Houssein Rizk

Houssein Hassan Rizk (Arabic: حسين حسن رزق‎, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ħ(u)seːn rɪzʔ]; born 1 January 1997) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Shabab Sahel and the Lebanon national team.[2]

Houssein Rizk
Rizk with Lebanon in 2019
Personal information
Full name Houssein Hassan Rizk
Date of birth (1997-01-01) 1 January 1997
Place of birth Aabbassiyeh, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Shabab Sahel
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Nabi Chit 20 (3)
2018– Shabab Sahel 32 (2)
National team‡
2015 Lebanon U20 3 (0)
2019– Lebanon 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:20, 1 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2019

Club career

Rizk began his career with Nabi Chit during the 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League season; he scored three goals in 20 games,[3] helping his side avoid relegation by finishing in 10th place.[4]

On 6 July 2018, Rizk joined newly-promoted Lebanese Premier League side Shabab Sahel.[5] In 2018–19 Rizk played 20 games, scoring once.[3] He helped Shabab Sahel win their first Lebanese Elite Cup in 2019, beating Ansar in the final on penalty shoot-outs.[6] On 3 January 2021, in a league match against Nejmeh, Rizk sustained an ACL injury.[7]

International career

Rizk made his debut for the Lebanon national team on 15 October 2019, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 away win against Sri Lanka in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[8]

Honours

Club

Shabab Sahel

References
  1. "Houssein Rizk - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "Lebanon - Hussain Rezq - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. Houssein Rizk at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  4. "Summary - Premier League - Lebanon - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  5. "رزق ينتقل إلى صفوف شباب الساحل". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  6. "الساحل بطل "النخبة" للمرّة الأولى". نداء الوطن. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  7. Mahfoud, Maroun (5 January 2021). "National team player gets injured". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  8. "AFCS". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 15 October 2019.


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