Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand		2–0	5–2	2015 Asian Cup qualification	^[12]
10				4–1
11		Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand		1–0	2–0	2018 World Cup qualification	^[13]
12		Saida International Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon		5–0	7–0	2018 World Cup qualification	^[14]
13		International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon		2–0	2–0	Friendly	^[15]
14		Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon		1–1	1–1	Friendly	^[16]
15		Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon		2–0	2–0	2019 Asian Cup qualification	^[17]
16		Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea		2–2	2–2	2019 Asian Cup qualification	^[18]
17		Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon		2–0	5–0	2019 Asian Cup qualification	^[19]
18		Hong Kong Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong		1–0	1–0	2019 Asian Cup qualification	^[20]
19		Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon		1–0	2–1	2019 Asian Cup qualification	^[21]
20		Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates		3–1	4–1	2019 Asian Cup	^[22]
21		Colombo Racecourse, Colombo, Sri Lanka		1–0	3–0	2022 World Cup qualification	^[23]
22		Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India		1–0	2–0	2023 SAFF Championship	^[24]
23		Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India		1–0	1–0	2023 SAFF Championship	^[25]
24		Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar		1–0	4–0	2026 World Cup qualification	^[26]
25				3–0
26				4–0

Statistics

Goals by year

Year	Competitive		Friendly		Total
	scope=col	Apps	scope=col	Goals	scope=col	Apps	scope=col	Goals	scope=col	Apps	scope=col	Goals
2006	1	0	1	0	1	0
2007	2	0	1	0	3	0
2008	0	0	3	0	3	0
2009	8	0	1	0	9	0
2010	2	0	0	0	2	0
2011	6	3	5	1	11	4
2012	6	1	3	0	9	1
2013	8	2	3	1	11	3
2014	1	2	2	0	3	2
2015	6	2	1	0	7	2
2016	2	0	4	2	6	2
2017	5	4	0	0	5	4
2018	1	1	5	0	6	1
2019	12	2	0	0	12	2
2020	0	0	1	0	1	0
2021	5	0	2	0	7	0
2022	2	0	1	0	3	0
2023	11	2	4	0	15	2
2024	7	3	1	0	8	3
Total	85	22	38	4	123	26

Goals by competition

Competition	Apps	Goals
World Cup qualification	40	11
Asian Cup qualification	18	8
Friendlies	38	4
Other tournaments	14	2
Asian Cup	6	1
Arab Cup qualification	1	0
WAFF Championship	6	0
Total	123	26

Goals by confederation

		Apps	Goals
AFC	33	117	25
CAF	3	3	1
UEFA	2	2	0
OFC	1	1	0
CONCACAF	0	0	0
CONMEBOL	0	0	0
Total	39	123	26

Goals by opposition

Opposition	Apps	Goals
	5	5
	3	3
	5	3
	2	2
	7	2
	11	2
	1	1
	1	1
	1	1
	2	1
	2	1
	2	1
	2	1
	7	1
	8	1
	1	0
	1	0
	1	0
	1	0
	1	0
	1	0
	1	0
	1	0
	1	0
	1	0
	2	0
	2	0
	3	0
	3	0
	3	0
	3	0
	4	0
	4	0
	4	0
	4	0
	4	0
	5	0
	6	0
	7	0
Total	123	26

See also

• List of top international men's association football goal scorers by country
• List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
• List of Lebanon international footballers

Notes and References

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3. Web site: 22 June 2023 . ar:المنتخب الأول يفوز على بنغلادش . The senior national team wins against Bangladesh . https://the-lfa.com.lb/news/win-vs-bangladesh.php . 22 June 2023 . . ar.
4. Web site: Mamrud . Roberto . Hassan Ali Maatouk – Goals in International Matches . 10 January 2020 . RSSSF.
5. Web site: Maatouk leads Lebanon to 4–0 World Cup qualifying win against Bangladesh. Laurie. Kenny. 25 July 2011. The Daily Star (Lebanon). 29 October 2019.
6. Web site: رغم الفوز :منتخبنا أمام لبنان (بلا هوية ولاعنوان). Al Jabi. Nadim. 18 August 2019. syrian-soccer.com. ar. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110917194529/http://www.syrian-soccer.com/?page=show_det&select_page=6&id=5460. 17 September 2011. 29 October 2019.
7. Web site: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – Lebanon-Kuwait. https://web.archive.org/web/20140510094015/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=257791/match=300172550/report.html. dead. 10 May 2014. 11 October 2011. FIFA. 29 October 2019.
8. Web site: 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil – Matches – United Arab Emirates-Lebanon. https://web.archive.org/web/20140518231049/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=257791/match=300172554/report.html. dead. 18 May 2014. 29 February 2012. FIFA. 29 October 2019.
9. News: Rampant Lebanon hammer Thailand 5–2. 23 March 2013. Bangkok Post. 29 October 2019.
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11. Web site: كرة القدم: لبنان فاز ودياً على سوريا 2–0 والإثنين يحل على قطر. 7 September 2013. An-Nahar. ar. 19 January 2019. 29 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200129075730/https://newspaper.annahar.com/article/64996-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7-2--0-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AB%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%AD%D9%84-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D9%82%D8%B7%D8%B1. dead.
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13. Web site: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Matches – Myanmar-Lebanon. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816035204/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275171/match=300317494/report.html. dead. 16 August 2016. 8 October 2015. FIFA. 29 October 2019.
14. Web site: 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – Matches – Lebanon-Laos. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816023245/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=275171/match=300317516/report.html. dead. 16 August 2016. 12 November 2015. FIFA. 29 October 2019.
15. Web site: فوز لبنان على أفغانستان 2–0 في طرابلس. 6 September 2016. An-Nahar. ar. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191029155556/https://newspaper.annahar.com/article/462434-%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-2--0-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%B7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%B3. 29 October 2019. 29 October 2019.
16. Web site: Lebanon vs. Equatorial Guinea – Football Match Commentary. 11 October 2016. ESPN. 29 October 2019.
17. Web site: Hong Kong lose Asian Cup qualifying opener in Lebanon. Kin-wa. Chan. 29 March 2017. South China Morning Post. 29 October 2019.
18. Web site: Soony Saad helps Lebanon rescue 2–2 draw at North Korea in AFC Asian Cup qualifying. Kozvan. Sam. 5 September 2017. sportingkc.com. 29 October 2019.
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21. Web site: Fighting Malaysia go down in Beirut. Aznan. Syafiq. 28 March 2018. NST Online. 29 October 2019.
22. Web site: Group E: Lebanon 4–1 DPR Korea. 17 January 2019. AFC. 29 October 2019.
23. Web site: MD4 – Group H: Sri Lanka 0–3 Lebanon. 15 October 2019. AFC. 29 October 2019.
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25. Web site: 28 June 2023 . Lebanon set up a penultimate round battle with India . 28 June 2023 . All India Football Federation.
26. Web site: 11 June 2024 . Group I: Lebanon cap campaign with win . 11 June 2024 . Asian Football Confederation.