Hussein Zein

Hussein Zein
	Zein with Lebanon in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Hussein Ali Zein
Date of birth	27 January 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth	Sidon, Lebanon
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Nejmeh
Number	6
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2024	Ahed
2024–2025	Safa
2025–	Nejmeh
International career‡
2013	Lebanon U19
2015–2017	Lebanon U23
2016–	Lebanon
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 09:27, 3 August 2026 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2026

Hussein Ali Zein (Arabic: حسين علي زين, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ħ(u)seːn zeːn]; born 27 January 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a right-back for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

On 2 August 2024, Zein moved to Safa. In August 2025, Zein joined Nejmeh ahead of the 2025–26 season. In August 2026, he renewed his contract with Nejmeh for two further years.

International career

Zein played for the national under-19 team between 2013 and 2014. He also represented the under-23 team between 2015 and 2017, playing six times.

Zein made his debut for the senior team on 5 February 2016, in a 2–0 defeat against Bahrain in a friendly game. He also participated at the 2019 WAFF Championship in Iraq. In December 2023, Zein was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 4 June 2026

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Lebanon	2016	1
	2017	0
	2018	0
	2019	3
	2020	1
	2021	7
	2022	5
	2023	12
	2024	11
	2025	8
	2026	1
Total		49

Honours

Ahed

Lebanese Premier League: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
Lebanese FA Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19; runner-up: 2022–23, 2023–24
Lebanese Elite Cup: 2013, 2015, 2022; runner-up: 2021
Lebanese Super Cup: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
AFC Cup: 2019; runner-up: 2023–24

Nejmeh

Lebanese FA Cup: 2025–26

Individual

Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–19

References

1 2 "Hussein Zein". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
↑ "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.
↑ Al Safa S.C. [@alsafa_sc]; (2 August 2024). "Welcome Hussein Zein" – via Instagram.
↑ "التونسي راضي الجعايدي مدرباً للنجمة اللبناني". العربية (in Arabic). 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
↑ "بقاء الزين". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 September 2026.
↑ "Lebanon 1–6 Iran". The AFC. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
↑ "LIGA INDONESIA". 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Bahrain vs. Lebanon (2:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 3 August 2019.
↑ "رجال الأرز اصطادوا نسور قاسيون في كربلاء!". An-Nahar. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
↑ "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.
↑ "Hussein Zein". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
↑ مهرجان كرة المنار الـ19. An-Nahar (in Arabic). 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
↑ اللواء, جريدة (1 May 2018). النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!. aliwaa.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 February 2019.
↑ مهرجان كرة المنار الـ 23: حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان. Al-Manar (in Arabic). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

External links

Hussein Zein at FA Lebanon
Hussein Zein at National-Football-Teams.com
Hussein Zein at Soccerway
Hussein Zein at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
Hussein Zein at Lebanon Football Guide

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[GSA-1] 1 2 "Hussein Zein". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[AFC23-2] "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] Al Safa S.C. [@alsafa_sc]; (2 August 2024). "Welcome Hussein Zein" – via Instagram.

[4] "التونسي راضي الجعايدي مدرباً للنجمة اللبناني". العربية (in Arabic). 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.

[5] "بقاء الزين". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 September 2026.

[6] "Lebanon 1–6 Iran". The AFC. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2021.

[7] "LIGA INDONESIA". 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2019.

[8] Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Bahrain vs. Lebanon (2:0)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 3 August 2019.

[9] "رجال الأرز اصطادوا نسور قاسيون في كربلاء!". An-Nahar. 3 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.

[10] "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.

[FAL-11] "Hussein Zein". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

[:2015-12] مهرجان كرة المنار الـ19. An-Nahar (in Arabic). 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

[:2018-13] اللواء, جريدة (1 May 2018). النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!. aliwaa.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 February 2019.

[:2019-14] مهرجان كرة المنار الـ 23: حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان. Al-Manar (in Arabic). 13 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2022.