Mohamad Kdouh (footballer, born 1993)

Not to be confused with Mohamad Kdouh (footballer, born 1997).

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Mahmoud and the family name is Kdouh.

Mohamad Kdouh

Personal information
Full name	Mohamad Mahmoud Kdouh[1]
Date of birth	(1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, forward
Team information
Current team	Racing Beirut
Number	16
Youth career
2005–2010	Nejmeh
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Nejmeh	16	(5)
2013–2015	Sūduva	36	(11)
2015	Ilves	7	(1)
2015–2016	Vllaznia Shkodër	4	(0)
2016	Persela Lamongan	1	(0)
2017	Safa	12	(1)
2017–2018	Shabab Arabi	15	(3)
2018–2019	Bekaa	14	(1)
2019–2020	Shabab Bourj	0	(0)
2020–2021	Racing Beirut	16	(15)
2021–2022	NEROCA	9	(2)
2022	Victory	4	(3)
2022–2023	Bengaluru United	15	(12)
2023	Himalayan Sherpa Club	2	(0)
2023–	Racing Beirut	11	(0)
International career
2007	Lebanon U16[2]	5	(2)
2011	Lebanon U19[3]	4	(0)
2013	Lebanon	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:35, 30 July 2024 (UTC)

Mohamad Mahmoud Kdouh (Arabic: مُحَمَّد مَحْمُود قَدُّوح, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [mˈħammad ʔduːħ]; born 4 May 1993) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or forward for Lebanese Premier League club Racing Beirut.

Club career

Nejmeh and experience abroad

Coming through the youth system,[4] Kdouh started his career in 2010 at Nejmeh in Lebanon.[5] In 2013, he signed for Lithuanian club FK Sūduva, before moving to Finland at FC Ilves in 2015.[6] Kdouh moved to Albanian club Vllaznia Shkodër in August, leaving in December due to financial issues with the club.[7] On 1 April 2016, he moved to Persela Lamongan in Indonesia.[8]

Return to Lebanon

Kdouh returned to Lebanon mid-2016–17 season, signing for Safa.[9] He moved to Shabab Arabi on 6 June 2017,[9] before joining Bekaa in 2018.[10] In 2019, Kdouh moved to Shabab Bourj,[11] then to Lebanese Second Division side Racing Beirut ahead of the 2020–21 season.[12] He scored 15 goals, and was the season top goalscorer.[13][14]

India, the Maldives and Nepal

On 15 August 2021, Kdouh moved to I-League side NEROCA.[15][16] He made his debut on 27 December, in a 3–2 win against Sreenidi Deccan.[17] Kdouh scored his first goal on 7 March 2022, helping his side beat TRAU 2–0 in the Imphal derby.[18]

Following the expiration of his contract with NEROCA in April 2022, Kdouh joined Victory in the Maldivian Second Division on 16 July 2022 for one month;[4] he scored a bicycle kick on his debut the same day, to help his side win against BG Sports.[19]

In August 2022, Kdouh moved back to India, signing with I-League 2nd Division side Bengaluru United.[20] He played two games for Himalayan Sherpa Club in the Martyr's Memorial A-Division League between March and April 2023.[1]

Return to Racing Beirut

On 19 June 2023, Kdouh moved back to Lebanon, returning to newly-promoted Lebanese Premier League side Racing Beirut.[21] On 7 July 2023, Kdouh scored a hat-trick against Ansar in a 4–3 win in the 2023 Lebanese Federation Cup.^[citation needed]

International career

Kdouh made his senior international debut for Lebanon on 26 December 2013, as an 87th-minute substitute against Jordan in the 2013 WAFF Championship.[22][23]

Honours

Nejmeh

• Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2011–12

Safa

• Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2016–17

Individual

• Lebanese Second Division top goalscorer: 2020–21[14]

References

1. "Mohamad Kdouh". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
2. "AFCS". 21 January 2019. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
3. "Official Home of Asian Football". archive.is. 3 February 2013. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
4. "قدوح لأجواء برس: الدوري الهندي أفضل من اللبناني.. وهناك أزمة مهاجمين محليين". أجواء برس (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
5. "لاعب النجمة السابق الى ايلفز الفنلندي". Elsport News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
6. "Ilves ja hyökkääjä Mohamad Kdouh pelaajasopimukseen" [Ilves and striker Mohamad Kdouh in a player contract]. ilvesedustus.com (in Finnish). 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
7. Sport, Shkodra (31 May 2016). "Vllaznia sërish në FIFA. Këtë herë nga Mohamad Kdouh". SHKODRA SPORT. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
8. "Mohamad Kdouh, Ingin Sukses Bersama Laskar Joko Tingkir". SINDOnews.com (in Indonesian). 1 April 2016. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
9. "انتقال اللاعب محمد قدوح للشباب العربي". Elsport News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
10. "خاص- قدوح يشيد بردّة فعل البقاع أمام شباب الغازية ويتحدث عن مواجهة النجمة القادمة". Elsport News (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
11. "قدوح لكووورة: اشتكيت شباب البرج للفيفا". كووورة. 18 April 2020. Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
12. "تعادل سلبيّ بين التضامن صور والبرج والعهد يعمّق جراحات السلام بـ "ثلاثيّة"". جريدة البناء | Al-binaa Newspaper (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
13. "Mohamad Kdouh". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
14. Lebanese Football Association [@thelfadotcom] (29 April 2021). "ترتيب الهدافين لبطولة الدوري العام لأندية الدرجة الثانية للموسم 2020-2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 15 August 2021 – via Twitter.
15. "نجم الراسينغ ينتقل للدوري الهندي". كووورة. 15 August 2021. Archived from the original on 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
16. Chaudhuri, Arunava (16 August 2021). "NEROCA FC announce the signing of Lebanon striker Mohamad Kdouh!". arunfoot.com. Arunava about Football. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
17. Chatterjee, Triyasha (27 December 2021). "I-League 2021-2022: Neroca FC start campaign with a win against Sreenidi Deccan". thebridge.in. The Bridge. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
18. "I-League: NEROCA FC Beat TRAU FC 2-0 in Imphal Derby". News18. 7 March 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
19. "محمد قدوح يتألق في المالديف". أجواء برس (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 25 April 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
20. "Player profile: 9 – MOHAMAD KDOUH". www.the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
21. "الراسينغ يعزز هجومه بضم محمد قدوح". كووورة. 19 June 2023. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
22. "Match Report of Jordan vs Lebanon". Global Sports Archive. 26 December 2013. Archived from the original on 25 November 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
23. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Kdouh, Mohamad". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Mohamad Kdouh at FA Lebanon
• Mohamad Kdouh at National-Football-Teams.com
• Mohamad Kdouh at Soccerway
• Mohamad Kdouh at WorldFootball.net