Walid Ismail
Lebanese footballer (born 1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Walid Bahij Ismail (Arabic: وليد بهيج إسماعيل; born 10 November 1984) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a left-back.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Walid Bahij Ismail[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1984-11-10) 10 November 1984 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon[1] | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
0000–2008 | Islah Borj Shmali | ||
2008–2013 | Racing Beirut | ||
2013–2014 | Nejmeh | 29 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Zob Ahan | 23 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Safa | 35 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Salam Zgharta | 10 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Bourj | 17 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Sagesse | 20 | (0) |
International career | |||
2010–2019 | Lebanon | 68 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:01, 14 July 2022 (UTC) |
Ismail began his career in Lebanon at Islah Borj Shmali, before playing for Racing Beirut and then Nejmeh, with whom he won the 2013–14 league title. In 2014 he moved to Zob Ahan in Iran, winning two consecutive Hazfi Cup titles—in 2014–15 and 2015–16. Ismail returned to Lebanon in 2016, playing for Safa, Salam Zgharta, Bourj and Sagesse.
He is one of his country's most capped players, having represented Lebanon internationally 68 times between 2010 and 2019. Ismail participated at the 2011, 2015, and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifications, and the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications. He has also played at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, in Lebanon's first participation through qualification.