Ghassan Choueikh

Ghassan Choueikh
Personal information
Full name Ghassan Habib Choueikh
Date of birth (1975-06-04) 4 June 1975 (age 51)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 Bourj (6)
1999–2000 Majd (10)
2000–2001 Shabab Sahel (9)
2001–2002 Tadamon Sour (8)
2002–2005 Safa (21)
2005–2006 Rayyan Sarafand (1)
2006–2007 Shabab Sahel (8)
2007–2009 Tadamon Sour (21)
2009–2011 Mabarra (7)
2011–2012 Tadamon Sour (5)
Total (97)
International career
1998–2000 Lebanon 6 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ghassan Habib Choueikh (Arabic: غسان حبيب شويخ; born 4 June 1975) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a forward.

Choueikh spent his career playing for several clubs in the Lebanese Premier League, scoring 97 goals between 1997 and 2012. He also played for the Lebanon national team, scoring one goal in six appearances between 1998 and 2000.

Club career

Choueikh played for Majd during the 1999–2000 Lebanese Premier League. In September 2000, he joined Shabab Sahel after being acquired by Tadamon Sour and exchanged for Imad Al Miri. He returned to Tadamon in 2001, representing the club during the 2001–02 season.

In November 2005, Choueikh transferred from Safa to Rayyan Sarafand. After one season at Shabab Sahel, he returned to Tadamon ahead of the 2007–08 season. In June 2008, he scored in a 3–2 victory over Safa to help his side avoid relegation. During the 2008–09 season, Choueikh was among the league's leading scorers, having scored four goals for Tadamon by November 2008.

Choueikh joined Mabarra ahead of the 2009–10 season. He later returned to Tadamon Sour, where he ended his playing career in 2012.[citation needed] Over the course of his career, he scored 97 goals in the Lebanese Premier League across 15 seasons.

International career

Shweikh was called up to the Lebanon national team for the 1998 Asian Games in Thailand. He made six appearances and scored one goal for Lebanon between 1998 and 2000.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 199841
199910
200010
Total 61
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Choueikh goal.
List of international goals scored by Ghassan Choueikh
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 October 1998 Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  Syria 2–? 3–3 1998 Friendship Tournament

Honours

Shabab Sahel

Tadamon Sour

Mabarra

References

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  4. ↑ As-Safir. "شباب الساحل يعود إلى بيروت بنقطة ثمينة الحكم منصور »يسقط« التضامن صور في فخ التعادل". archive.assafir.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  5. ↑ As-Safir. "29 لاعباً أجنبياً من ثماني جنسيات النعماني وزين وقعا رسمياً على كشوف النجمة بمساهمة فعّالة وأساسية من شريف وهبي". archive.assafir.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 July 2026.
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  11. ↑ "المبرة يفوز على الإصلاح في الدوري اللبناني". Alrai-media (in Arabic). 11 October 2010. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  12. ↑ Fbol [@fbol.stats]; (2 July 2026). 86 – الحاج مالك تال (86) هو الأجنبي الأكثر تسجيلًا في الدوري اللبناني تاريخيًا [86 – Hajj Malik Tal (86) is the most recorded foreigner in the Lebanese League in history] – via Instagram.
  13. ↑ المنتخب اللبناني لكرة القدم الى دورة الالعاب الآسيوية في تايلاند [The Lebanon national football team to the Asian Games in Thailand]. Double Kick. 19: 29. October 1998.
  14. 1 2 "Ghassan Shweikh". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 4 June 2026.