Alaa Mezher

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Alaa Mezher
Personal information
Full name Alaa Mohamad Kheir Mezher[1]
Date of birth (1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Al-Shaab
Sharjah
2009–2012 Juventus
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Chabab Ghazieh 6 (1)
2015–2016 Salam Zgharta
2016–2017 Safa
2017 BTU United
2017–2018 Shabab Arabi 16 (1)
2018–2019 Dibba Al Fujairah 2 (0)
2019 Hatta 3 (0)
2020–2021 Al Hamriyah 3 (0)
2021–2022 Nejmeh 11 (0)
2022–2023 Gulf FC 25 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Alaa Mohamad Kheir Mezher (Arabic: علاء محمد خير مزهر; born 12 December 1992) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a winger.

Career[edit]

Youth career[edit]

Born in the United Arab Emirates,[2] Mezher began his youth career at Al-Shaab and Sharjah, before joining the youth sector of Italian club Juventus in 2009.[3][4]

Lebanon[edit]

Mezher moved to Lebanon in 2012,[3] playing for Chabab Ghazieh in the 2012–13 Lebanese Premier League.[5] He scored a goal against Safa, in a 5–1 defeat.[6]

Mezher then played for Salam Zgharta in the 2015–16 season,[7] and moved to Safa ahead of the 2016–17 season.[8] He came on as a substitute in Safa's 2–0 defeat to Nejmeh in the Lebanese Super Cup.[9]

BTU United and Shabab Arabi[edit]

In January 2017, Mezher moved to BTU United in the Thai League 4 on a one-year contract.[3][10] He moved back to the Lebanese Premier League in summer 2017,[11] playing for newly-promoted side Shabab Arabi in the 2017–18 season.[12]

United Arab Emirates[edit]

In summer 2018, Mezher joined Dibba Al Fujairah in the UAE Pro League.[13][14] He played seven games in all competitions – two in the league.[15]

Mezher then moved to the UAE Division One, playing for Hatta in the second half of the 2018–19 season, and Al Hamriya in the 2020–21 season.[15] On 19 January 2021, Al Hamriyah terminated Mezher's contract on mutual consent.[16]

Nejmeh[edit]

On 7 August 2021, Mezher returned to Lebanon, signing for Nejmeh ahead of the 2021–22 season.[17] He left the club in June 2022, following the end of his contract.[18]

Return to the UAE[edit]

In July 2022, Mezher moved back to the UAE, joining Gulf FC in the UAE First Division.[19]

Personal life[edit]

Mezher is a Lebanese citizen born in the United Arab Emirates who holds Emirati residence.[20]

Honours[edit]

Safa

Nejmeh

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Alaa Mohamad Kheir Mezher". United Arab Emirates Football Association. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  2. ^ "علاء مزهر إلى الدوري الإماراتي". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "اللبناني علاء مزهر ينتقل رسميا إلى الدوري التايلاندي". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Abu Dhabi 17-year-old picked to train with Juventus". The National. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  5. ^ Alaa Mezher at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  6. ^ "الصفاء في الصدارة مؤقتا بعد فوزه على الغازية". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  7. ^ "مباريات الأسبوع الـ 15 من الدوري". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  8. ^ "الصورة النهائيّة للفرق اللبنانيّة". elmarada. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  9. ^ "خاص: اداء مميز للنجمة كسر اصرار الصفاء في السوبر اللبناني‎". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  10. ^ FA Lebanon [@falebanon] (16 January 2017). "BTU United, Thai League 4 club, signs Alaa Mezher" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ^ "محمد حمود من النجمة الى الشباب العربي". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  12. ^ "صراع الهبوط يستمر بين النبي شيت والشباب العربي". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  13. ^ "أندية تستقطب مواهب واعدة للمنافسة على لقب دوري المحترفين". صحيفة الرؤية (in Arabic). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  14. ^ "خاص: علاء مزهر: أعمل على تطوير قدراتي في الإمارات ولا افكر بالعودة إلى لبنان". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Alaa Mezher". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  16. ^ فضل, الفجيرة-محمد. "أندية الهواة تشعل أجواء الميركاتو الشتوي". www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  17. ^ "النجمة يضم علاء مزهر". كووورة. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
  18. ^ "مزهر يوجه رسالة وداع للنجمة". كووورة. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  19. ^ "لاعب النجمة اللبناني يحط رحاله في الإمارات". كووورة. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  20. ^ "خاص «سوبر1» دبا الفجيرة الإماراتي يتعاقد مع اللبناني علاء مزهر". Super1. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

External links[edit]

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