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 Iraqi club Naft Maysan, on loan from Lebanese Premier League club Shabab Sahel, and the Lebanon national team.[3]

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ibrahim and the family name is Assi.
Abbas Assi
Assi with Shabab Sahel in 2021
Personal information
Full name Abbas Ibrahim Assi[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-09) 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
Club information
Current team
 Naft Maysan (on loan from 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)
National team‡
2017 Lebanon U23 1 (0)
2014– Lebanon 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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.[4] He made his debut on 8 February, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw against Al-Naft.[5]

International career

Assi made his international debut for Lebanon on 6 November 2014,[6] coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 friendly defeat to the United Arab Emirates.[7]

Style of play

Traditionally a central midfielder, Assi has also been deployed as a right-back.[8][9]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 24 March 2022[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 201410
201500
201600
201700
201800
201900
202000
202190
202230
Total 130

Honours

Shabab Sahel

References
  1. "Abbas Assi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "Abbas Assi". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. Abbas Assi at Soccerway. Retrieved 2020-11-08.
  4. "شباب الساحل يعلن انتقال نجميه للدوري العراقي". كووورة. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. FA Lebanon [@falebanon] (9 February 2022). "شارك حسن مهنا أساسيًا بينما دخل عباس عاصي بين الشوطين" – via Instagram.
  6. "Abbas Assi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon (3:2)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  8. 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.
  9. "عباس عاصي: ظهير عصري وبطل موسم شباب الساحل". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.


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