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Lebanese footballer (born 1995)

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ali and the family name is Zein.

Hussein Zein
Personal information
Zein for Ahed in 2021
Full name	Hussein Ali Zein
Date of birth	(1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Sidon, Lebanon
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Safa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2024	Ahed	181	(13)
2024–	Safa	0	(0)
International career
2013	Lebanon U19	1	(0)
2015–2017	Lebanon U23	6	(0)
2016–	Lebanon	40	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:46, 2 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024

Hussein Ali Zein (Arabic: حسين علي زين, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ħ(u)seːn zeːn]; born 27 January 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a right-back for Lebanese Premier League club Safa and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

On 2 August 2024, Zein moved to Safa.

Zein played for the national under-19 team between 2013 and 2014. He also represented the under-23 team between 2015 and 2017, playing six times.

Zein made his debut for the senior team on 5 February 2016, in a 2–0 defeat against Bahrain in a friendly game. He also participated at the 2019 WAFF Championship in Iraq. In December 2023, Zein was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

As of match played 15 December 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Lebanon	2016	1
	2017	0
	2018	0
	2019	3
	2020	1
	2021	7
	2022	5
	2023	12
	2024	11
Total		40

Ahed

Individual

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"LIGA INDONESIA". 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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"رجال الأرز اصطادوا نسور قاسيون في كربلاء!". An-Nahar. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
"منتخب لبنان يعلن تشكيلته إلى كأس آسيا" [The Lebanon national team announces its squad for the Asian Cup] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
"Hussein Zein". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
مهرجان كرة المنار الـ19. An-Nahar (in Arabic). 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!. aliwaa.com (in Arabic). 1 May 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
مهرجان كرة المنار الـ 23: حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان. Al-Manar (in Arabic). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

v t e Lebanon squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup
1 Khalil 2 El Hindi 3 Sabra 4 Mansour 5 Nassar 6 Zein 7 Maatouk (c) 8 Saad 9 El-Helwe 10 Haidar 11 Chaaban 12 Melki 13 Khamis 14 Dhaini 15 Ayoub 16 Shour 17 Al Haj 18 El Zein 19 Kuri 20 Tneich 21 Matar 22 Jradi 23 Sabeh 24 Bitar 25 Srour 26 Chaitou Coach: Radulović

Awards

v t e 2014–15 Lebanese Premier League Team of the Year
GK: Hammoud CB: Taleb CB: Khamis RB: Korhani LB: Zein DM: Faour CM: Atwi RW: Takaji LW: Sy CF: Helegbe CF: Msakni

v t e 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League Team of the Year
GK: Khalil CB: Mansour CB: Atwi RB: Zein LB: Zein Tahan CM: Faour CM: Yakubu AM: Haidar RW: Zreik LW: Maatouk CF: Tall

v t e 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League Team of the Year
GK: Khalil CB: Khamis CB: El Zein RB: Zein LB: Dakik DM: Haidar CM: Monzer CM: Atwi RW: Louati LW: Maatouk CF: Tall

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