List of international goals scored by Hassan Maatouk

Hassan Maatouk smiling
Hassan Maatouk in 2019

Hassan Maatouk is an association football player who played as a forward for the Lebanon national football team between 2006 and 2024. He is the country's all-time top goalscorer and most-capped player,[1] with 26 goals in 123 international appearances.[2] Maatouk's first international goal came in his 20th appearance on 23 July 2011, in a 2014 World Cup qualification game against Bangladesh.[3] His last goal for Lebanon was also against Bangladesh in a 2026 World Cup qualification game, in his 123rd and final international game on 11 June 2024.[4] Maatouk surpassed Vardan Ghazaryan's record of 21 goals by scoring against Bangladesh in the 2023 SAFF Championship on 22 June 2023.[5]

Maatouk scored one hat-trick for his national team, netting three goals against Bangladesh in a 4–0 win during a 2026 World Cup qualifier on his last cap for Lebanon.[6] He also scored two braces for his national team: once against Kuwait in a 2–2 draw in a 2014 World Cup qualifier,[7] and once against Thailand in a 5–2 win in a 2015 Asian Cup qualifier.[8] Maatouk scored more goals against Bangladesh than any other team, totaling five goals against them.[9] Half of his goals were scored at home, with ten at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, two at the Saida Municipal Stadium, and one at the Tripoli International Olympic Stadium.[9]

The majority of Maatouk's goals came in qualification matches, with 11 goals scored in World Cup qualifiers and eight in Asian Cup qualifiers. He led his team to the 2019 edition unbeaten in the qualifiers, scoring five goals in six games.[9] Additionally, he scored four goals in friendlies, two goals in the SAFF Championship, and one goal in the Asian Cup.[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maatouk goal.
Key
‡ Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
List of international goals scored by Hassan Maatouk
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 23 July 2011 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Bangladesh 1–0 4–0 2014 World Cup qualification [3]
2 17 August 2011 Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon  Syria 1–0 ‡ 2–3 Friendly [10]
3 10 October 2011 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Kuwait 1–0 ‡ 2–2 2014 World Cup qualification [7]
4 2–1
5 29 February 2012 Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 2–2 2–4 2014 World Cup qualification [11]
6 22 March 2013 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Thailand 4–1 5–2 2015 Asian Cup qualification [12]
7 4 June 2013 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  South Korea 1–0 1–1 2014 World Cup qualification [13]
8 6 September 2013 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Syria 1–0 2–0 Friendly [14]
9 5 March 2014 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 2–0 5–2 2015 Asian Cup qualification [8]
10 4–1
11 8 October 2015 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Myanmar 1–0 2–0 2018 World Cup qualification [15]
12 12 November 2015 Saida International Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon  Laos 5–0 7–0 2018 World Cup qualification [16]
13 5 September 2016 International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon  Afghanistan 2–0 ‡ 2–0 Friendly [17]
14 11 October 2016 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Equatorial Guinea 1–1 1–1 Friendly [18]
15 28 March 2017 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Hong Kong 2–0 2–0 2019 Asian Cup qualification [19]
16 5 September 2017 Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea  North Korea 2–2 2–2 2019 Asian Cup qualification [20]
17 10 October 2017 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  North Korea 2–0 5–0 2019 Asian Cup qualification [21]
18 14 November 2017 Hong Kong Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong  Hong Kong 1–0 ‡ 1–0 2019 Asian Cup qualification [22]
19 27 March 2018 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Malaysia 1–0 ‡ 2–1 2019 Asian Cup qualification [23]
20 17 January 2019 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates  North Korea 3–1 ‡ 4–1 2019 Asian Cup [24]
21 15 October 2019 Colombo Racecourse, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka 1–0 ‡ 3–0 2022 World Cup qualification [25]
22 22 June 2023 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India  Bangladesh 1–0 2–0 2023 SAFF Championship [26]
23 28 June 2023 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India  Maldives 1–0 1–0 2023 SAFF Championship [27]
24 11 June 2024 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar  Bangladesh 1–0 ‡ 4–0 2026 World Cup qualification [6]
25 3–0
26 4–0

Statistics

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Includes Intercontinental Cup, King's Cup, Nehru Cup, SAFF Championship

References

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  4. ^ معتوق يقود لبنان الى فوز كبير بـ "هاتريك" في مباراته الوداعية [Maatouk leads Lebanon to a big victory with a hat-trick in his farewell match]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
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