Omar 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 (age 32)
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger, full-back
Youth career
Safa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2020 Safa 110 (9)
2020–2022 Nejmeh 24 (3)
2022–2024 Sagesse 2 (0)
International career
2012 Lebanon U22 5 (1)
2016 Lebanon 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:24, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

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

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 £L175 million.[2] He initially retired on 26 August 2021, aged 28,[3] but returned to Nejmeh's squad the following month.[4] In August 2022, El Kurdi joined Sagesse on a free transfer.[5]

Style of play

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

Honours

Safa

Nejmeh

References

  1. ^ a b "Omar El Kurdi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b Hijazi, Alloffs (27 September 2021). "عودة عمر الكردي للكتيبة النجماوية". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ^ "الكردي وكركي آخر صفقات الحكمة". كووورة. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.