![]() Fayad with
Lebanon U19 in 2009 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ali Abed El Hasan Fayad | ||
Date of birth | 22 March 1991 | ||
Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | Ahed | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2009–2011 | Ahed | ||
2011 | → Mabarra (loan) | ||
2011–2015 | Racing Beirut | 35 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Chabab Ghazieh | 16 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Sagesse | ||
2017 | Shabab Arabi | ||
International career | |||
2009 | Lebanon U19 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ali Abed El Hasan Fayad ( Arabic: علي عبد الحسن فياض; born 22 March 1991) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the founder and president of "Peña Madridista Beirut", a Lebanese fan club of Real Madrid. [1]
Coming through the youth system, Fayad began his career with Ahed in 2009. [2] In his two years at Ahed, he won two Lebanese Premier League titles, one Lebanese FA Cup and one Lebanese Super Cup. [2] Fayad then joined Lebanese Premier League side Mabarra on loan ahead of the 2011–12 season. [3] He moved to Racing Beirut in 2011, [4] [5] scoring his first goal in January 2014 against Tadamon Sour. [6]
In September 2015, Fayad left Racing. [7] He joined Chabab Ghazieh in October 2015 on a one-year contract, [8] scoring on his first touch his debut against Salam Zgharta on 17 October 2015. [9] Fayad also played for Sagesse in the 2016–17 Lebanese Second Division, [10] and for Shabab Arabi, with whom he retired in 2017 due to injury-related problems. [2]
Fayad represented Lebanon internationally at under-19 level in 2009. [11] [12]
In 2017, Fayad founded "Peña Madridista Beirut", a club for Real Madrid fans in Lebanon. [13] He had an important role in organising the legends of Real Madrid and Barcelona " El Clásico" friendly match in Lebanon the same year. [14] [15] The fan club was officially affiliated to Real Madrid in December 2020. [16]
Fayad was the main editor of Yusif, a 2021 feature narrative film directed by his brother Kazim. [17] [18] The film won the Special Jury Award at the Asian World Film Festival, [19] and was the best first cinematic work at the Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival. [20] [21]
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