,_Nader_Matar.jpg) Matar with Nejmeh in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nader Charbel Matar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Abidjan, Ivory Coast[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ansar | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alcorcón | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Sporting CP B | ||
| 2009–2010 | Oeiras | ||
| 2010–2011 | Atlético Madrid C | ||
| 2011–2012 | Canillas | ||
| 2012–2014 | Asante Kotoko | ||
| 2014 | Beira-Mar | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | Nejmeh | 60 | (8) |
| 2020–2021 | Ansar | 14 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Muaither | ||
| 2022– | Ansar | 40 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012– | Lebanon | 71 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Nader Charbel Matar (Arabic: نادر شربل مطر, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈneːdir ˈʃarbil ˈmɑtˤɑr, ˈnæː-]; born 12 May 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Ansar and the Lebanon national team.
Matar began his senior career in 2008 in Portugal, playing for Sporting CP B and Oeiras. He moved to Spain in 2010, where he played for Atlético Madrid C and Canillas, before moving to Ghana-based Asante Kotoko in 2012. He returning to Portugal in 2014, playing six months at Beira-Mar. Matar signed for his first Lebanese club in 2016, Nejmeh, where he won three Lebanese Elite Cups and one Lebanese Super Cup in his four-year stay. In 2020, Matar moved to cross-city rivals Ansar, helping them win their first league title in 14 years in his first season. He then moved back abroad, joining Qatar-based Muaither, before returning to Ansar in 2022.
Born in the Ivory Coast to a Lebanese father and a Moroccan mother, Matar chose to represent Lebanon internationally. He made his debut in a friendly against Iraq in 2012, and also played in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Matar helped Lebanon qualify to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, where he played. His first goal came at the 2019 WAFF Championship, against Syria.
- ^ a b "Nader Matar". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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