Jihad Ayoub

Jihad Khaled Ayoub (Arabic: جهاد خالد أيوب; born 30 March 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Ansar and the Lebanon national team.

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Khaled and the family name is Ayoub.
Jihad Ayoub
Ayoub with Ansar in 2020
Personal information
Full name Jihad Khaled Ayoub[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995
Place of birth Porlamar, Venezuela[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ansar
Number 6
Youth career
Melita
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Ahed 1 (1)
2017–2018 → Shabab Sahel (loan)
2018–2019 Bekaa 20 (2)
2019– Ansar 18 (1)
National team‡
2021– Lebanon 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:41, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

Early career

Born in Venezuela, Ayoub played for various youth academies in Venezuela, Argentina and England, as well as the under-21 team of Maltese side Melita.[2][3]

Ayoub joined Lebanese Premier League side Ahed in January 2017,[4] helping them lift the league title in 2016–17.[5] He was sent on a one-year loan to Lebanese Second Division side Shabab Sahel for the 2018–19 season, where they finished in first place and were promoted to the Premier League.[6]

Bekaa

He moved to Bekaa on a free transfer in summer 2018.[7] On 24 February 2019, Ayoub assisted both of Bekaa's goals against Ansar in a 2–2 draw.[8] He finished the season with two goals in 20 games,[9] and was regarded as one of the club's best-performing players in the 2018–19 season.[7]

Ansar

Following a trial with the club,[10] Ayoub joined Ansar on a two-year contract in May 2019.[11] Having extended his contract in July 2020,[12] Ayoub announced his decision to end his contract in March 2021.[13] He returned to the club the same month,[14] and helped Ansar win the domestic double (league and Lebanese FA Cup) in 2020–21.[15] Ayoub renewed his contract in July 2021.[15]

International career
Ayoub training with the Lebanon national team in 2022

Ayoub made his international debut for Lebanon on 1 December 2021, as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Egypt in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[16]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 29 March 2022[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 202120
202220
Total 40

Honours

Ahed

Ansar

See also

References
  1. "Jihad Ayoub". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. "النجمة والأنصار والعهد أبرز المجتهدين". elmarada. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  3. "الموقع الرسمي لقناة الجديد, كرة القدم, جهاد ايوب لبناني فنزويلي الى العهد". 3 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  4. Lebanon, Football. "جهاد ايوب رسميا الى العهد". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. "العهد يحتفل بلقب الدوري اللبناني باكتساح الأنصار". جريدة الأنباء - أرشيف الموقع القديم (in Arabic). 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "الاخاء يقسو على الساحل.. والسلام يتخطى الإصلاح بصعوبة". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  7. "تقرير كووورة.. 5 مواهب واعدة تخطف الأنظار في ملاعب الأرز". كووورة. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  8. "كووورة يختار التشكيلة المثالية للجولة 16 من الدوري اللبناني". كووورة. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  9. Jihad Ayoub at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  10. "جهاد أيوب يلتحق بتدريبات الأنصار". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  11. "الأنصار يضم جهاد أيوب". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  12. "الأنصار اللبناني يجدد عقد جهاد أيوب". كووورة. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  13. Abou Diab, Rami (21 March 2021). "Chaos at Ansar". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "تسوية تعيد جهاد أيوب إلى الأنصار". كووورة. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  15. "رسميًا.. جهاد أيوب يجدد عقده مع الأنصار". كووورة. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  16. "Match Report of Egypt vs Lebanon - 2021-12-01 - FIFA Arab Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  17. "Jihad Ayoub". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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