In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Hussein and the family name is Kheir El Dine.

Ahmad Hussein Kheir El Dine (Arabic: أحمد حسين خير الدين; born 7 July 1995) is a Lebanese football and futsal player who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Ansar and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Futsal

Kheir El Dine was nominated in the All-Star Team of the 2018 AFC Futsal Club Championship with Bank of Beirut.[2] In 2019, he joined Iraqi club Naft Al-Junoob.[3] In 2021, Kheir El Dine returned to Lebanon and joined Hurriya Saida, with whom he played until 2022.[4]

Football

In August 2022, after having played 10 years in futsal, Kheir El Dine made the change to football and signed for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh on a two-year deal.[5] Kheir El Dine cited the lack of financial support for futsal in Lebanon as the main reason for the switch.[4] He was one of a number of futsal players to switch to football and eventually join Nejmeh, including Khaled Takaji, Ali Tneich, Edmond Chehade, and Hassan Chaito.[6]

On 11 July 2024, Kheir El Dine signed for cross-city rivals Ansar on a three-year contract.[7]

International career

Futsal

Kheir El Dine has played for the Lebanon national futsal team since 2014, taking part in the AFC Futsal Asian Cup in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2024.[8] He also played for Lebanon in the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification play-off game against Vietnam.[9]

Football

Kheir El Dine was first called up to the Lebanon national football team in May 2024, ahead of two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Palestine and Bangladesh in June.[10] He made his debut on 4 September 2024, as a starter in the semi-final of the 2024 Merdeka Tournament, contributing to a 1–0 victory against Tajikistan.[11]

Personal life

Kheir El Dine got married in October 2022.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 March 2025[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Federation Cup AFC Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nejmeh 2022–23 Lebanese Premier League 14 0 1 0 — — — 15 0
2023–24 Lebanese Premier League 22 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 — 30 0
Total 36 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 45 0
Ansar 2024–25 Lebanese Premier League 9 0 0 0 — — 1[a] 0 10 0
Career total 45 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 55 0
  1. ^ Appearance in Lebanese Super Cup

International

As of match played 15 December 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2024 4 0
Total 4 0

Honours

Bank of Beirut (futsal)

Hurriya Saida (futsal)

  • Lebanese Futsal League: 2020–21

Nejmeh

References

  1. ^ a b c "Ahmad Kheir El Dine". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  2. ^ "AFC FUTSAL CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP INDONESIA 2018 TECHNICAL REPORT & STATISTICS". AFC. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019.
  3. ^ https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/284432/-%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%86%D8%A7--%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A2%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9
  4. ^ a b "خير الدين يلتحق بتمارين النجمة". كووورة (in Arabic). 18 August 2022. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  5. ^ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=375410498087881
  6. ^ @super1mag (17 August 2022). "علمت «سوبر1» أن لاعب منتخب لبنان لكرة الصالات، أحمد خير الدين، وافق على الانضمام إلى نادي النجمة، ليلعب ضمن صفوفه في الموسم المقبل" – via Instagram.
  7. ^ "الأنصار يتعاقد مع لاعب النجمة أحمد خير الدين". www.alahednews.com.lb (in Arabic). Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  8. ^ Ahmad Kheir El Dine – AFC competition record
  9. ^ "خير الدين يلتحق بالمنتخب في "خورفكان"". The LFA. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  10. ^ عودة عطايا وأيوب والحسيني واستدعاء خير الدين للمرة الأولى الى المنتخب [Ataya, Ayoub and El Housseini return, and Kheir El Dine is called up to the national team for the first time]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 23 May 2024. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  11. ^ a b "Ahmad Kheir El Dine". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  12. ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=3418229875077645
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_Kheir_El_Dine
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