Adnan Haidar

Adnan Mahmoud Haidar (Arabic: عدنان محمود حيدر‎, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ʕadˈneːn maħˈmuːd ˈħajdar]; born 3 August 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Lebanon national team. An all-round midfielder, Haidar is not only a physical presence on the pitch but also has good ball control.[1]

Adnan Haidar
Haidar with Ansar in 2019
Personal information
Full name Adnan Mahmoud Haidar
Date of birth (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989
Place of birth Drammen, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2001 Klemetsrud
2001–2008 Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2011 Vålerenga 16 (0)
2009 → Skeid (loan) 11 (0)
2012–2013 Stabæk 43 (0)
2014 Bryne 19 (0)
2015–2016 HamKam 17 (1)
2016 Moss 22 (1)
2017 KFUM Oslo 14 (3)
2017–2020 Ansar 39 (1)
National team‡
2005 Norway U16 9 (0)
2008 Norway U19 7 (0)
2012– Lebanon 36 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Born and raised in Norway, Haidar represented them at youth level internationally before switching allegiance for Lebanon at senior level.

Club career

Vålerenga

Haidar was born in Drammen and grew up in Oslo,[2] where he lived in the Klemetsrud neighborhood.[3] He played for Klemetsrud IL until he joined Vålerenga's youth department in 2001[4] and signed a professional contract with the club in 2008. He made his debut against Lyn on 15 September 2008, appearing as a substitute. In total he made three appearances for Vålerenga in all competitions in the 2008 season, also winning the Norwegian Cup in his first season as a professional.[5] In 2009, he was loaned out to Skeid for the entire season, where he made 11 appearances in the First Division.[6]

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. He then played his first Tippeligaen game of the season against Start in an 8–1 win. He finished the season with six appearances and scoring two goals in all competitions.

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, it was later confirmed that Haidar had been ruled out for the rest of the season. 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.[7][8] In total he made 21 appearances and scoring two goals over three seasons for Vålerenga. He later went to Burnley on trial, but returned without a contract. He rejected a new trial proposal at Burnley two weeks later.[9]

Stabæk

In January 2012, Haidar signed for Stabæk as a free agent, and was given the shirt number 10.[10] 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.

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. After the promotion was secured, the club stated that they wanted to give young players the chance when playing in Tippeligaen, and Haidar, who was one of the oldest players in the Stabæk-team, was released from his contract and free to find himself a new club.[11]

International career

Haidar has represented Norway at youth international level, and played nine matches for Norway U16 in 2005 as well as seven matches for Norway U19 in 2008.[12]

Haidar (left) with Lebanon against North Korea in 2019

In October 2012, Haidar was called up to represent Lebanon,[2] and made his debut for Lebanon in the friendly match against Yemen on 16 October. Haidar scored his first goal for Lebanon in the 2012 West Asian Football Federation Championship match against Oman on 8 December 2012 when his team won 1–0.[13]

In December 2018, he was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of 1 June 2018[15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 2008 Eliteserien 20100030
2010 40220062
2011 1001010120
Total 1604210212
Skeid (loan) 2009 1. Divisjon 11000—110
Stabæk 2012 Eliteserien 2403020290
2013 1. Divisjon 19010—200
Total 4304020490
Bryne 2014 1. Divisjon 19010—200
HamKam 2015 2. Divisjon 17120—191
Moss 2016 2. Divisjon 22120—241
KFUM Oslo 2017 2. Divisjon 14320—163
Ansar 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League 1300020150
Career total 1555152501757

International
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Haidar goal.
List of international goals scored by Andan Haidar
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 December 2012Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium, Al Farwaniyah Oman0–10–12012 West Asian Football Federation Championship

Honours

Club

Vålerenga

Ansar

Individual

Awards

See also

References
  1. "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. Farshchian, Aslan W. A. (13 October 2012). "Stabæk-Haidar på Libanons landslag" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  3. Bouzakraft, Rachid (18 September 2009). "Populært VIF-besøk på Mortensrud" (in Norwegian). Nordstrands Blad. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  4. Larsen, Morten Wiik; Håby, Mads (2 December 2011). "Haidar sa nei til Vålerenga, kan ende i utlandet" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  5. Marius Vik (25 March 2009). "VIF-talent signed for Skeid" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  6. "Adnan Haidar". NIFS – Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  7. "Without contract after the season" (in Norwegian). TV2 Sporten. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  8. "Released by Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). vif-fotball.no. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  9. "Trail at Burnley" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  10. "Haidar valgte Stabæk – droppet England" [Haidar chose Stabæk – dropped England]. VG (in Norwegian). 10 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  11. Strømnes, André (20 November 2013). "Tre spillere ferdige i Stabæk". Budstikka (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  12. "Adnan Haidar's profile". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  13. Farshchian, Aslan W. A. (12 December 2012). "Norske Haidar om supermålet: Libaneserne fikk sjokk" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  14. "AC2019 Final Squads". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  15. "Adnan Haidar". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  16. "Norgesmestere Menn 1902–2010" (in Norwegian). NFF. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  17. "معتوق ومرمر الأفضل هذا الموسم بحسب مهرجان المنار الـ 23". Mulhak (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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