Ali Abbas Sabeh (Arabic: علي عباس السبع, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕali sˈsab(ə)ʕ]; born 24 June 1994) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team.

Ali Sabeh
Sabeh with Nejmeh in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ali Abbas Sabeh[1]
Date of birth (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Bourj el-Barajneh, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2][3]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Nejmeh
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012– Nejmeh 96 (0)
2016–2017Ahli Saida (loan)
International career
2013 Lebanon U20
2014– Lebanon 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:12, 30 June 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023

International career

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Sabeh made his debut for Lebanon in a 3–2 defeat against the United Arab Emirates on 6 November 2014.[4] In July 2019, he was called up for the 2019 WAFF Championship squad,[5] but withdrew injured and was replaced by Ali Daher on 31 July.[6]

Sabeh's second cap came on 7 December 2021, over seven years from his debut, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Sudan in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[7]

In December 2023, Sabeh was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[8]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 12 October 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2019 0 0
2020 0 0
2021 1 0
2022 0 0
2023 7 0
Total 9 0

Honours

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Nejmeh

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ali Sabeh". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  2. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. p. 13. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Lebanon" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon (3:2)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  5. ^ FaLebanon (24 July 2019). "Lebanon National Team Call-Up List for the West Asian Football Federation Tournament". FaLebanon. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  6. ^ Lebanon, Football. "استدعاء ضاهر للالتحق بالمنتخب بدلا من السبع". football-lebanon.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  7. ^ "بالصور: لبنان يهزم السودان في ختام مشوارهما بكأس العرب". كووورة. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  8. ^ "منتخب لبنان يعلن تشكيلته إلى كأس آسيا" [The Lebanon national team announces its squad for the Asian Cup] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Ali Sabeh". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
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