Lebanese basketball player (born 1987)
Elie Rustom (Arabic: إيلي رستم; born 2 May 1987) is a Lebanese basketball player currently playing for Sagesse Club in the Lebanese Basketball League. He is also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team. He previously played with Blue Stars.[1]
Basketball career
Rustom started to play basketball with Blue Stars youth team. He played two years for the youth team. In 2007 he signed with Al Mouttahed Tripoli.[citation needed]
In 2009 Rustom was called for the national team and participated in the 2009 William Jones Cup but was not called up to the final squad.[2]
In 2010 he was also called by the national team. He played in 2010 William Jones Cup[3] and FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 2010.[4] He was in the starting 5 in all Lebanon's games in FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 2010 and also the 2010 FIBA World Championship. He was in the starting 5 for Mouttahed during the 2011 final four under coach Paul Caughter.[5]
In 2011 he was called to the national team but he was injured during the preparations for the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship and could not make it to the final squad.[citation needed]
In 2012 Rustom signed for Lebanese Sagesse.[citation needed]
In 2016 he returned to his boyhood club Mouttahed, after spending four years with the Sagesse.[citation needed]
In 2017 he signed with Champville.[citation needed]
In 2018 Rustom sign with the defending champions Homenetmen.[citation needed]
In 2022, Rustom signed with defending champions Beirut Club
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