Zein Farran

Zein Farran
Farran with Bourj in 2020
Personal information
Full name Zein Al Abdine Ghassan Farran[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Tyre, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Ahed
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Islah Borj Shmali 20 (6)
2020–2021 Bourj 14 (3)
2021– Ahed 25 (3)
2022–2023Shabab Sahel (loan) 18 (7)
International career
2021 Lebanon U23 5 (2)
2022– Lebanon 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023

Zein Al Abdine Ghassan Farran (Arabic: زين العابدين غسان فران; born 21 July 1999) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a winger for Lebanese Premier League club Ahed.

Club career

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Farran began his career at Islah Borj Shmali, signing on 2 August 2017.[3] On 15 August 2020, he joined Lebanese Premier League side Bourj.[4]

Farran moved to Ahed on 7 May 2021 on a free transfer,[5] and was loaned out to Shabab Sahel for one year on 28 June 2022.[6] By November, Farran had scored five goals and assisted four in the 2022–23 Lebanese Premier League.[7] He finished the season with seven goals and five assists,[1] and was noted as one of the best players of the season.[8]

On 18 August 2023, in a league game against Ahly Nabatieh, Farran suffered an ACL injury and was forced to sit out the rest of the 2023–24 season.[9]

International career

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Farran represented Lebanon internationally at under-23 level.[1] He made his senior 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.[10]

Style of play

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Farran was noted as one of Lebanon's top prospects in his youth.[11]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 1 July 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2022 2 0
2023 8 0
Total 10 0

Honours

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Ahed

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Zein Farran". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  2. ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Lebanon" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ^ "الإصلاح برج شمالي يتعاقد مع الشاب زين فران". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  4. ^ Baradhi, Maria (15 August 2020). "Bourj FC brings in young talent". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  5. ^ "بالصور.. صفقات العهد توقع بمقر الاتحاد اللبناني". كووورة. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  6. ^ "بالصور.. شباب الساحل يستعير ثنائي العهد". كووورة. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. ^ "بالأرقام.. الحاج مالك وفران الأبرز في الدوري". كووورة. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  8. ^ https://m.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=1233270&o=n3157111
  9. ^ https://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=1262507
  10. ^ 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. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  11. ^ "تقرير كووورة: مواهب لبنانية تألقت في ذهاب الدوري". كووورة. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  12. ^ "Zein Farran". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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