Ali Hamam

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Nizar and the family name is Hamam.

Ali Hamam

Hamam with Nejmeh in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Ali Nizar Hamam[1]
Date of birth	(1986-08-25) 25 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Anqoun, Lebanon[1]
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Jwayya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2007	Ahli Saida		(1)
2007–2014	Nejmeh		(13)
2014–2018	Zob Ahan	80	(4)
2018–2024	Nejmeh	36	(5)
2024–	Jwayya
International career
2009–2019	Lebanon	56	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:19, 24 April 2021 (UTC)

Ali Nizar Hamam (Arabic: علي نزار حمام; born 25 August 1986) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Lebanese Second Division club Jwayya.

Starting his career at Taqadom Anqoun, Hamam moved to Ahli Saida in 2006, helping them reach promotion to the Lebanese Premier League. In 2008 he joined Nejmeh, where he won the league twice, the Super Cup once and the Elite Cup once. After six seasons at the club, Hamam moved to Iran at Zob Ahan, where he won the Hazfi Cup twice, and the Super Cup once. He returned to Nejmeh in 2018, winning the Elite Cup in his first season.

Hamam represented the Lebanon national team between 2009 and 2019; he has been capped 56 times, scoring three goals. Hamam was part of the team that played in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Lebanon's first participation through regular qualification.

Club career

Hamam with Zob Ahan in 2016

Hamam started his career with Taqadom Anqoun, before joining Ahli Saida in 2006, who had just gained promotion to the Lebanese Premier League.^{[citation needed]} After finishing in seventh place in 2006–07, his team finished in last place in the 2007–08 season, and was relegated back to the Second Division.^{[citation needed]} Hamam, however, remained in the top-flight, moving to Nejmeh.^{[citation needed]}

He played for Nejmeh from 2008 to 2014 season, winning the league twice, once in the first season and another in his last season, as well as one Lebanese Super Cup and one Lebanese Elite Cup, both in 2014.^{[citation needed]}

In 2014, he transferred to Iran to play for Zob Ahan.^{[citation needed]} He won the Hazfi Cup twice, in 2014–15 and 2015–16, and the Iranian Super Cup in 2016.^{[citation needed]} He played 80 league matches, scoring four times for the Iranian club.^[3] In 2020, Hamam was voted best right-back of the 2016 AFC Champions League.^[4]

Four years later, in 2018, he returned to Nejmeh.^[5] He won the Lebanese Elite Cup in 2018.^{[citation needed]}

International career

Hamam with Lebanon at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup

In December 2018, Hamam was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.^[2] On 16 October 2019, Hamam announced his retirement from international football,^[6] with three goals in 56 matches.^[7]

Style of play

Hamam's main qualities are his experience on the field and his defensive abilities, as well as his attacking threat.^[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 25 November 2017

Club	Division	Season	League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Zob Ahan	Pro League	2014–15	25	0	5	0	–	–	30	0
		2015–16	24	1	5	0	7	0	36	1
		2016–17	24	2	4	0	4	0	32	2
		2017–18	7	1	0	0	0	0	7	1
Career Total			80	4	14	0	11	0	107	4

International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hamam goal.^[3]

List of international goals scored by Ali Hamam

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	15 November 2015	Saida Municipal Stadium, Saida, Lebanon	Laos	4–0	7–0	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	10 October 2017	Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon	North Korea	4–0	5–0	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3	9 November 2017	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Singapore	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Honours

Nejmeh

• Lebanese Premier League: 2008–09, 2013–14, 2023–24
• Lebanese FA Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23; runner-up: 2020–21
• Lebanese Elite Cup: 2018, 2021
• Lebanese Super Cup: 2009; runner-up: 2021

Zob Ahan

• Iranian Hazfi Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16
• Iranian Super Cup: 2016

Individual

• IFFHS All-time Lebanon Men's Dream Team^[9]
• Fans' Asian Champions League XI: 2016^[4]
• Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2008–09,^[10] 2011–12,^[11] 2012–13,^[12][13] 2013–14^[14]

See also

• List of Lebanon international footballers

References

1. "Ali Hamam". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
2. "AC2019 Final Squads". Asian Football Confederation. p. 19. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
3. "Ali Hamam". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
4. "The best ACL2016 XI announced! | Football News | AFC Champions League 2020". the-AFC. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
5. "النجمة يجدد عقد علي حمام". كووورة. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
6. "حمام يعتزل دولياً". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 October 2019.
7. "Ali Hamam". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 6 September 2021.
8. "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
9. "IFFHS Men's All Time Lebanon Dream Team". IFFHS. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
10. مهرجان المنار... والكأس بين العهد والساحل. al-akhbar (in Arabic). 13 May 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
11. بلال نجارين أفضل لاعب في مهرجان "كرة المنار". malaeeb.com (in Arabic). 15 May 2012. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
12. مهرجان كرة المنار الـ17 : محمد حيدر افضل لاعب في لبنان. Al Ahed News Archive (in Arabic). 18 June 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
13. محمد حيدر أفضل لاعب..ولا حذاء ذهبي. Malaeeb (in Arabic). 18 June 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
14. نتائج مهرجان كرة المنار الـ18. An-Nahar (in Arabic). 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.

External links

• Ali Hamam at FA Lebanon
• Ali Hamam at RSSSF
• Ali Hamam at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ali Hamam at Soccerway
• Ali Hamam at WorldFootball.net
• Ali Hamam at Lebanon Football Guide