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Abbas Assi

Abbas Ibrahim Assi is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder or right-back for Lebanese Premier League club Safa.

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Abbas Assi
Assi with Shabab Sahel in 2021
Personal information
Full name Abbas Ibrahim Assi1
Date of birth (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995
Place of birth Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar, Lebanon1
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)2
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Safa
Number 20
Youth career
2012–2014 Shabab Sahel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2024 Shabab Sahel 97 (6)
2022 → Naft Maysan (loan) 4 (0)
2024– Safa 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Lebanon U23 1 (0)
2014–2022 Lebanon 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 March 2024

Abbas Ibrahim Assi (Arabic: عباس ابراهيم عاصي; born 9 July 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder or right-back for Lebanese Premier League club Safa.

Club career

On 8 January 2022, Assi joined Iraqi Premier League side Naft Maysan on a six-month loan from Shabab Sahel.3 He made his debut on 8 February, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw against Al-Naft.4 Assi suffered a severe injury to his right foot in May that ended his season prematurely, forcing him to return to Lebanon to undergo surgery.5 As the initial surgery was not successful, he underwent a second – successful – surgery in October which extended his return a further three months.6

In May 2024, after 10 years at Sahel, Assi moved to Safa on a free transfer.7

International career

Assi made his international debut for Lebanon on 6 November 2014,8 coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 friendly defeat to the United Arab Emirates.9

Style of play

Mainly used as a central midfielder, Assi has also been deployed as a right-back.1011

Career statistics

International

As of match played 24 March 20222
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2019 0 0
2020 0 0
2021 9 0
2022 3 0
Total 13 0

Honours

Shabab Sahel

References

References

  1. "Abbas Assi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "Abbas Assi". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  3. "شباب الساحل يعلن انتقال نجميه للدوري العراقي". كووورة. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  4. FA Lebanon [@falebanon]; (9 February 2022). "شارك حسن مهنا أساسيًا بينما دخل عباس عاصي بين الشوطين" – via Instagram.
  5. "رسميا.. انتهاء موسم نجم نفط ميسان". كووورة. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
  6. "عاصي يخضع لعملية جراحية ثانية". كووورة. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. Younes, Tarek (30 May 2024). "إنتقال مجاني". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  8. "Abbas Assi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  9. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon (3:2)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  10. 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.
  11. "عباس عاصي: ظهير عصري وبطل موسم شباب الساحل". lebanonfg.com. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
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