Mohamad Zein Tahan

Mohamad Zein El Abidine Ali Tahan (Arabic: محمد زين العابدين علي طحان, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [mˈħammad zeːn lˈʕaːbidiːn tˤɑħˈħaːn]; born 20 April 1988), better known as Mohamad Zein Tahan or simply Zein Tahan, is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a full-back for Lebanese Second Division club Mabarra.

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

Mohamad Zein Tahan

Zein Tahan with Safa in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Mohamad Zein El Abidine Ali Tahan[1]
Date of birth	(1988-04-20) 20 April 1988 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth	Aadloun, Lebanon[1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s)	Full-back
Team information
Current team	Mabarra
Youth career
2004–2006	Tripoli[lower-alpha 1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Tripoli
2008–2023	Safa	200+	(29)
2023	→ Bourj (loan)	0	(0)
2023–2024	Bourj	23	(2)
2024–	Mabarra	0	(0)
International career‡
2013–2022	Lebanon	38	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:53, 31 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:52, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Safa

Tahan joined Safa in 2008 and subsequently captained the first team for several years. During his tenure, he won the Lebanese Premier League title three times with the club, along with other cup victories. On 17 May 2023, Zein Tahan left Safa on mutual terms.^[4]

Bourj and Mabarra

On 20 March 2023, Zein Tahan was sent on loan to Bourj to play in the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup games against Emirati club Al Wahda.^[5][6] Three months later, Tahan joined Bourj permanently.^[7] After one season, he moved to Mabarra in the Lebanese Second Division.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Zein Tahan made his senior international debut for Lebanon on 29 May 2013, in a friendly against Oman.^[8] His first goal came on 19 December 2014, helping his side win 3–1 in a friendly against Pakistan.^[8] Zein Tahan was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad,^[2] playing one game on 12 January 2019, against Saudi Arabia in a 2–0 defeat.^[8]

Style of play

Mainly used as a right-back, Zein Tahan can also play on the left side.^[9] He is known for both his defensive and offensive contribution down the flank.^[9]

Personal life

His brother, Hussein Tahan, was also an international footballer for Lebanon.^[10][11]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 24 March 2022^[12]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Lebanon	2013	8	0
	2014	1	1
	2015	8	0
	2016	7	0
	2017	3	0
	2018	3	0
	2019	5	0
	2020	1	0
	2021	1	0
	2022	1	0
Total		38	1

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

List of international goals scored by Mohamad Zein Tahan

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	19 December 2014	Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon	Pakistan	3–1	3–1	Friendly

Honours

Safa

• Lebanese Premier League: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2015–16
• Lebanese FA Cup: 2012–13
• Lebanese Elite Cup: 2009, 2012
• Lebanese Super Cup: 2013
• Lebanese Challenge Cup runner-up: 2022

Individual

• Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2015–16,^[13] 2017–18^[14]
• Lebanese Challenge Cup top goalscorer: 2019^{[lower-alpha 2][15]}

See also

• List of Lebanon international footballers
• List of association football families

Notes

1. Olympic Beirut changed its name to AC Tripoli in 2005.
2. Tied with Abdel Fateh Achour, Amady Diop, Stephen Sarfo, and Shamel Socar

References

1. "Mohamad Zein Tahan". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
2. "AC2019 Final Squads". Asian Football Confederation. p. 19. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
3. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Lebanon" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
4. "رسميا.. قائد الصفاء خارج أسوار النادي". كووورة. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
5. "البرج يضم قائد الصفاء". كووورة. 20 March 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
6. "طحان لكووورة: سألتزم بتعليمات أخي في البطولة العربية". كووورة. 3 April 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
7. "الدوري اللبناني 2023-2024 | 15 لاعباً جديداً في البرج". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
8. "Mohamad Zein Tahan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
9. "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
10. "موقع المنار الرياضي » ماذا يقول حسين طحان عن شقيقه زين ؟". sport.almanar.com.lb. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
11. Offside - Team mates : محمد زين طحان VS حسين طحان (in Arabic). AL Jadeed. 26 October 2017 – via YouTube.
12. "Mohamad Zein Tahan". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
13. "محمد حيدر والنيجيري كابيروموسى الافضل في مهرجان كرة المنار الـ20". An-Nahar. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
14. اللواء, جريدة. "النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!". جريدة اللواء (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 February 2019.
15. "Lebanese Challenge Cup Scorers". www.goalzz.com. Retrieved 20 August 2019.

External links

• Mohamad Zein Tahan at FA Lebanon
• Mohamad Zein Tahan at National-Football-Teams.com
• Mohamad Zein Tahan at Global Sports Archive
• Mohamad Zein Tahan at Soccerway
• Mohamad Zein Tahan at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
• Mohamad Zein Tahan at Lebanon Football Guide