In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ziad and the family name is El Kurdi.
.jpg) El Kurdi with Nejmeh in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Ziad El Kurdi | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Safa | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2020 | Safa | 110 | (9) |
| 2020–2022 | Nejmeh | 24 | (3) |
| 2022–2024 | 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.
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. He helped his side win two league titles, one FA Cup, one Elite Cup, and one Super Cup.
On 16 July 2020, El Kurdi joined Nejmeh for a fee of around £L175 million. He initially retired on 26 August 2021, aged 28, but returned to Nejmeh's squad the following month. In August 2022, El Kurdi joined Sagesse on a free transfer.
Style of play
El Kurdi mainly plays as a winger, but can also play as a full-back or midfielder.
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
- ^ "Omar El Kurdi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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)
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Beirut
- Lebanese men's footballers
- 21st-century Lebanese sportsmen
- 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