Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahmad Ali El Choum | ||
Date of birth | 3 August 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1997–2015 | Ansar | ||
International career | |||
2003–2008 | Lebanon | 19 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ahmad Ali El Choum ( Arabic: أحمد علي الشوم; born 3 August 1983) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a left-back for Ansar and the Lebanon national team.
El Choum began his senior career at Lebanese Premier League side Ansar, during the 1997–98 season. [1] In his first season at the club, El Choum won three trophies: a league title, a Lebanese Elite Cup, the club's first, and a Lebanese Super Cup. [1] [2] The following season, in 1998–99, El Choum won his second consecutive league title with Ansar, as well as a Lebanese FA Cup. [1] [2] In 1999, El Choum lifted Ansar's first Lebanese Federation Cup, as well as a Lebanese Super Cup. [2]
At the turn of the millennium, El Choum continued to win trophies with Ansar, helping his side win both the Elite Cup and Federation Cup during the 2000–01 season. [2] For the following four seasons Ansar would remain trophyless, until the 2005–06, when El Choum won a domestic double with Ansar, lifting both the league title and the FA Cup. [1] [2] He would once again help Ansar win another domestic double, in 2006–07. [1] [2]
El Choum would further help Ansar win two more FA Cups, in 2009–10 and 2011–12, before his retirement in 2015. [1] The Lebanese left-back won a total of four league titles, six FA Cups, two Elite Cups, two Federation Cups, and four Super Cups during his 14-season stay at Ansar. [1] [2]
El Choum made his senior international debut for Lebanon on 28 November 2003, in a 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Iran. [1] Lebanon lost the encounter 1–0. [3] El Choum's first victory with Lebanon came in his following match, on 8 February 2004, in a friendly against Bahrain. [1] He helped Lebanon win 2–1. [4] El Choum played 18 games with Lebanon, between 2003 and 2008. [1]
El Choum has two brothers, Sami and Kassem, who have also played football. [5] [6] [7]
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