Khalil Khamis (footballer, born 1995)

This article is about the Lebanese footballer. For the Emirati footballer, see Khalil Khamis (footballer, born 1992).

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Georges and the family name is Khamis.

Khalil Georges Khamis (Arabic: خليل جورج خميس, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [xaˈliːl xaˈmiːs]; born 12 January 1995) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team.

Khalil Khamis

Khamis with Ahed in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Khalil Georges Khamis[1]
Date of birth	(1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Zahlé, Lebanon[1]
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Nejmeh
Youth career
2005–2013	Shabab Al Arabi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2024	Ahed	150	(10)
2020	→ Pahang (loan)	4	(0)
2024–2025	Safa	24	(1)
2025–	Nejmeh	0	(0)
International career‡
2013	Lebanon U19[3]	3	(0)
2015–2017	Lebanon U23[1]	6	(0)
2014–	Lebanon	15	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:32, 13 August 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 March 2025

Club career

Early career

Khamis participated in a competition held by McDonald's that offered the chance to take part in the Norway Cup youth tournament. After attending several try-out sessions in Jounieh, Lebanon, he was selected to join the team traveling to Norway aged 10.^[4]

During the Norway Cup, Khamis was noticed by Shabab Al Arabi, who subsequently signed him to their youth team. He remained with the club, progressing through all levels of their youth system.^[4]

Ahed

On 18 September 2013, Khamis joined Ahed in the Lebanese Premier League.^[5] Despite missing the final due to injury,^[6] Khamis helped Ahed lift the 2019 AFC Cup title.^[7]

On 13 February 2020, Khamis joined Malaysia Super League side Pahang on a season-long loan from Ahed.^[8][9]

Safa

After 11 years at Ahed, Khamis moved to Safa on 2 August 2024.^[10]

Nejmeh

In August 2025, Khamis joined Nejmeh ahead of the 2025–26 season.^[11]

International career

On 6 January 2024, Khamis was called up to the Lebanon squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, replacing George Felix Melki who withdrew injured before the competition.^[12] He scored his first international goal on 15 December 2024, in a friendly 2–0 win against Kuwait.^[13]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 20 March 2025^[14][15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Lebanon	2014	1	0
	2015	0	0
	2016	0	0
	2017	0	0
	2018	0	0
	2019	1	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	0	0
	2022	0	0
	2023	1	0
	2024	11	1
	2025	1	0
Total		15	1

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Khamis goal.

List of international goals scored by Khalil Khamis

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 December 2024	Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Kuwait	2–0	2–0	Friendly

Honours

Ahed^[16]

• 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 Federation Cup: 2023
• Lebanese Elite Cup: 2015; 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,^[17] 2015–16,^[18] 2018–19^[19]