Mohammad Kassas
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammad Ali Kassas[1] | ||
Date of birth | 1 July 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Maqne, Lebanon[1] | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Nejmeh (technical director) | ||
Youth career | |||
Mabarra | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1997 | Mabarra | ||
1997 | Ansar | 0 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Safa | ||
1999–2000 | Shabab Sahel | (2) | |
2000–2002 | Sagesse | 45 | (18) |
2002–2003 | Olympic Beirut | ||
2003–2005 | Nejmeh | (43) | |
2005–2006 | Al-Qadsiah | (6) | |
2006–2007 | Sagesse | (4) | |
2007 | Ahed | (2) | |
2008 | Nawair | (5) | |
2009 | Shabab Sahel | (6) | |
2009–2010 | Sagesse | ||
2010–2011 | Safa | (16) | |
2011–2013 | Al-Ramtha | 33 | (16) |
2012 | → Mabarra (loan) | ||
2013–2014 | Nabi Chit | ||
2014 | Al-Ramtha | 9 | (2) |
2014–2016 | Sagesse | ||
2016–2017 | Safa | 11 | (3) |
2021 | Sagesse | ||
International career | |||
2002 | Lebanon U23 | (3) | |
2001–2009 | Lebanon | 26 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mohammad Ali Kassas (Arabic: محمد علي قصاص; born 1 July 1976) is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the technical director of Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh.
Kassas was the Lebanese Premier League top goal-scorer for Nejmeh twice in a row, scoring 22 goals in 2003–04 and 21 goals in 2004–05. He also represented the Lebanon national team, scoring three goals in 23 appearances.
Club career
[edit]Kassas started his senior career in 1988, aged 12, at Mabarra in the Lebanese Fourth Division.[2] He helped the side reach the Lebanese Second Division, before moving on a trial to Ansar during the summer of 1997.[2] In 1997 Kassas moved to Safa and played for one season. During the 1999–2000 season, Kassas played for Shabab Sahel,[2] before moving to Sagesse for two seasons;[2] he scored 18 league goals in 45 games with the side.[3] In 2002, Kassas moved to Olympic Beirut for $500,000 in the largest deal in Lebanese history,[2] with whom he won the domestic double, then to Nejmeh in 2003.[2][3] At Nejmeh, Kassas was crowned top goalscorer of the Lebanese Premier League twice in a row, scoring 22 goals in 2003–04 and 21 goals in 2004–05.[4] He also won the Lebanese Premier League in both seasons.[5]
In 2005, Kassas moved to Saudi Arabian side Al-Qadsiah for one season,[2] where he scored six league goals.[3] He returned to Lebanon the following season, signing for Sagesse in 2006.[3] He then moved to Ahed,[2] before moving to Syria in 2008 as he signed for Nawair.[2][3] After half a season in Syria, Kassas returned once again to Lebanon, signing first for Shabab Sahel in 2009,[2] for whom he scored 6 league goals, then for Sagesse in 2009.[2][3]
In 2010, Kassas joined Safa, helping them reach the final of the 2010 AFC Cup. In 2011, he left Lebanon and signed for Jordanian side Al-Ramtha;[2] he scored 16 league goals in 33 games in two seasons at the club.[3] Kassas was also sent on loan to Mabarra in 2012. helping them gain promotion to the Lebanese Premier League.[2] Kassas returned to Lebanon in 2013, signing for Nabi Chit and also helping them gain promotion to the Lebanese Premier League. In 2014 Kassas returned to Al-Ramtha, before making his final return to Lebanon in 2014, signing for Sagesse.[2] In 2016, Kassas joined Safa and scored three goals in 11 matches during the 2016–17 season, where he retired.[3]
In March 2021, Kassas returned from retirement, resigning for Sagesse in the Lebanese Second Division ahead of the second leg.[6]
International career
[edit]In 2002, Kassas played for the Lebanon Olympic team at the 2002 Asian Games, scoring a hat-trick in an 11–0 win against Afghanistan.[7]
Managerial career
[edit]In April 2022, Kassas was appointed technical director of Nejmeh.[8]
Honours
[edit]Olympic Beirut
- Lebanese Premier League: 2002–03
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2002–03
Nejmeh
Ahed
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League top scorer: 2003–04, 2004–05[9]
- Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2001–02,[10] 2003–04,[11] 2004–05,[12] 2008–09[13]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mohammad Kassas". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "MOHAMMAD KASSAS". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mohammad Kassas". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Lebanon - List of Topscorers". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Lebanon - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "الأندية غير راضية.. والحكمة في طريق العودة". www.alahednews.com.lb (in Arabic). Retrieved 20 March 2021.
- ^ Díaz Rubio, Julián; Zlotkowski, Andre. "Asian Games 2002". RSSSF. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ^ "محمد قصاص مستشارا فنيا للنجمة". كووورة. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ "مهرجان كرة المنار". Shoot (599 ed.). 20 June 2005. p. 13.
- ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (440 ed.). 3 June 2002. p. 23.
- ^ البرازيلي أديلسون أفضل لاعب في استفتاء المنار للبطولة الأخيرة في بيروت. saba.ye (in Arabic). 18 August 2004. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ مهرجان كرة المنار. Shoot (in Arabic) (599 ed.). 20 June 2005. p. 13.
- ^ مهرجان المنار... والكأس بين العهد والساحل. al-akhbar (in Arabic). 13 May 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
External links
[edit]- Mohammad Kassas at FA Lebanon
- Mohammad Kassas at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mohammad Kassas at Soccerway