Fadi Alloush

Fadi Alloush (Arabic: فادي علوش; born 1 January 1969) is a Lebanese former footballer. Nicknamed "the Bulldozer" (Arabic: البلدوزر),^[1] Alloush played as a striker for Ansar for most of his career.

Fadi Alloush

Personal information
Date of birth	(1969-01-01) 1 January 1969 (age 56)
Place of birth	Beirut, Lebanon
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1997	Ansar
1997–1999	Akhaa Ahli Aley
1999–2000	Homenmen
Total		?	(120[a])
International career
1988–1996	Lebanon	19	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is famous for holding the record for most goals in a Lebanese Premier League campaign, with 32 goals in the 1990–91 season.^[1] Alloush is also the highest all-time scorer in the Lebanese Premier League, scoring 120 official league goals.^[a][2]

Club career

Ansar

In the 1990–91 season Alloush scored 32 goals, becoming the player to have scored the most goals in a single Lebanese Premier League season.^[1] The next season Alloush scored 18, missing out on the Golden Boot to Walid Dahrouj who scored 20 goals.^[3] In the 1992–93 season he became the top scorer for a second time with 27 goals,^[3] becoming the first player to win the Lebanese Premier League Golden Boot more than once.^[1][4]

Akhaa Ahli Aley and Homenmen

In 1997, Alloush signed for Akhaa Ahli Aley after having played for Ansar for 12 years; he scored two goals for them.^[1] Alloush ended his career at Homenmen, scoring two goals and bringing his total league tally to a record 120 goals.^[a][2][4]

International career

Alloush represented the Lebanon national team. One of his goals was against Hong Kong in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers, scoring a 79th minute penalty.^[5] He also scored a 32nd-minute goal against Kazakhstan in a friendly in 1996.^[5]

Personal life

Alloush's daughter, Hiba, also plays football; she represented Lebanon internationally at senior level.^[6] As of July 2019, Alloush is working in a Lebanese bank, and is a supervisor for the women's department of the Lebanese Football Association.^[7]

Career statistics

International

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

List of international goals scored by Fadi Alloush

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	9 May 1993	Bourj Hammoud Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	Hong Kong	2–2	2–2	1994 World Cup qualifiers	[5]
2	3 January 1996	Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	Kazakhstan	2–1	2–1	Friendly	[5]

Honours

Ansar

• Lebanese Premier League: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97
• Lebanese FA Cup: 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
• Lebanese Super Cup: 1996

Homenmen

• Lebanese Elite Cup: 1999

Individual

• Lebanese Premier League top goalscorer: 1990–91, 1992–93

Records

• Most goals in Lebanese Premier League history: 120 goals^[a]
• Most Lebanese Premier League goals in a single season: 32 goals

See also

• List of association football families

Notes

1. Alloush scored a total of 124 league goals; however, his four goals scored during the 1987–88 season against Shabiba Mazraa, who withdrew, were not counted.