Bilal El Najjarine
.jpg) El Najjarine with Lebanon in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bilal Mohamad Saada Cheikh El Najjarine[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Tripoli, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2011 | Nejmeh | ||
| 2011 | Bankstown City Lions | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Nejmeh | 17 | (6) |
| 2012–2013 | Churchill Brothers | 15 | (1) |
| 2013 | Dibba Al-Fujairah | 11 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Al Dhafra | 46 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Dibba Al-Fujairah | 17 | (0) |
| 2016 | Nejmeh | 2 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2015 | Lebanon | 48 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Bilal Mohamad Saada Cheikh El Najjarine (Arabic: بلال محمد سعدى شيخ النجارين; born 8 February 1981), or simply Bilal El Najjarine, is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
At club level he most notably played for Nejmeh, also playing in India and the United Arab Emirates. He represented Lebanon internationally between 2004 and 2015.
Club career
[edit]El Najjarine joined Nejmeh on 18 August 2003.[3] After eight years, he moved to NSW Premier League side Bankstown City Lions in June 2011, making his debut on 19 June in a 1–0 win over Rockdale City Suns.[4] He played three league games in total.[5][6]
In 2012, El Najjarine moved to Indian I-League side Churchill Brothers on a one-year contract.[7][8] He made his debut on 6 October 2012, in their 2–0 defeat to Dempo. He appeared in fifteen league matches and scored a goal during the 2012–13 I-League season, as the club clinched its second league title under the guidance of manager Mariano Dias.[9][10][11]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each El Najjarine goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 September 2013 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Qatar | 0–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | [12] |
Honours
[edit]Nejmeh
- Lebanese Premier League: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2015–16; runner-up: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2016
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2002, 2004, 2009, 2016
- AFC Cup runner-up: 2005
Churchill Brothers
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League Best Player: 2011–12[13]
- Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2008–09,[14] 2009–10,[15] 2011–12[16]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bilal El Najjarine". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "بلال محمد سعدي شيخ النجارين". uaemadar.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "First Team List 2006/2007". Nejmeh SC. 6 January 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Bankstown City grab bragging rights with defeat of Rockdale City". Football NSW. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Ten man Bonnyrigg deny Bankstown win". Football NSW. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Bankstown scrapes past Wolves in seven-goal thriller". Football NSW. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Mariano Dias appointed head coach for Churchill Brothers". dnaindia.com. Daily News & Analysis India. 13 July 2012. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
- ^ Srivastava, Ayush (24 January 2013). "Lebanese defender Bilal Najjarin leaves Churchill Brothers". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
- ^ "I-league title for second time". The Times of India. May 2013. Archived from the original (Webpage) on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "I-League 2012–13". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ^ Noronha, Anselm (21 September 2013). "Churchill Brothers SC 0-1 Salgaocar FC: Defending champions suffer early blow". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Qatar vs. Lebanon (1:1)". www.national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
- ^ "...مهرجان كرة المنار يختار نجارين". www.sport.almanar.com.lb. Retrieved 13 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ مهرجان المنار... والكأس بين العهد والساحل. al-akhbar (in Arabic). 13 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في مهرجان المنار. al-akhbar (in Arabic). 22 May 2010. Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ بلال نجارين أفضل لاعب في مهرجان "كرة المنار". malaeeb.com (in Arabic). 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 11 February 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
External links
[edit]
- Bilal El Najjarine at FA Lebanon
- Bilal El Najjarine at RSSSF
- Bilal El Najjarine at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bilal El Najjarine at Global Sports Archive
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