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[1]
Date of birth (1988-08-24) 24 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2005 Jwaya SC
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)
International career
2012–2017 Lebanon 21 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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El Mohamad was born on 24 August 1988 in Lagos, Nigeria, to Lebanese parents.[2] His father was a Lebanese who played football professionally in Nigeria as a striker; he was one of the very few Lebanese footballers to have played in the African country.[2] El Mohamad and his family then 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

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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

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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]

Honours

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Nejmeh

Individual

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Hassan El Mohamad". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "المحمد لـ"الجمهورية": لنادي النجمة الفضل في احترافي". الجمهورية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b "حسن المحمد يوقع على كشوف النجمة - نسخة للطباعة | جريدة السفير". assafir.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "مقابلة خاصة | حسن محمد : مُستمر مع النجمة وجاهز للمنتخب اللبناني في أي وقت | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b "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. ^ "تقرير مفصل مع الصور الحصرية لكوورة لبنانية عن مهرجان المنار 2006-2007". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  12. ^ مهرجان كرة المنار الـ17 : محمد حيدر افضل لاعب في لبنان. Al Ahed News Archive (in Arabic). 18 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  13. ^ محمد حيدر أفضل لاعب..ولا حذاء ذهبي. Malaeeb (in Arabic). 18 June 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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