Omar El Kurdi
El Kurdi with Nejmeh in 2020
Personal information
Full name Omar Ziad El Kurdi[1]
Date of birth (1992-10-19) 19 October 1992
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger, full-back
Team information
Current team
 Sagesse
Number 17
Youth career
Safa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2020 Safa 110 (9)
2020–2022 Nejmeh 24 (3)
2022– Sagesse 2 (0)
International career
2012 Lebanon U22 5 (1)
2016 Lebanon 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:24, 7 October 2022 (UTC)

Omar Ziad El Kurdi (Arabic: عمر زياد الكردي; born 19 October 1992) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a winger or full-back for Lebanese Premier League club Sagesse.

Club career

Coming through the youth system, El Kurdi began his senior career at Lebanese Premier League club Safa, playing 110 league games and scoring nine goals.[2] He helped his side win two league titles, one FA Cup, one Elite Cup, and one Super Cup.[2]

On 16 July 2020, El Kurdi joined Nejmeh for a fee of around £L175 million.[2] He initially retired on 26 August 2021, aged 28,[3] but returned to Nejmeh's squad the following month.[4] In August 2022, El Kurdi joined Sagesse on a free transfer.[5]

Style of play

El Kurdi mainly plays as a winger, but can also play as a full-back or midfielder.[4]

Honours

Safa

Nejmeh

References

  1. 1 2 "Omar El Kurdi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Mahfoud, Maroun (16 July 2020). "Official: Omar el Kurdi joins Nejmeh SC". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "لاعب النجمة يعلن اعتزاله". كووورة. 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 Hijazi, Alloffs (27 September 2021). "عودة عمر الكردي للكتيبة النجماوية". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "الكردي وكركي آخر صفقات الحكمة". كووورة. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
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