Adnan Haidar

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Mahmoud and the family name is Haidar.
Adnan Haidar
Haidar with Ansar in 2019
Personal information
Full name Adnan Mahmoud Haidar[1]
Date of birth (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Drammen, Norway[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Klemetsrud [no] (player-assistant coach)
Youth career
–2001 Klemetsrud [no]
2001–2008 Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Vålerenga 2 4 (0)
2008–2011 Vålerenga 18 (0)
2009 → Skeid (loan) 9 (0)
2012–2013 Stabæk 2 7 (2)
2012–2013 Stabæk 43 (0)
2014 Bryne 2 7 (2)
2014 Bryne 19 (0)
2015 HamKam 17 (1)
2016 Moss 2 1 (0)
2016 Moss 22 (1)
2016–2017 Klemetsrud [no] (futsal) 9 (9)
2017 KFUM 2 2 (2)
2017 KFUM 14 (3)
2017–2020 Ansar 42 (1)
2021 Holmlia 11 (3)
2022– Klemetsrud [no] 9 (4)
International career
2005 Norway U16 9 (0)
2008 Norway U19 7 (0)
2012–2019 Lebanon 37 (1)
Managerial career
2022– Klemetsrud [no] (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:48, 24 January 2022 (UTC)

Adnan Mahmoud Haidar (Arabic: عدنان محمود حيدر, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ʕadˈneːn maħˈmuːd ˈħajdar]; born 3 August 1989) is a professional football player and coach. A midfielder, he is a player-assistant coach for Norwegian club Klemetsrud [no].

Born and raised in Norway, Haidar represented them at youth level internationally before switching allegiance for Lebanon at senior level. He represented Lebanon at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Early life

Haidar was born in Drammen, Norway and grew up in the capital Oslo,[3] where he lived in the Klemetsrud [no] neighborhood.[4]

Club career

Vålerenga

2008 season

Haidar played for Klemetsrud [no]'s youth sector until he joined Vålerenga's youth department in 2001.[5] He signed a professional contract with the club in 2008,[citation needed] making his debut against Lyn on 15 September as a substitute.[citation needed] In total, Haidar made three appearances for Vålerenga in all competitions in the 2008 season, also winning the Norwegian Cup in his first season as a professional.[6]

2009: Loan to Skeid

In 2009, he was loaned out to Skeid for the entire season, where he made 11 appearances in the First Division.[7]

2010 season

He returned to Vålerenga for the 2010 season and scored his first and second ever senior goals for Vålerenga in his first game since returning from loan against Oppsal in the Norwegian Cup of 2010.[citation needed] He then played his first Tippeligaen game of the season against Start in an 8–1 win.[citation needed] He finished the season with six appearances and scoring two goals in all competitions.[citation needed]

2011 season

In the 2011 season, he played ten games in the Tippeligaen, one game in the Norwegian Cup and one game in the UEFA Europa League before getting injured late into the season.[citation needed] It was later confirmed that Haidar had been ruled out for the rest of the season.[citation needed]

At the end of the season he was released by Vålerenga and became free agent, but before being released he was offered a new contract at Vålerenga but chose to reject the offer because he wanted more first team football.[8][9] In total he made 21 appearances and scored two goals over three seasons for Vålerenga.[citation needed]

He later went to Burnley on trial, but returned without a contract. He rejected a new trial proposal at Burnley two weeks later.[10]

Stabæk

In January 2012, Haidar signed for Stabæk as a free agent, and was given the shirt number 10.[11] He made his debut for Stabæk on the first day of the new season, on 25 March 2012 in a 0–0 draw against Aalesund.[citation needed]

Haidar stayed with Stabæk after the team was relegated to the First Division, and was a part of the team that won promotion to the Tippeligaen after only one season at the second tier.[citation needed] After the promotion was secured, Haidar was released from his contract and free to find himself a new club.[12]

Return to Norway

In summer 2021, Haidar joined Holmlia in the 4. divisjon.[13] On 22 February 2022, he joined Klemetsrud [no] as a player-assistant coach.[14]

International career

Haidar (left) with Lebanon against North Korea in 2019

Norway

Haidar has represented Norway at youth international level: he played nine matches for the under-16s in 2005 and as seven matches for the under-19 in 2008.[15]

Lebanon

In October 2012, Haidar was called up to represent Lebanon,[3] and made his debut for Lebanon in the friendly match against Yemen on 16 October.[citation needed] Haidar scored his first goal for Lebanon in the 2012 WAFF Championship match against Oman on 8 December 2012 when his team won 1–0.[16]

