Jimmy Kazan

Jimmy Kazan
Kazan with Enosis Neon Paralimni in 2026
Personal information
Full name Jeme Jihad Kazan
Date of birth (2007-03-26) 26 March 2007 (age 19)
Place of birth Raiit [ar], Lebanon
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Jwaya
Number 27
Youth career
2021–2022 Adab w Riyada Kfarshima
2022–2025 Racing Beirut
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Racing Beirut 29 (8)
2025–2026 Enosis Neon Paralimni 25 (0)
2026– Jwaya 2 (2)
International career‡
2026– Lebanon U20 6 (2)
2026– Lebanon 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 October 2026

Jeme Jihad Kazan (Arabic: جيمي جهاد قازان; born 26 March 2007), known as Jimmy Kazan, is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Lebanese Premier League club Jwaya and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Racing Beirut

Kazan started playing football aged 14 in the youth sector of Lebanese Fourth Division club Adab w Riyada Kfarshima. He then moved to Racing Beirut's youth system, making his senior debut in the 2023–24 Lebanese Premier League on 28 September 2023, aged 16 years and 186 days, as a 78th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against Nejmeh. His first goal came on 20 June 2024, in the final matchday of the season, in a 2–1 defeat to Bourj.

Kazan's breakthrough season came in 2024–25, in which he was used by Racing as a starter. He scored three consecutive goals between 8 and 19 May 2025 – against Bourj, Chabab Ghazieh, and Shabab Sahel – and a brace against Bourj on 7 June 2025. Kazan finished the season with seven goals in 26 appearances. He was also crowned top scorer of the under-20 league with 13 goals.

Enosis Neon Paralimni

Kazan in an interview with Enosis Neon Paralimni in 2026

On 5 October 2025, Kazan joined Enosis Neon Paralimni in the Cypriot First Division during the 2025–26 season. He scored his only goal for the club on 22 October, in a 2–0 win against Chalkanoras Idaliou in the Cypriot Cup, two minutes after entering as a second-half substitute. Kazan finished the season with 25 league appearances and one goal in two cup appearances.

Jwaya

In summer 2026, Kazan signed a contract with a Portuguese club, but the transfer fell through after his visa application was rejected twice.

On 7 September 2026, Kazan returned to Lebanon, signing for Lebanese Premier League club Jwaya. The move was reported as being worth more than US$90,000, with a reported monthly salary of more than US$20,000. On 13 October, Kazan scored twice and contributed to an own goal in a 3–0 victory over Sagesse.

International career

In September 2025, Kazan took part in a training camp with the Lebanon national under-20 team in Tabarja, Lebanon, ahead of the 2025 WAFF U-20 Championship. He subsequently made his under-20 debut in July 2026, playing four friendly games against Syria and Tajikistan in preparation for the 2027 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification. He scored once against Tajikistan. Kazan played both qualification games, scoring against South Korea, and helped Lebanon qualify for the final tournament.

Kazan received his first senior call-up to the Lebanon national team in May 2026, and made his debut as a second-half substitute in a 2027 Asian Cup qualification game against Yemen on 4 June, which Lebanon lost 2–0.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Racing Beirut 2023–24 Lebanese Premier League 31000031
2024–25 Lebanese Premier League 267——267
Total 2980000298
Enosis Neon Paralimni 2025–26 Cypriot First Division 25021—271
Jwaya 2026–27 Lebanese Premier League 2221—43
Career total 561042006012

International

As of match played 4 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 202630
Total30

