Hussein Zein

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ali and the family name is Zein.

Hussein Ali Zein (Arabic: حسين علي زين, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ħ(u)seːn zeːn]; born 27 January 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a right-back for Lebanese Premier League club Safa and the Lebanon national team.

Hussein Zein

Zein for Ahed in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Hussein Ali Zein
Date of birth	(1995-01-27) 27 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Sidon, Lebanon[1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Safa
Number	26
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2024	Ahed	181	(13)
2024–	Safa	0	(0)
International career‡
2013	Lebanon U19	1	(0)
2015–2017	Lebanon U23	6	(0)
2016–	Lebanon	44	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:46, 2 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Club career

On 2 August 2024, Zein moved to Safa.^[3]

International career

Zein (right) with the Lebanon national team against Iran in 2022

Zein played for the national under-19 team between 2013 and 2014.^[4][5] He also represented the under-23 team between 2015 and 2017, playing six times.^[1]

Zein made his debut for the senior team on 5 February 2016, in a 2–0 defeat against Bahrain in a friendly game.^[6] He also participated at the 2019 WAFF Championship in Iraq.^[7] In December 2023, Zein was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.^[8]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 10 June 2025^[9]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Lebanon	2016	1	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	0	0
	2019	3	0
	2020	1	0
	2021	7	0
	2022	5	0
	2023	12	0
	2024	11	0
	2025	4	0
Total		44	0

Honours

Ahed

• Lebanese Premier League: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
• Lebanese FA Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19; runner-up: 2022–23, 2023–24
• Lebanese Elite Cup: 2013, 2015, 2022; runner-up: 2021
• Lebanese Super Cup: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
• AFC Cup: 2019; runner-up: 2023–24

Individual

• Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2014–15,^[10] 2017–18,^[11] 2018–19^[12]