In December 2018, Haidar was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad;[2] he played against North Korea in a 4–1 win, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute.[17]

Style of play

An all-round midfielder, Haidar is not only a physical presence on the pitch but also has good ball control.[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 June 2022[15][19]
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vålerenga 2 2010 Norwegian Second Division 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
Vålerenga 2008 Tippeligaen 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2010 Tippeligaen 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2011 Tippeligaen 10 0 0 0 1[b] 0 — 11 0
Total 18 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
Skeid (loan) 2009 Norwegian First Division 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Stabæk 2 2012 Norwegian Second Division 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2013 Norwegian Third Division 4 2 0 0 — — 4 2
Total 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
Stabæk 2012 Tippeligaen 24 0 3 0 2[b] 0 — 29 0
2013 Norwegian First Division 19 0 1 0 — — 20 0
Total 43 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 49 0
Bryne 2 2014 Norwegian Third Division 7 2 0 0 — — 7 2
Bryne 2014 Norwegian First Division 19 0 1 0 — — 20 0
HamKam 2015 Norwegian Second Division 17 1 2 0 — — 19 1
Moss 2 2016 Norwegian Fourth Division 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
Moss 2016 Norwegian Second Division 22 1 2 0 — — 24 1
KFUM 2 2017 Norwegian Fourth Division 2 2 0 0 — — 2 2
KFUM 2017 Norwegian Second Division 14 3 2 0 — — 16 3
Ansar 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League 18 0 3[c] 0 — 21 0
2018–19 Lebanese Premier League 21 1 — — 21 1
2019–20 Lebanese Premier League 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
Total 42 1 3 0 0 0 45 1
Holmlia 2021 Norwegian Fourth Division 11 3 0 0 — 2[d] 0 13 3
Klemetsrud [no] 2022 Norwegian Sixth Division 9 4 0 0 — 1[d] 0 10 4
Career total 227 19 11 0 6 0 3 0 245 19
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Football Cup and Lebanese FA Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League qualifying round
  3. ^ Appearances in AFC Cup
  4. ^ a b Appearances in the OBOS Cup (Oslomesterskapet)

International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Haidar goal.
List of international goals scored by Adnan Haidar
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 8 December 2012 Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait  Oman 0–1 0–1 2012 WAFF Championship

Honours

Vålerenga

Ansar

Individual

See also

References

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  2. ^ a b "AC2019 Final Squads". Asian Football Confederation. p. 19. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b Farshchian, Aslan W. A. (13 October 2012). "Stabæk-Haidar på Libanons landslag" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  4. ^ Bouzakraft, Rachid (18 September 2009). "Populært VIF-besøk på Mortensrud" (in Norwegian). Nordstrands Blad. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  5. ^ Larsen, Morten Wiik; Håby, Mads (2 December 2011). "Haidar sa nei til Vålerenga, kan ende i utlandet" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  6. ^ Marius Vik (25 March 2009). "VIF-talent signed for Skeid" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 25 March 2009.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Adnan Haidar". NIFS – Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  8. ^ "Without contract after the season" (in Norwegian). TV2 Sporten. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Released by Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). vif-fotball.no. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  10. ^ "Trail at Burnley" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  11. ^ "Haidar valgte Stabæk – droppet England" [Haidar chose Stabæk – dropped England]. VG (in Norwegian). 10 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  12. ^ Strømnes, André (20 November 2013). "Tre spillere ferdige i Stabæk". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  13. ^ "عدنان حيدر يعود من دوري درجة متدنية في النرويج". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  14. ^ "Adnan Haidar vender tilbake til KIL som spillende assistenttrener". Klemetsrud-IL (in Norwegian Bokmål). 22 February 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  15. ^ a b "Adnan Haidar's profile". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  16. ^ Farshchian, Aslan W. A. (12 December 2012). "Norske Haidar om supermålet: Libaneserne fikk sjokk" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  17. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin (17 January 2019). "Lebanon vs. North Korea". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  18. ^ "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  19. ^ Adnan Haidar at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Norgesmestere Menn 1902–2010" (in Norwegian). NFF. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  21. ^ "معتوق ومرمر الأفضل هذا الموسم بحسب مهرجان المنار الـ 23". Mulhak (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 June 2019.[permanent dead link‍]
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