Rami Malaeb

Rami Malaeb
Personal information
Full name Rami Tarek Malaeb
Date of birth (2009-09-01) 1 September 2009 (age 17)
Place of birth Aley, Lebanon
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Rot-Weiss Essen
Number 40
Youth career
–2022 Baissour
2022–2024 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen
2024– Rot-Weiss Essen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Rot-Weiss Essen 1 (0)
International career‡
2025 Lebanon U17 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 October 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 September 2025

Rami Tarek Malaeb (Arabic: رامي طارق ملاعب; born 1 September 2009) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a winger for 3. Liga club Rot-Weiss Essen.

Club career

Having previously played for Baissour at youth level in Lebanon, Malaeb joined the youth setup of German club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in 2022. He moved to Rot-Weiss Essen in 2024, progressing through the club's youth teams before training regularly with the first team during the 2026–27 season.

On 17 October 2026, Malaeb made his senior debut for Rot-Weiss Essen in a 1–0 away defeat against FC Ingolstadt in the 3. Liga, entering the match as a substitute in the 84th minute. Five days later, on 22 October, Rot-Weiss Essen announced that Malaeb would become a permanent member of the first-team squad from 1 July 2027 and receive a professional contract.

International career

In November 2025, Malaeb was called up to the Lebanon national under-17 team for qualification matches for the 2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup, scoring in a 1–1 draw against Palestine.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 17 October 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rot-Weiss Essen 2026–27 3. Liga 100010
Career total 100010

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Rami Malaeb". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "We would like to congratulate Rami Tarek Malaeb, our only player chosen to represent the Lebanese National Team u-10 in their summer camp in Portugal". Baissour Football Club. 1 May 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2026 – via Facebook.[self-published]
  3. 1 2 كل التوفيق للاعب نادي بيصور الرياضي رامي طارق ملاعب في مسيرته نحو النجومية. نتمنى له كل التوفيق [All the best to the Baissour FC player Rami Tarek Malaeb in his journey towards stardom] (in Arabic). Baissour Football Club. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2026 – via Facebook.[self-published]
  4. ↑ "U15 feiert Derbysieg und Halbfinal-Einzug" [U15 celebrates derby victory and semi-final qualification] (in German). Rot-Weiß Oberhausen. 12 April 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Profidebüt & Vertrag für Rami Malaeb" [Professional debut and contract for Rami Malaeb] (in German). Rot-Weiss Essen. 22 October 2026. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "FC Ingolstadt 04 – Rot-Weiss Essen" (in German). Rot-Weiss Essen. 17 October 2026. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
  7. ↑ Witzel, Julian (18 October 2026). "RWE: Koschinat schwärmt von Debütant Malaeb – "Spieler mit viel Fantasie"" [RWE: Koschinat praises debutant Malaeb – "Player with a lot of potential"]. Westfälische Rundschau [de] (in German). Retrieved 23 October 2026.
  8. ↑ "U17: Nachholspiel bei Viktoria Köln am Dienstag" [U17: Rearranged match at Viktoria Köln on Tuesday] (in German). Rot-Weiss Essen. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
  9. ↑ بعثة منتخب الناشئين تغادر إلى الهند للمشاركة في تصفيات كأس آسيا – السعودية 2026 [The national youth team delegation departs for India to participate in the Asian Cup qualifiers – Saudi Arabia 2026] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 19 November 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2026.
  10. ↑ ناشئو لبنان يفرضون التعادل على فلسطين في الجولة الثانية من التصفيات الآسيوية [Lebanon's youth team forces a draw against Palestine in the second round of the Asian qualifiers] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 23 October 2026.