Atef Hamdan

Atef Hamdan (Arabic: عاطف حمدان; born 1992) is a Lebanese multi-code international rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Wolves in the Lebanon Rugby League Championship, Beirut Phoenicians in the Lebanon Rugby Union Championship, and the Lebanon national team at international level.

Atef Hamdan

Personal information
Born	1992 (age 32–33) Lebanon
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Lebanese American University 2011–2018 Immortals 2018 Beirut Arab University 2021– Wolves Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2022– Lebanon 0 0
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Current team Beirut Phoenicians Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2018– Beirut Phoenicians ()

Biography

Club career

Hamdan played rugby league at college level for the Lebanese American University (LAU),^[1][2] before playing for Immortals – the LAU's team in the Lebanon Rugby League Championship – between 2011–12^[3][4] and 2017–18.^[5] In 2018, he played at college level for Beirut Arab University (BAU)^[6] and rugby union for Beirut Phoenicians.^[7] Hamdan helped Wolves lift the 2021 Rugby League Championship title after beating Grey Wolves in the final on 21 October 2021.^[8]

Representative career

Having played for Lebanon Espoirs internationally in 2012,^[9] Hamdan was initially called up to represent the Lebanon national team at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup^[10] as one of only two local players in the squad,^[11] but withdrew and was replaced by Robin Hachache. In 2022, he took part in various friendly games in preparation for the upcoming West Asia Rugby Championship, playing against Syria and the French UNIFIL forces.^[12][13]

Personal life

Hamdan graduated from the Lebanese American University in 2014.^[14]