Elie Rustom

Elie Rustom (Arabic: ندي نعيمه; born 2 May 1987) is a Lebanese basketball player for the Sagesse Club (Not official) of the Lebanese Basketball League. He is also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team. He previously played with Blue Stars.^[1]

Elie Rustom

No. 9 – Sagesse SC
Position	Guard/forward
League	Lebanese Basketball League
Personal information
Born	(1987-05-02) 2 May 1987 (age 38)
Nationality	Lebanese
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Career information
Playing career	2004–present
Career history
2004–2007	Blue Stars
2007–2012	Mouttahed
2012–2016	Sagesse
2016–2017	Mouttahed
2017–2018	Champville
2018–2019	Homenetmen
2019–2020	Beirut Club
2020–2022	Champville
2022–2023	Beirut Club
2023	Dynamo Lebanon
2024	Champville
2025	Al Nasr
2025-present	Sagesse Club

Basketball career

Rustom started to play basketball with Blue Stars youth team. He played two years for the youth team. In 2007 he signed with Al Mouttahed Tripoli.^{[citation needed]}

In 2009 Rustom was called for the national team and participated in the 2009 William Jones Cup but was not called up to the final squad.^[2]

In 2010 he was also called by the national team. He played in 2010 William Jones Cup^[3] and FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 2010.^[4] He was in the starting 5 in all Lebanon's games in FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 2010 and also the 2010 FIBA World Championship. He was in the starting 5 for Mouttahed during the 2011 final four under coach Paul Caughter.^[5]

In 2011 he was called to the national team but he was injured during the preparations for the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship and could not make it to the final squad.^{[citation needed]}

In 2012 Rustom signed for Lebanese Sagesse.^{[citation needed]}

In 2016 he returned to his boyhood club Mouttahed, after spending four years with the Sagesse.^{[citation needed]}

In 2017 he signed with Champville.^{[citation needed]}

In 2018 Rustom sign with the defending champions Homenetmen.^{[citation needed]}

In 2022, Rustom signed with defending champions Beirut Club.^[6]

In January 2025, Rustom signed with the Al Nasr of the UAE National Basketball League.^[7]