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Lebanese footballer (born 1997)

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Issam and the family name is Fakhro.
Malek Fakhro
Personal information
Full name Malek Issam Fakhro
Date of birth (1997-12-14) 14 December 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Essen, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team MSV Duisburg
Number 9
Youth career
2004–2010 Rot-Weiss Essen
2010–2016 Schwarz-Weiß Essen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 120 (34)
2020–2021 SV Straelen 27 (9)
2021–2022 VfB Lübeck 28 (8)
2021–2022 VfB Lübeck II 1 (1)
2022–2024 1. FC Bocholt 61 (30)
2024– MSV Duisburg 18 (7)
International career
2024– Lebanon 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:35, 16 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:38, 15 December 2024 (UTC)

Malek Issam Fakhro (Arabic: مالك عصام فخرو; born 14 December 1997) is a footballer who plays as a striker for German club MSV Duisburg. Born in Germany, he plays for the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Fakhro started playing for the youth team of Rot-Weiss Essen aged six. Initially a defender, he moved up to the forward positions while playing for the under-12s. He joined Schwarz-Weiß Essen's youth setup in the under-14s, and was integrated into the senior team as an under-19 player.

Following an Oberliga (fifth tier) game between SW Essen and SV Straelen in May 2020, the president of the latter club was impressed by the performances of Fakhro, and decided to sign him shortly after. He left SW Essen with 34 goals and 21 assists in five seasons. Fakhro joined SV Straelen – who had been promoted to the Regionalliga (fourth tier) – in the 2020–21 season, scoring nine goals in 27 games.

After one season at VfB Lübeck in 2021–22, in which he scored nine goals in all competitions, Fakhro joined 1. FC Bocholt in summer 2022. He scored 30 goals in his two seasons at 1. FC, and finished as second-best top scorer of the 2023–24 season with 15 goals. On 4 June 2024, Fakhro moved to MSV Duisburg together with his 1. FC Bocholt head coach Dietmar Hirsch.

International career

Born and raised in Essen, Germany to Lebanese parents, Fakhro is eligible to represent both Germany and Lebanon internationally.

Fakhro was first called up to the Lebanon national team on 5 November 2024, for friendly games against Thailand and Myanmar. He made his debut on 14 November, playing as a starter in a 0–0 draw to Thailand. Against Myanmar on 19 November, Fakhro scored his first international goal, securing a 3–2 win for Lebanon.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schwarz-Weiß Essen 2015–16 Oberliga 15 2 — 15 2
2016–17 Oberliga 32 6 — 32 6
2017–18 Oberliga 22 5 — 22 5
2018–19 Oberliga 31 10 — 31 10
2019–20 Oberliga 20 11 — 20 11
Total 120 34 0 0 65 13
SV Straelen 2020–21 Regionalliga West 27 9 — 27 9
VfB Lübeck 2021–22 Regionalliga Nord 28 8 — 28 8
VfB Lübeck II 2021–22 Oberliga 1 1 — 1 1
1. FC Bocholt 2022–23 Regionalliga West 30 15 — 30 15
2023–24 Regionalliga West 31 15 — 31 15
Total 61 30 0 0 61 30
MSV Duisburg 2024–25 Regionalliga West 18 7 — 18 7
Career total 255 89 0 0 255 89

International

As of match played 15 December 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2024 4 1
Total 4 1
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fakhro goal.
List of international goals scored by Malek Fakhro
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 November 2024 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar  Myanmar 1–0 3–2 Friendly

See also

References

  1. ^ "Malek Fakhro". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ^ ""Ich glaube, dass wir auf einem guten Weg sind" | 1. FC Bocholt 1900 e. V." www.1fcbocholt.de. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  3. Himmelberg, Volker (6 May 2020). "Fußball-Oberliga: Trotz Corona-Zwangspause: SV Straelen plant für Regionalliga". RP ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ^ "#MSVereint | Goalgetter Malek Fakhro kommt: "Unbedingt zum MSV!"". MSV Duisburg (in German). 13 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ Malek Fakhro at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. Germany, RevierSport, Essen. "Regionalliga: Ehemaliger ETB-Spieler als Wunschlösung- sechster Neuer für den 1. FC Bocholt". RevierSport online (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Haidinger, Peter. "MSV Duisburg: Torjäger Malek Fakhro geht auf Länderspielreise". MSPW - Media Sportservice (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  8. منتخب لبنان يستعيد حضوره الدولي و٣ مغتربين جدد ينضمون اليه [Lebanon national team regains its international presence and three new expatriates join it] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  9. "Match Report of Thailand vs Lebanon". Global Sports Archive. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  10. "Match Report of Myanmar vs Lebanon". Global Sports Archive. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  11. Malek Fakhro at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  12. "Malek Fakhro". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 19 November 2024.

External links

MSV Duisburg – current squad


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