Assi with Shabab Sahel in 2021
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abbas Ibrahim Assi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 29) | ||
| Place of birth | Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Safa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Shabab Sahel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2024 | Shabab Sahel | 97 | (6) |
| 2022 | → Naft Maysan (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Safa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Lebanon U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2022 | Lebanon | 13 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024 | |||
Abbas Ibrahim Assi (Arabic: عباس ابراهيم عاصي; born 9 July 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielderorright-back for Lebanese Premier League club Safa.
On 8 January 2022, Assi joined Iraqi Premier League side Naft Maysan on a six-month loan from Shabab Sahel.[3] He made his debut on 8 February, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw against Al-Naft.[4] Assi suffered a severe injury to his right foot in May that ended his season prematurely, forcing him to return to Lebanon to undergo surgery.[5] As the initial surgery was not successful, he underwent a second – successful – surgery in October which extended his return a further three months.[6]
In May 2024, after 10 years at Sahel, Assi moved to Safa on a free transfer.[7]
Assi made his international debut for Lebanon on 6 November 2014,[8] coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 friendly defeat to the United Arab Emirates.[9]
Mainly used as a central midfielder, Assi has also been deployed as a right-back.[10][11]
| 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 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 0 | |
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