Hassan Kourani
.jpg) Kourani with Nejmeh in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hassan Mohamad Kourani[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Yater, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nejmeh | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shabab Sahel | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2020 | Shabab Sahel | 90 | (8) |
| 2017–2018 | → Tripoli (loan) | 18 | (2) |
| 2020– | Nejmeh | 50 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Lebanon U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Lebanon U23 | 4 | (2) |
| 2022– | Lebanon | 9 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 12 June 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023 | |||
Hassan Mohamad Kourani (Arabic: حسن محمد كوراني; born 22 January 1995) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team.
Club career
[edit]Kourani made his debut for Shabab Sahel under coach Jamal Taha in the 2013–14 Lebanese Premier League season. With six games in the league,[2] Kourani was awarded the Lebanese Young Player of the Year award.[3] On 18 August 2017, Tripoli announced the signing of Kourani on a one-year loan.[4] In May 2020, Kourani's contract with Shabab Sahel expired.[5]
On 15 July 2020, Kourani joined Nejmeh on a two-year contract.[6] In May 2022, he renewed his expiring contract a further three years.[7]
International career
[edit]Kourani made his debut for the Lebanon national team on 19 November 2022, as a substitute in a 2–0 friendly defeat to Kuwait in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[8] He scored his first goal on 9 June 2023, in a 3–1 win against Vanuatu in the 2023 Intercontinental Cup.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of match played 10 September 2023[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 1 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kourani goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 June 2023 | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India |  Vanuatu | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2023 Intercontinental Cup |
Honours
[edit]Shabab Sahel
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2019
- Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2014, 2015
Nejmeh
- Lebanese Premier League: 2023–24
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2021
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2023
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Hassan Kourani". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ Hassan Kourani at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ a b "نتائج مهرجان كرة المنار الـ18". An-Nahar. 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ "حسن كوراني إلى طرابلس". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Mahfoud, Maroun (25 June 2020). "Hassan Kourani: Sahel is my home, but I want the best for my career". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Mahfoud, Maroun (15 July 2020). "Official: Hassan Kourani joins Nejmeh SC". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "كوراني يجدد عقده مع النجمة". كووورة. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ لبنان خسر وديًّا امام الكويت، ومعتوق خاض مباراته رقم 100 مع المنتخب [Lebanon lost a friendly against Kuwait, and Maatouk played his 100th match with the national team]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 19 November 2022. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ لبنان يغلب فانواتو في افتتاح مبارياته ضمن كأس القارات الوديّة [Lebanon beats Vanuatu in the opening match of the friendly Intercontinental Cup]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
- ^ "Hassan Kourani". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
External links
[edit]
- Hassan Kourani at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hassan Kourani at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
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