Haytham Faour

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Moussa and the family name is Faour.

Haytham Moussa Faour (Arabic: هيثم موسى فاعور; born 27 February 1990) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh.

Haytham Faour

Faour with Ahed in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Haytham Moussa Faour[1]
Date of birth	(1990-02-27) 27 February 1990 (age 35)
Place of birth	Meiss Ej Jabal, Lebanon[1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Nejmeh
Number	15
Youth career
2007–2009	Ahed
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2023	Ahed	211+	(2+)
2023–2025	Shabab Sahel	24	(1)
2025–	Nejmeh	0	(0)
International career
2011	Lebanon U23[3]	2	(0)
2011–2019	Lebanon	58	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2023

Faour joined Ahed in 2009 and became one of the team's main players, winning the Lebanese Golden Ball in 2015.^[4] He also captained them to an AFC Cup win in 2019, helping Ahed become the first Lebanese club to win the title. Faour represented Lebanon internationally from 2011 to 2019, playing 58 games and retiring as one of the national team's most-capped players.

Club career

On 2 October 2013, it was reported that Faour had signed for Iraqi club Al-Naft on a loan deal worth $140,000.^[5][6][7] After playing a friendly game for the club, the manager cancelled the transfer as he stated that he was looking for a "more attacking-minded midfielder".^[8][9]

On 31 May 2023, after having played 16 years at Ahed, Shabab Sahel announced the signing of Faour on a three-year contract.^[10] On 28 March 2025, he joined Nejmeh on a free transfer ahead of the second half of the 2024–25 season.^[11]

International career

Faour's debut for the national team came on 17 August 2011, in a 3–2 friendly defeat against Syria at home.^[12] In December 2018, he was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad.^[2] Faour played the first two group stage games, against Qatar and Saudi Arabia.^[13] On 24 July 2019, he announced his retirement from international football.^[14]

Style of play

Faour is known for his tackling and defensive reading of the game.^[15]

Honours

Ahed^[16]

• AFC Cup: 2019
• Lebanese Premier League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
• Lebanese FA Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19; runner-up: 2022–23
• Lebanese Elite Cup: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2022; runner-up: 2021
• Lebanese Super Cup: 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019

Individual

• Lebanese Premier League Best Player: 2014–15^[4]
• Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2011–12,^[17] 2012–13,^[18][19] 2014–15,^[20] 2016–17,^[21] 2017–18^[22]

See also

• List of Lebanon international footballers