Ralph Khoury

Ralph Khoury
Personal information
Full name Ralph Elias Khoury
Date of birth (2007-05-09) May 9, 2007 (age 19)
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Atlético Ottawa
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2020 Athletico
2021–2022 Nasr Hadath
2021–2022 Eleven Football Pro
2022–2024 Ottawa South United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Ottawa South United 2 (0)
2025– Atlético Ottawa 19 (1)
2025 → Ottawa South United (loan) 7 (1)
International career‡
2018 Lebanon U11
2022 Lebanon U15
2026– Lebanon 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 11, 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of October 4, 2026

Ralph Elias Khoury (Arabic: رالف إلياس خوري; born May 9, 2007) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Canadian Premier League club Atlético Ottawa and the Lebanon national team.

Early life

Khoury was born in Lebanon, where started his youth career at Athletico, playing from the under-5s to under-15s (2011–2020). He later played for Nasr Hadath and Eleven Football Pro, finishing as the top scorer of the 2021–22 U-16 league.

In 2022, Khoury moved to Canada, joining Ottawa South United's youth setup. He made two senior appearances in Ligue1 Québec during the 2023 season. Khoury also represented Team Ontario in 2024.

Club career

Atlético Ottawa

2025 season

On April 29, 2025, Khoury signed a developmental contract with Canadian Premier League club Atlético Ottawa. He made his professional debut on May 10, 2025, coming on for Samuel Salter in the 69th minute of a 5–2 league win over Valour FC. Throughout the 2025 season, he also played with Ottawa South United in Ligue1 Québec.

On September 16, 2025, Khoury signed an Exceptional Young Talent (EYT) contract with Atlético Ottawa through the end of 2027, with options for 2028 and 2029; in the process, he became the second player to sign an EYT deal with the club, after Sergei Kozlovskiy. Khoury finished the 2025 season with seven appearances in the Canadian Premier League for Atlético Ottawa, and one goal in seven appearances in Ligue1 Québec for Ottawa South United.

2026 season

Khoury made his CONCACAF Champions Cup debut on February 17, 2026 by starting in the first leg of Atlético Ottawa's first-round tie against Nashville SC. On April 4, 2026, he was moved from Atlético Ottawa's Developmental Roster to its Primary Roster as a Domestic Under-21 player. On August 16, 2026, he recorded his first goal and assist for Atlético Ottawa after coming on as a 72nd-minute substitute, assisting the equalizer in the 83rd minute before scoring the winning goal in the 90th minute to complete a 2–1 comeback victory over Supra du Québec.

International career

In July 2018, Khoury took part in the Marcet World Cup tournament in Barcelona with the Lebanon under-11 team. In May 2022, Khoury was named to the Lebanon under-15 team for a friendly series featuring club and national teams; he scored a hat-trick on May 12, in a 3–0 victory in a friendly against Armenian club FC Pyunik.

Khoury 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 October 1, in a 6–0 win against the Maldives.

Personal life

Born in Lebanon, Khoury became a dual citizen after moving to Ottawa, Canada in 2022. He is the cousin of fellow footballer Pilar Khoury.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 11, 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ottawa South United 2023 Ligue1 Québec 20———20
Atlético Ottawa 2025 Canadian Premier League 700000—70
2026 Canadian Premier League 121—1010141
Total 191001010211
Ottawa South United (loan) 2025 Ligue1 Québec 71———71
Career total 242001010262

International

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

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Jacques, John (September 16, 2025). "Teenage Talent Ralph Khoury Lands Multi-Year Atletico Ottawa Deal". Northern Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Big Debut Alert!". Athletico Sports Club. May 20, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Facebook.
  4. ↑ تقدم النصر الحدث على الصفاء ٠/١ بدوري الاشبال بعدما سجل رالف خوري هدف التقدم من ضربة جزاء [Al Nasr advanced over Safa 1–0 in the U-16 league after Ralph Khoury scored the opening goal from a penalty kick] (in Arabic). اخبار وفيديوهات اللاعب العربي. October 2, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Facebook.
  5. ↑ Bashir, Alaa (January 10, 2022). تعادل الهدى والنصر الحدث يؤجل حسم سداسية الأشبال [Al Huda and Al Nasr draw postpones the decision of the U-16's six-team match]. Football Lebanon (in Arabic). Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  6. ↑ "What a game!!!". Eleven Football Pro. October 24, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Facebook.
  7. ↑ اللاعب رالف خوري لاعب نادي efp هداف دوري الأشبال [EFP player Ralph Khoury top scorer of the U-16 league] (in Arabic). الدوري اللبناني. January 27, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Facebook.
  8. ↑ «بيروت فوتبول أكاديمي» بطلاً لدوري الأشبال بلا خسارة [Beirut Football Academy wins the U-16 league without a loss.]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). January 25, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
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  10. ↑ "OSU Force Academy Zone: Big Team Ontario presence boosts many OSU players on road to top levels". Ottawa Sportspages. June 4, 2024.
  11. ↑ Stocking, Thomas (April 29, 2025). "Atlético Ottawa signs Ottawa forward Ralph Khoury to a Development Permit". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  12. ↑ Leitch, Iain (May 10, 2025). "Salter Sets a Record as Ottawa Crushes Valour 5–2". Atlético Gazette.
  13. ↑ @atletiOttawa (May 10, 2025). "Generation Next: Ralph Khoury Debut" (Tweet) – via X (formerly Twitter).
  14. ↑ "OSU Force Academy Zone: Pro clubs come calling early in OSU's Ligue 1 campaigns". Ottawa Sportspages. May 2, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Local striker Ralph Khoury joins Atlético Ottawa as an Exceptional Young Talent". Atlético Ottawa. September 16, 2025. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
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  19. ↑ Stockting, Thomas (April 4, 2026). "Atlético Ottawa Roster Update (April 2026)". Atlético Ottawa. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  20. ↑ Parisis, Quentin (August 16, 2026). "Atlético Ottawa strike late to down FC Supra in pivotal clash | Highlights". Canadian Premier League. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  21. ↑ "FC Supra du Québec vs Atlético Ottawa – Canadian Premier League 2026". Global Sports Archive. August 16, 2026. Retrieved August 16, 2026.
  22. ↑ "Impressive Athletico presence in the U11 Lebanese National team participating in Marcet World Cup-Barcelona". Athletico Sports Club. July 27, 2018. Retrieved September 17, 2025 – via Facebook.
  23. ↑ Ayoub, Nada (May 7, 2022). بعثتا منتخب لبنان للبراعم تغادر الى أرمينيا [The Lebanese national youth team delegations depart for Armenia]. Football Lebanon (in Arabic).
  24. ↑ Ayoub, Nada (May 13, 2022). ثلاثية نظيفة لمنتخب لبنان دون ١٥ عاما [A clean hat-trick for the Lebanese U-15 national team]. Football Lebanon (in Arabic).
  25. ↑ بوقرّة يُطلق مشروع بناء منتخبٍ شاب ومنافس [Bougherra launches a project to build a young and competitive national team] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. September 18, 2026. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
  26. ↑ Jacques, John (October 8, 2026). "Recap: CPL On Display In International Window". Northern Tribune.
  27. ↑ Paquette, Julien (September 16, 2025). "Du Liban, jusqu'au statut de future vedette chez l'Atlético Ottawa" [From Lebanon to future star status at Atlético Ottawa]. Le Droit (in French).
  28. ↑ "Ralph Khoury". FA Lebanon. Retrieved October 4, 2026.