Hussein Ghassan Ezeddine (Arabic: حسين غسان عز الدين; born 17 October 2002) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a winger for Lebanese Premier League club Ahed and the Lebanon national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hussein Ghassan Ezeddine[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 October 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Bourj el-Barajneh, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ahed | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ahed | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Ahed | 39 | (10) |
| 2022–2024 | → Racing Beirut (loan) | 42 | (13) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Lebanon | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 November 2025 | |||
Club career
editComing through the youth system,[2] Ezeddine made his senior debut for Ahed on 23 April 2021, as an 82nd-minute substitute in his team's 2–0 win against Akhaa Ahli Aley; this was his only appearance in the 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League.[3] The following season, in 2021–22, Ezeddine played six games in all competitions.[1]
In July 2025, Ezeddine was loaned out to Racing Beirut ahead of the 2022–23 Lebanese Second Division.[4] He helped Racing win the Second Division and gain promotion to the Premier League,[5] scoring 11 goals throughout the season.[6] In the 2023–24 season, Ezeddine played 21 league games with Racing, scoring two goals in the process.[1] His first Lebanese Premier League goal came on 28 September 2023, in a 1–1 draw against Nejmeh.[7][8]
On 17 October 2025, the day of his 23rd birthday,[9] Ezeddine scored both of Ahed's goals in a 2–0 win over Mabarra in the league.[10]
International career
editEzeddine was included in the Lebanon national under-23 team ahead of the 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship,[11] without participating.[1]
received his first senior call-up to the Lebanon national team ahead of an unofficial[a] friendly against Qatar on 26 August.[12] He eventually made his official debut on 18 November 2025, providing an assist in Lebanon's 3–0 win against Brunei in the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[13]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 7 November 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | Lebanon Cup | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ahed | 2020–21 | Lebanese Premier League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Lebanese Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Lebanese Premier League | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | Lebanese Premier League | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 2024–25 | Lebanese Premier League | 26 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 7 | |||||
| 2025–26 | Lebanese Premier League | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 39 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | ||
| Racing Beirut | 2022–23 | Lebanese Second Division | 21 | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 22 | 11 | |||
| 2023–24 | Lebanese Premier League | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 2 | |||
| Total | 42 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 13 | ||
| Career total | 81 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 23 | ||
- ↑ The match was not considered an official international fixture, as it was played in two 35-minute halves (70 minutes in total).
- ↑ Includes Lebanese Elite Cup, Lebanese Federation Cup
International
editHonours
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Hussein Ezeddine". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2700480700249477
- ↑ "Al Akhaa Al Ahli SC Aley vs Al Ahed SC - April 23, 2021 - Lebanese First Division 2020/2021 - Soccer | Global Sports Archive". GSA Website. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ https://football-lebanon.com/post/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87%D8%AF-%7C-%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%B2-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D9%88%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%BA
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=676446781246056
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/LFCSPORTS1/posts/pfbid09aaEPr1EYXUwgG8ZQj4x4GztWDa5smXTMR8cejQ9M32nPDBHEwaoXVfi6Ks9QpuLl
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/CxvXHXhsuqp/
- ↑ https://www.mtv.com.lb/en/News/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%80%D9%80%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%80%D9%80%D8%A9/1390768/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%AC%D9%85%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%87%D8%AF-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%BA-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85
- ↑ Younes, Tarek (18 October 2025). "عز الدين إحتفل بعيد ميلاده بشكل مثالي". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ "الدوري اللبناني لكرة القدم: ثنائية عز الدين تقود العهد لتخطي المبرة". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ Abboud, Joseph Abi (10 June 2023). "الأولمبي اللبناني إلى بطولة غرب آسيا". Lebanese Forces Official Website. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ نجارين وقدّور جديد منتخب لبنان لوديّة قطر [Najjarine and Kaddour are new call-ups to the Lebanon national team for the friendly against Qatar] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
- ↑ انتصار رابع لمنتخب لبنان في تصفيات كأس آسيا [Lebanon's fourth victory in the Asian Cup qualifiers] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 18 November 2025. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
- ↑ "Hussein Ezeddine". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
External links
edit- Hussein Ezeddine at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hussein Ezeddine at Soccerway
- Hussein Ezeddine at Scorebar
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