Abbas Assi

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In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ibrahim and the family name is Assi.
Abbas Assi
Assi with Shabab Sahel in 2021
Personal information
Full name Abbas Ibrahim Assi[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder, right-back
Team information
Current team
 Shabab Sahel
Youth career
2012–2014 Shabab Sahel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Shabab Sahel 92 (6)
2022 → Naft Maysan (loan) 4 (0)
International career‡
2017 Lebanon U23 1 (0)
2014–2022 Lebanon 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:25, 18 April 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:19, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Abbas Ibrahim Assi (Arabic: عباس ابراهيم عاصي; born 9 July 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder or right-back for Lebanese Premier League club Shabab Sahel.

Club career[edit]

On 8 January 2022, Assi joined Iraqi Premier League side Naft Maysan on a six-month loan from Shabab Sahel.[3] He made his debut on 8 February, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw against Al-Naft.[4] Assi suffered a severe injury to his right foot in May that ended his season prematurely, forcing him to return to Lebanon to undergo surgery.[5] As the initial surgery was not successful, he underwent a second – successful – surgery in October which extended his return a further three months.[6]

International career[edit]

Assi made his international debut for Lebanon on 6 November 2014,[7] coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 friendly defeat to the United Arab Emirates.[8]

Style of play[edit]

Mainly used as a central midfielder, Assi has also been deployed as a right-back.[9][10]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of match played 24 March 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2019 0 0
2020 0 0
2021 9 0
2022 3 0
Total 13 0

Honours[edit]

Shabab Sahel

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Abbas Assi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Abbas Assi". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. ^ "شباب الساحل يعلن انتقال نجميه للدوري العراقي". كووورة. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. ^ FA Lebanon [@falebanon] (9 February 2022). "شارك حسن مهنا أساسيًا بينما دخل عباس عاصي بين الشوطين" – via Instagram.
  5. ^ "رسميا.. انتهاء موسم نجم نفط ميسان". كووورة. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. ^ "عاصي يخضع لعملية جراحية ثانية". كووورة. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Abbas Assi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon (3:2)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  9. ^ Afiouni, Nadim (12 November 2020). "The National Team is back! Here are 5 things to look out for". Lebanese Football Review. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
  10. ^ "عباس عاصي: ظهير عصري وبطل موسم شباب الساحل". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

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