Abbas Assi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abbas Ibrahim Assi[1] | ||
Date of birth | 9 July 1995 | ||
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 | Safa | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2014 | Shabab Sahel | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2024 | Shabab Sahel | 97 | (6) |
2022 | → Naft Maysan (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2024– | Safa | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Lebanon U23 | 1 | (0) |
2014–2022 | Lebanon | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 |
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 Safa.
Club career
[edit]On 8 January 2022, Assi joined Iraqi Premier League side Naft Maysan on a six-month loan from the Shabab Al 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]
In May 2024, after 10 years at Sahel, Assi moved to the Safa Sporting Club (Safa SC) on a free transfer.[7]
International career
[edit]Assi made his international debut for Lebanon on 6 November 2014,[8] coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 friendly defeat to the United Arab Emirates.[9]
Style of play
[edit]Mainly used as a central midfielder, Assi has also been deployed as a right-back.[10][11]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 24 March 2022[2]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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 |
Early History
[edit]Assi was born on July 9 1995, in Qaaqaaiyet Es Snaoubar, a small village in Lebanon with a population of around 3000 inhabitants.
Honours
[edit]Shabab Sahel
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Abbas Assi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Abbas Assi". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "شباب الساحل يعلن انتقال نجميه للدوري العراقي". كووورة. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ FA Lebanon [@falebanon] (9 February 2022). "شارك حسن مهنا أساسيًا بينما دخل عباس عاصي بين الشوطين" – via Instagram.
- ^ "رسميا.. انتهاء موسم نجم نفط ميسان". كووورة. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ^ "عاصي يخضع لعملية جراحية ثانية". كووورة. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Younes, Tarek (30 May 2024). "إنتقال مجاني". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ^ "Abbas Assi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon (3:2)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "عباس عاصي: ظهير عصري وبطل موسم شباب الساحل". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
External links
[edit]- Abbas Assi at FA Lebanon
- Abbas Assi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Abbas Assi at Soccerway
- Abbas Assi at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)