Hassan El Mohamad

Hassan Jamal El Mohamad (Arabic: حسن جمال المحمد‎; born 24 August 1988) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a forward.

Hassan El Mohamad
El Mohamad with Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2019
Personal information
Full name Hassan Jamal El Mohamad
Date of birth (1988-08-24) 24 August 1988
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2005 Jwaya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Rayyan
2007–2008 Ahli Saida (1)
2010–2011 Irshad
2011–2014 Nejmeh 46 (22)
2014 Sarawak 2 (0)
2014–2019 Nejmeh 75 (19)
2019–2020 Akhaa Ahli Aley 0 (0)
2020 Safa 4 (1)
National team
2012–2017 Lebanon 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Early life

El Mohamad was born on 24 August 1988 in Lagos, Nigeria, to Lebanese parents.[2] His father played football professionally in Nigeria as a striker.[2] El Mohamad and his family emigrated to Lebanon, settling in their hometown Jwaya in the South Governorate.[2] El Mohamad played football for the local club, attracting the attention of various scouts.[2]

Club career

In 2005, aged 17, El Mohamad signed for Lebanese Premier League side Rayyan, without, however, playing any game in the first season.[2] The following season, in 2006–07, El Mohamad debuted for the team in the Lebanese top flight; he was awarded the 2006–07 Lebanese Young Player of the Year.[2] Following Rayyan's relegation to the Second Division, El Mohamad joined Ahli Saida for the 2007–08 season.[2]

After a two-year break from football,[2] El Mohamad joined Irshad in 2010.[3][4] The following year, in 2011, El Mohamad joined Nejmeh under coach Moussa Hojeij.[2][3] In 2014 El Mohamad joined Malaysian side Sarawak; however, following an injury to the ankle, El Mohamad returned to Lebanon to receive treatment.[5] The same year, he re-joined Nejmeh.[6][7]

In 2019, after nine years at Nejmeh, El Mohamad joined Akhaa Ahli Aley.[8] On 6 September 2020, El Mohamad joined Safa.[9] On 17 November 2020, El Mohamad announced his retirement from football aged 32.[10]

Personal life

El Mohamad's favourite player worldwide is Lionel Messi, while his preferred Lebanese player is Hassan Maatouk.[5] His favourite club is English side Manchester United.[4]

On 28 September 2020, El Mohamad tested positive for COVID-19 amidst its pandemic in Lebanon.[11] He fully recovered on 11 October.[12]

Honours

Club

Nejmeh

Individual

Awards

See also

References
  1. "Hassan El Mohamad - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. "المحمد لـ«الجمهورية»: لنادي النجمة الفضل في احترافي". الجمهورية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. "حسن المحمد يوقع على كشوف النجمة - نسخة للطباعة | جريدة السفير". assafir.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. "مقابلة خاصة | حسن محمد : مُستمر مع النجمة وجاهز للمنتخب اللبناني في أي وقت | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. "حسن المحمد: النجمة في قلبي وحسرة المنتخب ستعوض باذن الله". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  6. "المهاجم حسن المحمد ينضم مجدداً الى النجمة". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  7. "نادي النجمة". An-Nahar. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  8. "بالصور: الإخاء يضم مهاجم النجمة السابق". كووورة. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  9. Mahfoud, Maroun (6 September 2020). "Safa SC signs three new players". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  10. Mahfoud, Maroun (17 November 2020). "Another player retires". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  11. "نجم الصفاء يعلن إصابته بكورونا". كووورة. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  12. "نجم الصفاء يعلن تعافيه من كورونا". كووورة. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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