List of international goals scored by Hassan Maatouk

Hassan Maatouk smiling
Hassan Maatouk in 2019

Hassan Maatouk is an association football player who played as a forward for the Lebanon national football team between 2006 and 2024. He is the country's all-time top goalscorer and most-capped player,[1] with 26 goals in 123 international appearances.[2] Maatouk's first international goal came in his 20th appearance on 23 July 2011, in a 2014 World Cup qualification game against Bangladesh.[3] His last goal for Lebanon was also against Bangladesh in a 2026 World Cup qualification game, in his 123rd and final international game on 11 June 2024.[4] Maatouk surpassed Vardan Ghazaryan's record of 21 goals by scoring against Bangladesh in the 2023 SAFF Championship on 22 June 2023.[5]

Maatouk scored one hat-trick for his national team, netting three goals against Bangladesh in a 4–0 win during a 2026 World Cup qualifier on his last cap for Lebanon.[6] He also scored two braces for his national team: once against Kuwait in a 2–2 draw in a 2014 World Cup qualifier,[7] and once against Thailand in a 5–2 win in a 2015 Asian Cup qualifier.[8] Maatouk scored more goals against Bangladesh than any other team, totaling five goals against them.[9] Half of his goals were scored at home, with ten at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, two at the Saida Municipal Stadium, and one at the Tripoli International Olympic Stadium.[9]

The majority of Maatouk's goals came in qualification matches, with 11 goals scored in World Cup qualifiers and eight in Asian Cup qualifiers. He led his team to the 2019 edition unbeaten in the qualifiers, scoring five goals in six games.[9] Additionally, he scored four goals in friendlies, two goals in the SAFF Championship, and one goal in the Asian Cup.[9]

  1. ^ Mahfoud, Maroun; Mamrud, Roberto (21 March 2024). "Lebanon – Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Hassan Maatouk". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
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  4. ^ معتوق يقود لبنان الى فوز كبير بـ "هاتريك" في مباراته الوداعية [Maatouk leads Lebanon to a big victory with a hat-trick in his farewell match]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 11 June 2024. Retrieved 11 June 2024.
  5. ^ المنتخب الأول يفوز على بنغلادش [The senior national team wins against Bangladesh]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
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  9. ^ a b c d Mamrud, Roberto. "Hassan Ali Maatouk – Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. Retrieved 10 January 2020.