Omar El Kurdi

Omar Ziad El Kurdi (Arabic: عمر زياد الكردي; born 19 October 1992) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a winger or full-back for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh.

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ziad and the family name is El Kurdi.
Omar El Kurdi
El Kurdi with Nejmeh in 2020
Personal information
Full name Omar Ziad El Kurdi[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger, full-back
Club information
Current team
 Nejmeh
Number 35
Youth career
Safa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2020 Safa 110 (9)
2020– Nejmeh 11 (2)
National team
2012 Lebanon U22 5 (1)
2016 Lebanon 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Coming through the youth system, El Kurdi began his senior career at Lebanese Premier League club Safa, playing 110 league games and scoring nine goals.[2] He helped his side win two league titles, one FA Cup, one Elite Cup, and one Super Cup.[2]

On 16 July 2020, El Kurdi joined Nejmeh for a fee of around LL175 million.[2] He initially retired on 26 August 2021, aged 28,[3] but returned to Nejmeh's squad the following month.[4]

Style of play

El Kurdi mainly plays as a winger, but can also play as a full-back or midfielder.[4]

Honours

Safa

Nejmeh

  • Lebanese Elite Cup: 2021
  • Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2020–21
  • Lebanese Super Cup runner-up: 2021

References
  1. "Omar El Kurdi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. Mahfoud, Maroun (16 July 2020). "Official: Omar el Kurdi joins Nejmeh SC". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. "لاعب النجمة يعلن اعتزاله". كووورة. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. Hijazi, Alloffs (27 September 2021). "عودة عمر الكردي للكتيبة النجماوية". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 March 2022.


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