.jpg) El-Hage with Lori in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Danny El-Hage | ||
| Date of birth | 3 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Wrocław, Poland | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Leiknir F. | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Ahed | ||
| 2015–2016 | → Akhaa Ahli (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Akhaa Ahli | 16 | (0) |
| 2019 | Härnösands | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Lori | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | Leiknir F. | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Lebanon U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Lebanon U23 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2020 | |||
Danny El-Hage (Arabic: داني الحاج; born 3 September 1994) is a footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Icelandic team Leiknir F.
Born in Poland, El-Hage holds Lebanese citizenship from his father's side, and Polish from his mother's side. He has represented Lebanon internationally at youth level between 2013 and 2014.
Club career edit
Youth career edit
At age 17, El-Hage joined Ahed and represented the club in various youth categories of the domestic league. During his spell at the club he won four youth championship titles in total, including one U-18 Lebanese League title,[1] and three consecutive U-21 Lebanese league titles.[2][3][4]
Senior career edit
In 2015 El-Hage joined Akhaa Ahli Aley in the Lebanese Second Division on a year-long loan from Ahed,[5][6] helping the team finish second and get promoted to the First Division alongside rivals Tadamon Sour.[7][8]
During this season, El-Hage also participated in the Lebanese FA Cup with Akhaa Ahli Aley but got eliminated in the Round of 16 against Tripoli.[9] In 2016 he moved to Akhaa Ahli Aley permanently, where he played in the Lebanese Premier League for 2 seasons.[10][11]
In the winter window of the 2018–19 season, El-Hage joined Swedish side Härnösands FF where he played for half a season,[12] before he transferred to Armenian Premier League side Lori.[13] On 23 February 2020, El-Hage moved to Icelandic second division club Leiknir F.[14]
International career edit
Born in Wrocław, Poland to a Lebanese father and a Polish mother, El-Hage is a dual-citizen of Poland and Lebanon.
El-Hage got his first call up for the Lebanese U-20 national team in 2013, and represented Lebanon in the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie held in Nice, France. In 2014, he was called up multiple times to the U-23 national team and senior team managed by the Giuseppe Giannini,[15] including friendly matches against Qatar U-23,[16] Qatar and Saudi Arabia,[17] and was included in the squad for the friendly match against the Brazil Olympic national team which ended in a 2–2 draw.[18][19][20]
Personal life edit
El-Hage speaks Polish, English and Arabic natively, as well as Spanish at intermediate level.[21]
References edit
- ^ "بطولة لبنان للشباب في كرة القدم: العهد يواصل انتصاراته". 17 June 2013.
- ^ "العهد بطلاً للامال بفوزه على النجمة - Malaeeb".
- ^ "Al Joumhouria".
- ^ ""العهد" بطل لبنان للآمال بكرة القدم - جريدة السفير".
- ^ "وصول أجانب "طرابلس" و"الإخاء" يدعم صفوفه".
- ^ "وصول أجانب "طرابلس" و"الإخاء" يدعم صفوفه".
- ^ "الاخاء الأهلي عاليه عاد الى الدرجة الاولى".
- ^ "الاخاء الأهلي عاليه لحق بالتضامن صور الى الأولى". 27 March 2016.
- ^ "الموقع الرسمي لقناة الجديد, , طرابلس يستهل حملة الدفاع عن لقب الكأس بنجاح".
- ^ ""دودو" إلى النجمة أبرز انتقالات اليوم الأخير".
- ^ "Al Joumhouria".
- ^ "spelare info Danny El-Hage Härnösands FF målvakt".
- ^ "24-year-old Polish goalkeeper transfers to FC Lori".
- ^ "Félagaskiptin í íslenska fótboltanum - karlar". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2020-02-23.
- ^ "جيانيني يستدعي 26 لاعباً لمنتخب لبنان الأولمبي".
- ^ "منتخبنا الأوليمبي يعبر اللبناني بثنائية في تجربة قوية - Qatar Football Association".
- ^ "Saudi Arabia vs. Lebanon - 14 October 2014 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Lebanon claim 2-2 draw with Brazil U-21s". 9 September 2014.
- ^ "مدرب لبنان يستدعي 23 لاعباً لمواجهة البرازيل".
- ^ info@al-binaa.com. "مدرب المنتخب اللبناني يستعد لمواجهة البرازيل بـ23 لاعباً".
- ^ Theplayersagent.com. "Danny El-Hage - The Players' Agent". www.theplayersagent.com. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
External links edit
- Nehme1499/sandbox/Danny El-Hage at Soccerway