Omar El Kurdi

Omar El Kurdi
	El Kurdi with Nejmeh in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Omar Ziad El Kurdi
Date of birth	19 October 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Beirut, Lebanon
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger, full-back
Youth career
	Safa
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2020	Safa
2020–2022	Nejmeh
2022–2024	Sagesse
International career
2012	Lebanon U22
2016	Lebanon
	*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.

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

Lebanese Premier League: 2012–13, 2015–16
Lebanese FA Cup: 2012–13
Lebanese Elite Cup: 2012
Lebanese Super Cup: 2013

Nejmeh

Lebanese FA Cup: 2021–22; runner-up: 2020–21
Lebanese Elite Cup: 2021
Lebanese Super Cup runner-up: 2021

References

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

External links

Omar El Kurdi at FA Lebanon
Omar El Kurdi at National-Football-Teams.com
Omar El Kurdi at Soccerway
Omar El Kurdi at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)

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[GSA-1] "Omar El Kurdi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2021.

[:0-2] 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.

[:1-4] 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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