Ali Alaaeddine

Ali Alaaeddine
Alaaeddine with Nejmeh in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ali Salman Alaaeddine
Date of birth (1993-09-08) 8 September 1993 (age 33)
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Sulaibikhat
Youth career
2009–2015 Al-Arabi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Al-Arabi 0 (0)
2015–2017 → Al-Sahel (loan)
2017–2023 Nejmeh 70 (18)
2023–2024 Ansar 11 (0)
2024–2025 Al-Fahaheel 2 (0)
2025– Sulaibikhat
International career
2019 Lebanon 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 February 2025

Ali Salman Alaaeddine (Arabic: علي سلمان علاء الدين, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕali salˈmeːn ʕaˈlæːʔ‿dˈdiːn]; born 8 September 1993) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Kuwaiti club Sulaibikhat. Born in Kuwait, he has played for the Lebanon national team.

Coming through the youth system, Alaaeddine made his senior debut with Al-Arabi in Kuwait in 2015. After a loan period at Al-Sahel, he signed for Lebanese club Nejmeh in 2017, with whom he won two Lebanese FA Cups and three Lebanese Elite Cups. Alaaeddine played for Ansar during the 2023–24 season, before returning to Kuwait, first at Al-Fahaheel then at Sulaibikhat. Internationally, he made his only cap for Lebanon at the 2019 WAFF Championship.

Club career

Born in Kuwait, Alaaeddine began his youth career in 2009 with Kuwaiti club Al-Arabi, winning the title of best emerging player, before moving on loan to Al-Sahel in 2015, where he made his senior debut.

On 29 June 2017, Alaaeddine joined Lebanese Premier League side Nejmeh. In June 2020, he renewed his contract with the club until 2022. At the time, he had scored 10 goals in 24 matches for the club. He was noted for his positive performances during the 2021–22 season. Thanks to his goal in the 2021–22 Lebanese FA Cup final, Nejmeh won 2–1 against rivals Ansar and lifted their seventh title.

On 10 July 2023, Alaaeddine signed for Ansar on a free transfer, following the expiration of his contract with Nejmeh.

In the summer of 2024, Alaaeddine returned to Kuwait, joining Al-Fahaheel in the Kuwaiti Premier League. He subsequently joined Sulaibikhat, where he continued his career in Kuwait.

International career

Alaaeddine made his debut for Lebanon on 2 August 2019, in a 2–1 win against Syria at the 2019 WAFF Championship.

Style of play

Mainly a striker, Alaaeddine is also capable of playing as a right winger on occasion.

Honours

Nejmeh

Ansar

See also

References

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  3. ↑ "Official: Ali Alaaeddine signs contract extension with Nejmeh SC". FA Lebanon. 14 June 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2026.
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  5. ↑ "بالصور: النجمة بطلا لكأس لبنان للمرة السابعة في تاريخه". كووورة. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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  10. ↑ Haroun, Ali (2 August 2019). "لبنان يسجل انتصاره الاول على سوريا (2-1) في بطولة غرب آسيا". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
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