Abbas Assi
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 Shabab Sahel.
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 | Shabab Sahel | ||
Youth career | |||
2012–2014 | Shabab Sahel | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014– | Shabab Sahel | 92 | (6) |
2022 | → Naft Maysan (loan) | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Lebanon U23 | 1 | (0) |
2014–2022 | Lebanon | 13 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:25, 18 April 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:19, 24 March 2022 (UTC) |
Club career
On 8 January 2022, Assi joined Iraqi Premier League side Naft Maysan on a six-month loan from Shabab 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]
International career
Assi made his international debut for Lebanon on 6 November 2014,[7] coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 friendly defeat to the United Arab Emirates.[8]
Style of play
Mainly used as a central midfielder, Assi has also been deployed as a right-back.[9][10]
Career statistics
Honours
Shabab Sahel
References
- "Abbas Assi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- "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.
- "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
- Abbas Assi at FA Lebanon
- Abbas Assi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Abbas Assi at Soccerway
- Abbas Assi at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)