Omar Ziad El Kurdi (Arabic: عُمَر زِيَاد الْكُرْدِيّ; born 19 October 1992) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a winger or full-back.
Club career
Coming through the youth system, El Kurdi began his senior career at Lebanese Premier League club Safa, playing 110 league games and scoring nine goals.[2] He helped his side win two league titles, one FA Cup, one Elite Cup, and one Super Cup.[2]
On 16 July 2020, El Kurdi joined Nejmeh for a fee of around £L175 million.[2] He initially retired on 26 August 2021, aged 28,[3] but returned to Nejmeh's squad the following month.[4] In August 2022, El Kurdi joined Sagesse on a free transfer.[5]
Style of play
El Kurdi mainly plays as a winger, but can also play as a full-back or midfielder.[4]
Honours
Safa
- Lebanese Premier League: 2012–13, 2015–16
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2012–13
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2012
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2013
Nejmeh
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2021–22; runner-up: 2020–21
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2021
- Lebanese Super Cup runner-up: 2021
References
- ^ a b "Omar El Kurdi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Mahfoud, Maroun (16 July 2020). "Official: Omar el Kurdi joins Nejmeh SC". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ "لاعب النجمة يعلن اعتزاله". كووورة. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ a b Hijazi, Alloffs (27 September 2021). "عودة عمر الكردي للكتيبة النجماوية". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "الكردي وكركي آخر صفقات الحكمة". كووورة. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
External links
- Omar El Kurdi at FA Lebanon
- Omar El Kurdi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Omar El Kurdi at Soccerway
- Omar El Kurdi at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)