Ali Sabeh

Ali Sabeh
Sabeh with Lebanon in 2021
Personal information
Full name Ali Abbas Sabeh
Date of birth (1994-06-24) 24 June 1994 (age 32)
Place of birth Bourj el-Barajneh, Lebanon
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Jwaya
Number 1
Youth career
2008–2010 Irshad
2010–2012 Nejmeh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2025 Nejmeh 102 (0)
2016–2017 → Ahli Saida (loan)
2025 Ahed 11 (0)
2025– Jwaya 24 (0)
International career‡
2013 Lebanon U20
2014– Lebanon 9 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:15, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 December 2023

Ali Abbas Sabeh (Arabic: علي عباس السبع, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕali sˈsab(ə)ʕ]; born 24 June 1994) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lebanese Premier League club Jwaya and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Sabeh with Nejmeh in 2019

Born in Bourj el-Barajneh, Lebanon, Sabeh started his football career in 2008 at the youth sector of local club Irshad. In 2010 he moved to Nejmeh's youth sector, and made his professional debut in 2012. After having played 15 years with Nejmeh, Sabeh announced his departure from the club in February 2025, citing personal reasons. On 16 March 2025, he signed for Ahed. Shortly after, on 16 July 2025, Sabeh joined newly promoted club Jwaya.

International career

Sabeh was called up to the Lebanon national under-20 team for the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie.

Sabeh was first called up to the Lebanon national team in October 2014, as part of a mixed squad of senior and Olympic players for friendly matches against Qatar and Saudi Arabia. He made his debut against the United Arab Emirates on 6 November, in a 3–2 defeat.

In July 2019, he was called up for the 2019 WAFF Championship squad, but withdrew injured and was replaced by Ali Daher on 31 July. Sabeh's second cap came on 7 December 2021, over seven years from his debut, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 win over Sudan in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup. In December 2023, Sabeh was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Personal life

Sabeh has three daughters.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 12 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 201410
201500
201600
201700
201800
201900
202000
202110
202200
202370
Total90

Honours

Nejmeh

References

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  2. ↑ "AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Lebanon" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 Al Ahed FC [@alahedfc]; (31 March 2025). "الحارس الدولي علي السبع بلقاء خاص أعدّه المركز الإعلامي للنادي" – via Instagram.
  5. ↑ Ali Sabeh at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  6. ↑ "همسات الملاعب". نداء الوطن. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "العهد يوقع مع حارس نادي النجمة السابق". 16 March 2025.
  8. ↑ Younes, Tarek (16 July 2025). "جويا يعلن رسمياً عن ضم الحارس الدولي علي السبع". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Les 7es Jeux de la francophonie à Nice, un message d'espoir". L'Orient-Le Jour. 9 September 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  10. ↑ "تشكيلة لبنان لمباراتيه الوديتين امام قطر والسعودية | صحيفة الاقتصادية". www.aleqt.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
  11. ↑ "منتخب لبنان الأولمبي يكثف استعداداته لتصفيات ريو 2016 | كووورة". www.kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 30 September 2026.
  12. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon (3:2)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  13. ↑ FaLebanon (24 July 2019). "Lebanon National Team Call-Up List for the West Asian Football Federation Tournament". FaLebanon. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  14. ↑ Lebanon, Football. "استدعاء ضاهر للالتحق بالمنتخب بدلا من السبع". football-lebanon.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  15. ↑ "بالصور: لبنان يهزم السودان في ختام مشوارهما بكأس العرب". كووورة. 7 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "منتخب لبنان يعلن تشكيلته إلى كأس آسيا" [The Lebanon national team announces its squad for the Asian Cup] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  17. ↑ "Ali Sabeh". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 1 July 2023.