Omar El Kurdi
.jpg) El Kurdi with Nejmeh in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Ziad El Kurdi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 October 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, full-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sagesse | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Safa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2020 | Safa | 110 | (9) |
| 2020–2022 | Nejmeh | 24 | (3) |
| 2022– | Sagesse | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Lebanon U22 | 5 | (1) |
| 2016 | Lebanon | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:24, 7 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Omar Ziad El Kurdi (Arabic: عمر زياد الكردي; born 19 October 1992) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a winger or full-back for Lebanese Premier League club Sagesse.
Club career[edit]
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[edit]
El Kurdi mainly plays as a winger, but can also play as a full-back or midfielder.[4]
Honours[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ 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[edit]
- Omar El Kurdi at FA Lebanon
- Omar El Kurdi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Omar El Kurdi at Soccerway
- Omar El Kurdi at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Beirut
- Lebanese men's footballers
- Men's association football wingers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Safa SC players
- Nejmeh SC players
- Sagesse SC (football) players
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Lebanon men's youth international footballers
- Lebanon men's international footballers
- Lebanese football biography stubs