Alaa Mezher

Alaa Mohamad Kheir Mezher (Arabic: علاء محمد خير مزهر; born 12 December 1992) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays for Gulf United as a winger.

Alaa Mezher

Personal information
Full name	Alaa Mohamad Kheir Mezher[1]
Date of birth	(1992-12-19) 19 December 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Gulf United
Number	9
Youth career
	Al-Shaab
	Sharjah
2009–2012	Juventus
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Chabab Ghazieh	6	(1)
2015–2016	Salam Zgharta
2016–2017	Safa
2017	BTU United
2017–2018	Shabab Arabi	16	(1)
2018–2019	Dibba Al Fujairah	2	(0)
2019	Hatta	3	(0)
2020–2021	Al Hamriyah	3	(0)
2021–2022	Nejmeh	11	(0)
2022–2023	Gulf FC	25	(2)
2023–2024	Al-Dhaid
2024–	Gulf United	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Career

Youth career

Born in the United Arab Emirates,^[2] Mezher began his youth career at Al-Shaab and Sharjah, before joining the youth sector of Italian club Juventus in 2009.^[3][4]

Lebanon

Mezher moved to Lebanon in 2012,^[3] playing for Chabab Ghazieh in the 2012–13 Lebanese Premier League.^[5] He scored a goal against Safa, in a 5–1 defeat.^[6]

Mezher then played for Salam Zgharta in the 2015–16 season,^[7] and moved to Safa ahead of the 2016–17 season.^[8] He came on as a substitute in Safa's 2–0 defeat to Nejmeh in the Lebanese Super Cup.^[9]

BTU United and Shabab Arabi

In January 2017, Mezher moved to BTU United in the Thai League 4 on a one-year contract.^[3][10] He moved back to the Lebanese Premier League in summer 2017,^[11] playing for newly-promoted side Shabab Arabi in the 2017–18 season.^[12]

United Arab Emirates

In summer 2018, Mezher joined Dibba Al Fujairah in the UAE Pro League.^[13][14] He played seven games in all competitions – two in the league.^[15]

Mezher then moved to the UAE Division One, playing for Hatta in the second half of the 2018–19 season, and Al Hamriya in the 2020–21 season.^[15] On 19 January 2021, Al Hamriyah terminated Mezher's contract on mutual consent.^[16]

Nejmeh

On 7 August 2021, Mezher returned to Lebanon, signing for Nejmeh ahead of the 2021–22 season.^[17] He left the club in June 2022, following the end of his contract.^[18]

Return to the UAE

In July 2022, Mezher moved back to the UAE, joining Gulf FC in the UAE First Division.^[19]

Personal life

Mezher is a Lebanese citizen born in the United Arab Emirates who holds Emirati residence.^[20]

Honours

Safa

• Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2016–17
• Lebanese Super Cup runner-up: 2016

Nejmeh

• Lebanese FA Cup: 2021–22
• Lebanese Elite Cup: 2021
• Lebanese Super Cup runner-up: 2021

References

1. "Alaa Mohamad Kheir Mezher". United Arab Emirates Football Association. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
2. "علاء مزهر إلى الدوري الإماراتي". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
3. "اللبناني علاء مزهر ينتقل رسميا إلى الدوري التايلاندي". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
4. "Abu Dhabi 17-year-old picked to train with Juventus". The National. 26 March 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
5. Alaa Mezher at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
6. "الصفاء في الصدارة مؤقتا بعد فوزه على الغازية". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
7. "مباريات الأسبوع الـ 15 من الدوري". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
8. "الصورة النهائيّة للفرق اللبنانيّة". elmarada. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
9. "خاص: اداء مميز للنجمة كسر اصرار الصفاء في السوبر اللبناني". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
10. FA Lebanon [@falebanon] (16 January 2017). "BTU United, Thai League 4 club, signs Alaa Mezher" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
11. "محمد حمود من النجمة الى الشباب العربي". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
12. "صراع الهبوط يستمر بين النبي شيت والشباب العربي". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
13. "أندية تستقطب مواهب واعدة للمنافسة على لقب دوري المحترفين". صحيفة الرؤية (in Arabic). 29 August 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
14. "خاص: علاء مزهر: أعمل على تطوير قدراتي في الإمارات ولا افكر بالعودة إلى لبنان". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
15. "Alaa Mezher". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
16. فضل, الفجيرة-محمد. "أندية الهواة تشعل أجواء الميركاتو الشتوي". www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 March 2022.
17. "النجمة يضم علاء مزهر". كووورة. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
18. "مزهر يوجه رسالة وداع للنجمة". كووورة. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
19. "لاعب النجمة اللبناني يحط رحاله في الإمارات". كووورة. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
20. "خاص "سوبر1" دبا الفجيرة الإماراتي يتعاقد مع اللبناني علاء مزهر". Super1. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

External links

• Alaa Mezher at Soccerway
• Alaa Mezher at Soccerway
• Alaa Mezher at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)