Abbas Assi

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ibrahim and the family name is Assi.

Abbas Ibrahim Assi (Arabic: عَبَّاس إِبْرَاهِيم عَاصِي; born 9 July 1995) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder or right-back for Lebanese Premier League club Safa.

Abbas Assi

Assi with Shabab Sahel in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Abbas Ibrahim Assi[1]
Date of birth	(1995-07-09) 9 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Qaaqaaiyet El Snoubar, Lebanon[1]
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder, right-back
Team information
Current team	Safa
Number	70
Youth career
2012–2014	Shabab Sahel
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2024	Shabab Sahel	97	(6)
2022	→ Naft Maysan (loan)	4	(0)
2024–	Safa	0	(0)
International career‡
2017	Lebanon U23	1	(0)
2014–2022	Lebanon	13	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2024

Club career

On 8 January 2022, Assi joined Iraqi Premier League side Naft Maysan on a six-month loan from the Shabab Al Sahel.^[3] He made his debut on 8 February, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw against Al-Naft.^[4] Assi suffered a severe injury to his right foot in May that ended his season prematurely, forcing him to return to Lebanon to undergo surgery.^[5] As the initial surgery was not successful, he underwent a second – successful – surgery in October which extended his return a further three months.^[6]

In May 2024, after 10 years at Sahel, Assi moved to the Safa Sporting Club (Safa SC) on a free transfer.^[7]

International career

Assi made his international debut for Lebanon on 6 November 2014,^[8] coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 friendly defeat to the United Arab Emirates.^[9]

Style of play

Mainly used as a central midfielder, Assi has also been deployed as a right-back.^[10][11]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 24 March 2022^[2]

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	0	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	9	0
	2022	3	0
Total		13	0

Early History

Assi was born on July 9 1995, in Qaaqaaiyet Es Snaoubar, a small village in Lebanon with a population of around 3000 inhabitants.

Honours

Shabab Sahel

• Lebanese Elite Cup: 2019
• Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2014, 2015
• Lebanese Second Division: 2017–18

References

1. "Abbas Assi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
2. "Abbas Assi". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
3. "شباب الساحل يعلن انتقال نجميه للدوري العراقي". كووورة. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
4. FA Lebanon [@falebanon] (9 February 2022). "شارك حسن مهنا أساسيًا بينما دخل عباس عاصي بين الشوطين" – via Instagram.
5. "رسميا.. انتهاء موسم نجم نفط ميسان". كووورة. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
6. "عاصي يخضع لعملية جراحية ثانية". كووورة. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
7. Younes, Tarek (30 May 2024). "إنتقال مجاني". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
8. "Abbas Assi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
9. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "United Arab Emirates vs. Lebanon (3:2)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
10. Afiouni, Nadim (12 November 2020). "The National Team is back! Here are 5 things to look out for". Lebanese Football Review. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
11. "عباس عاصي: ظهير عصري وبطل موسم شباب الساحل". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 2 May 2021.

External links

• Abbas Assi at FA Lebanon
• Abbas Assi at National-Football-Teams.com
• Abbas Assi at Soccerway
• Abbas Assi at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)