Mahmoud Zbib

Mahmoud Zbib
Personal information
Full name Mahmoud Ali Zbib
Date of birth (2004-02-29) 29 February 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Sarafand, Lebanon
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ahed
Number 10
Youth career
2015–2017 Pro Sports
2017–2024 Ahed
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Ahed 57 (14)
International career‡
2019 Lebanon U16 3 (2)
2022 Lebanon U20 1 (0)
2023– Lebanon U23 8 (1)
2026– Lebanon 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 October 2026

Mahmoud Ali Zbib (Arabic: محمود علي زبيب; born 29 February 2004) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Ahed and the Lebanon national team.

Early life

Born in Sarafand, Zbib grew up in the nearby village of Tefahta [ar]. He began playing football aged nine in his local village.

Club career

Zbib started his youth career at Pro Sports in Nabatieh, before joining Ahed's youth sector after two years in 2017. He received his first senior call up in 2020, playing three games during the 2020–21 season.

During the 2024–25 season, Zbib became a regular for Ahed. In April 2025, Zbib suffered an injury to his thigh muscle, which kept him out of action for three weeks, and suffered another setback in May for three further weeks, returning from injury in June. He suffered another injury in November 2025.

International career

Zbib is a Lebanon youth international. He played for the under-16s at the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification, for the under-20s at the 2022 Arab Cup U-20 and 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification, and for the under-23s at the 2025 WAFF U-23 Championship, as team captain, and 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, also as captain.

Zbib received his first call-up to the Lebanon national team from head coach Madjid Bougherra in September 2026, ahead of friendly matches against the Maldives and Kyrgyzstan in October. He made his debut on 1 October, in a 6–0 win against the Maldives.

Style of play

Zbib plays as a midfielder.

Personal life

Zbib has one older brother and one older sister. He studied business management at the Lebanese International University in Sidon.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Lebanon Cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ahed 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League 30————30
2021–22 Lebanese Premier League 11————11
2022–23 Lebanese Premier League 1020———30
2023–24 Lebanese Premier League 20230302010292
2024–25 Lebanese Premier League 188————188
2025–26 Lebanese Premier League 14310——22175
2026–27 Lebanese Premier League 0010———10
Total 5714703020327216
Career total 5714703020327216
  1. ↑ Includes Lebanese Federation Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in AFC Cup
  3. ↑ Appearance in Lebanese Super Cup
  4. ↑ Appearances in National Solidarity Tournament

International

As of match played 4 October 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 202620
Total20

Honours

Ahed

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mahmoud Zbib". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 محمود زبيب: النجومية في لبنان قبل الاحتراف خارجه [Mahmoud Zbib: Stardom in Lebanon before turning professional abroad] (Video) (in Arabic). Al Akhbar. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 29 September 2026 – via YouTube.
  3. 1 2 Younes, Tarek (16 May 2025). زبيب يعود بعد التوقف الدولي [Zbib returns after the international break]. El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  4. ↑ Younes, Tarek (11 April 2025). من سيعوض غياب زبيب في العهد؟ [Who will fill the void left by Zbib at Ahed?]. El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  5. ↑ كشف مدة غياب زبيب عن العهد [The length of Zbib's absence from Ahed revealed]. Kooora (in Arabic). 4 April 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  6. ↑ Younes, Tarek (9 June 2025). زبيب يعود لصفوف العهد [Zbib returns to Ahed's ranks]. El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  7. ↑ Younes, Tarek (8 November 2025). يا فرحة ما تمت: الإصابة تعاود لاعب العهد محمود زبيب [A joy cut short: Al-Ahed player Mahmoud Zbib suffers another injury.]. El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  8. ↑ منتخب الشباب يغادر الى أبها للمشاركة في البطولة العربية للشباب [The national under-20 team leaves for Abha to participate in the Arab Cup U-20]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 18 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  9. ↑ إعلان قائمة منتخب لبنان لتصفيات كأس آسيا للشباب [Lebanon's squad list announced for the AFC U-20 Championship qualifiers]. Kooora (in Arabic). 12 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  10. ↑ Lebanese Football Association [@thelfadotcom]; (16 March 2025). إليكم قائمة منتخبنا الوطني الأولمبي للمشاركة في بطولة اتحاد غرب آسيا السادسة تحت 23 – عُمان 2025. [Here is the list of our Olympic National Team to participate in the 6th U-23 West Asian Championship – Oman 2025] (in Arabic) – via Instagram.
  11. ↑ طه يعلن قائمة المنتخب الأولمبي المشاركة في نهائيات كأس آسيا 2026 ويستعد للانطلاق إلى الرياض [Taha announces the squad for the Olympic team participating in the 2026 AFC U-23 Championship and prepares to depart for Riyadh] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  12. ↑ قائد منتخبنا الوطني الأولمبي، اللاعب محمود زبيب، يتسلّم درع المشاركة في بطولة كأس آسيا دون 23 عامًا، مقدَّمًا من ممثل الاتحاد الآسيوي لكرة القدم [The captain of our national Olympic team, player Mahmoud Zbeib, receives the participation shield in the U-23 Asian Cup, presented by the Asian Football Confederation representative] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 29 September 2026 – via Facebook.
  13. ↑ Saqr, Hassan (4 January 2026). زبيب يتسلّم درع المشاركة في بطولة كأس آسيا دون 23 عامًا [Zbib receives the participation shield for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup]. Football Lebanon (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 September 2026.
  14. ↑ بوقرّة يُطلق مشروع بناء منتخبٍ شاب ومنافس [Bougherra launches a project to build a young and competitive national team] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 18 September 2026. Retrieved 18 September 2026.
  15. ↑ "هاتريك" شكرون يقود لبنان الى فوزٍ عريض على المالديف بسداسية [Chakroun's hat-trick leads Lebanon to a resounding 6–0 victory over the Maldives] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 1 October 2026. Retrieved 1 October 2026.
  16. ↑ "Mahmoud Zbib". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 4 October 2026.