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Jeme Kazan". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  2. ↑ The whistlepodcast (20 May 2026). Jimmy Kazan - the Lebanese wonderkid. Retrieved 21 May 2026 – via YouTube.
  3. ↑ Itani, Riad (4 April 2023). لهذه الأسباب عاد الراسينغ إلى "دوري الأضواء" [For these reasons, Racing returned to the Premier League]. grandlb.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Racing Club Bayrūt vs Nejmeh SC – Lebanese First Division 2023/2024". Global Sports Archive. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  5. ↑ لقب الدوري في الأسبوع الأخير بين النجمة والأنصار [The league title in the last week between Nejmeh and Ansar]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  6. 1 2 Younes, Tarek (20 May 2025). قازان يسجل للمباراة الثالثة توالياً [Kazan scores for the third consecutive match]. El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  7. ↑ البرج يحسم «دربي الضاحية» ويهدي الراسينغ صدارة الأواخر [Bourj wins the "Dahiyeh derby" and hands the lead to Racing Club in the final rounds]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). 15 May 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  8. ↑ الراسينج يهزم شباب الغازية ويتصدر سداسية الأواخر [Racing defeats Chabab Ghazieh and leads the Final Six]. Kooora (in Arabic). 14 May 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  9. ↑ غزارة أهداف في سداسية الأواخر وإيقافات إدارية في الاوائل [Abundant goals in the Final Six and administrative suspensions in the first matches]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). 20 May 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  10. ↑ Younes, Tarek (8 June 2025). الراسينغ يفوز على البرج بالثلاثة ويتصدر سداسية الأواخر [Racing beats Bourj 3–0 and leads the Final Six]. El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  11. ↑ جيمي قازان لاعب نادي الراسينغ، يحصل على لقب هدّاف بطولة الدوري اللبناني للشباب دون 20 سنة للموسم الرياضي 2025/2024، بتسجيله 13 هدفاً [Jimmy Kazan, the player of Racing Club, gets the title of top goalscorer of the Lebanese Youth League under 20 for the season 2025/2024, scoring 13 goals]. LEB Sports (in Arabic). 12 May 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025 – via Facebook.
  12. ↑ Enosis Neon Paralimni FC [@enp1936]; (5 October 2025). "Welcome Jimmy Kazan!" – via Instagram.
  13. ↑ Ανακοίνωσε Τζίμι Καζάν η Ένωση [Jimmy Kazan joins Enosis]. AlphaNews (in Cypriot Greek). 5 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  14. ↑ Τσιράκης, Αντώνης (4 November 2025). "Το νέο project από την Κύπρο που παρακολουθούν οι μεγάλοι της Stoiximan Super League". Sportal.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Η ΕΝΠ προκρίθηκε στη Β' φάση του κυπέλλου (βίντεο)". Η ΕΝΠ προκρίθηκε στη Β’ φάση του κυπέλλου (βίντεο). Retrieved 24 July 2026.
  16. ↑ فارس كرم وبيتر خليفة بحديث عن عالم كرة القدم من الداخل [Fares Karam and Peter Khalife discuss the inside story of the football world] (Video) (in Arabic). Betarabia. 11 September 2026. Retrieved 30 September 2026 – via YouTube.
  17. ↑ Jwaya SC [@jwaya_sc]; (7 September 2026). يعلن نادي جويا الرياضي رسميًا تعاقده مع اللاعب جيمي قازان [Jwaya SC officially announces the signing of Jimmy Kazan] (in Arabic) – via Instagram.
  18. ↑ "عقد خيالي لجيمي قازان من نادي الراسينغ الى نادي جويا الرياضي -..." Time Out Super Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 September 2026.
  19. ↑ Younes, Tarek (13 October 2026). "جويا يحتفظ بالصدارة بفوزه العريض على الحكمة (3-0)". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 October 2026.
  20. ↑ منتخب لبنان للشباب يستعد لبطولة غرب آسيا [The Lebanon youth team is preparing for the WAFF Championship]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 6 September 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  21. ↑ https://the-lfa.com.lb/news/U20FG1_syr3726.php
  22. ↑ https://the-lfa.com.lb/news/U20FG2_5726.php
  23. ↑ https://the-lfa.com.lb/news/U20FG1-LBNxTJK.php
  24. 1 2 https://the-lfa.com.lb/news/U20FG2_LBNxTJK.php
  25. ↑ "AFC U20 Asian Cup Qualifiers - Group A: Lebanon 2-3 Korea Republic". the-AFC. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
  26. ↑ لبنان يستعيد حضوره في نهائيات كأس آسيا للشباب [Lebanon regains its presence in the AFC U-20 Asian Cup finals] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 6 September 2026. Retrieved 6 September 2026.
  27. ↑ بوقرة يسمّي تشكيلته الأولى لمواجهة اليمن الحاسمة [Bougherra names his first lineup for the crucial match against Yemen]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 20 May 2026. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  28. ↑ لبنان يهدر فرصة التأهل الى كأس آسيا بخسارته امام اليمن [Lebanon squanders chance to qualify for the Asian Cup after losing to Yemen]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 4 June 2026. Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  29. ↑ "Jeme Kazan – 2025–2026". Cyprus Football Association (in Greek). Retrieved 8 June 2026.
  30. ↑ "Jimmy Kazan". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 4 October 2026.