Said Awada

Not to be confused with Said Awad.

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Abdul Hassan and the family name is Awada.

Said Awada

Awada with Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Said Abdul Hassan Awada[1]
Date of birth	(1992-11-07) 7 November 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Jwaya, Lebanon[1]
Position(s)	Full-back
Team information
Current team	Nejmeh
Number	77
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Tadamon Sour	25	(5)
2014–2022	Akhaa Ahli Aley	107+	(11+)
2022–	Nejmeh	15	(0)
International career^‡
2022–2023	Lebanon	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 December 2023

Said Abdul Hassan Awada (Arabic: سعيد عبد الحسن عواضة; born 7 November 1992) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a full-back for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh.

Club career

Starting his career with Tadamon Sour, Awada helped them win the 2013 Lebanese Challenge Cup.^[2]

He joined Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2014; in 2018–19, he helped them to a fourth-place finish in the Lebanese Premier League and a semi-final in the Lebanese FA Cup, both club records for Akhaa.^[3] In November 2018, following an injury that kept him on the sidelines for eight months, Awada returned to training with Akhaa.^[3] Awada was eventually made club captain.^[4]

In April 2022, Awada signed for Nejmeh on a three-year contract, ahead of the 2022–23 season.^[4] On 30 June 2024, he assisted a decisive goal to Kassem El Zein in the 95th minute in the last game of the 2023–24 Lebanese Premier League against Ansar, helping Nejmeh to win the league for the first time in 10 years.^[5]

International career

Awada made his debut for the Lebanon national team on 30 December 2022, in a 1–0 friendly defeat to the United Arab Emirates.^[1][6]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 12 October 2023^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Lebanon	2022	1	0
	2023	1	0
Total		2	0

Honours

Tadamon Sour

• Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2013

Nejmeh

• Lebanese Premier League: 2023–24
• Lebanese FA Cup: 2022–23
• Lebanese Super Cup: 2023

References

1. "Said Awada". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
2. "التضامن صور أحرز «كأس التحدي» بفوزه على الإجتماعي". الجمهورية (in Arabic). Retrieved 26 June 2023.
3. "الإخاء يستعيد نجمه بعد غياب طويل". كووورة. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
4. "رسميا.. النجمة يحصل على توقيع قائد الإخاء". كووورة. 27 April 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
5. "النجمة بطلًا للدوري اللبناني للمرة التاسعة في تاريخه". The LFA. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
6. "منتخب لبنان لكرة القدم إلى دبي غداً". موقع رصد نيوز. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
7. "Said Awada". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

External links

• Said Awada at National-Football-Teams.com
• Said Awada at Soccerway
• Said Awada at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)