Jihad Ayoub
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jihad Khaled Ayoub[1] | ||
Date of birth | 30 March 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Porlamar, Venezuela[1] | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | PSS Sleman | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
Melita | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Ahed | 1 | (1) |
2017–2018 | → Shabab Sahel (loan) | ||
2018–2019 | Bekaa | 20 | (2) |
2019–2022 | Ansar | 31 | (2) |
2022– | PSS Sleman | 23 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021– | Lebanon | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022 |
Jihad Khaled Ayoub (Arabic: جهاد خالد أيوب; born 30 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Indonesian club PSS Sleman. Born in Venezuela to Lebanese parents, Ayoub plays for the Lebanon national team.
Club career
Early career
Born in Venezuela, Ayoub played for various youth academies in Venezuela, Argentina and England, as well as the under-21 team of Maltese side Melita.[3][4]
Ayoub joined Lebanese Premier League side Ahed in January 2017,[5] helping them lift the league title in 2016–17.[6] He was sent on a one-year loan to Lebanese Second Division side Shabab Sahel for the 2017–18 season, where they finished in first place and were promoted to the Premier League.[7]
Bekaa
He moved to Bekaa on a free transfer in summer 2018.[8] On 24 February 2019, Ayoub assisted both of Bekaa's goals against Ansar in a 2–2 draw.[9] He finished the season with two goals in 20 games,[10] and was regarded as one of the club's best-performing players in the 2018–19 season.[8]
Ansar
Following a trial with the club,[11] Ayoub joined Ansar on a two-year contract in May 2019.[12] Having extended his contract in July 2020,[13] Ayoub announced his decision to end his contract in March 2021.[14] He returned to the club the same month,[15] and helped Ansar win the domestic double (league and Lebanese FA Cup) in 2020–21.[16] Ayoub renewed his contract in July 2021.[16]
PSS Sleman
On 6 July 2022, Ayoub joined Indonesian club PSS Sleman.[17]
International career
Ayoub made his international debut for Lebanon on 1 December 2021, as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Egypt in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[18]
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Lebanon | 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 2 | 0 | ||
2023 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Ahed
Ansar
- Lebanese Premier League: 2020–21
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2020–21; runner-up: 2021–22
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2019
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2021
See also
References
- ^ a b "Jihad Ayoub". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Lebanon" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "النجمة والأنصار والعهد أبرز المجتهدين". elmarada. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "الموقع الرسمي لقناة الجديد, كرة القدم, جهاد ايوب لبناني فنزويلي الى العهد". 3 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Lebanon, Football. "جهاد ايوب رسميا الى العهد". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "العهد يحتفل بلقب الدوري اللبناني باكتساح الأنصار". جريدة الأنباء - أرشيف الموقع القديم (in Arabic). 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "الاخاء يقسو على الساحل.. والسلام يتخطى الإصلاح بصعوبة". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ a b "تقرير كووورة.. 5 مواهب واعدة تخطف الأنظار في ملاعب الأرز". كووورة. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "كووورة يختار التشكيلة المثالية للجولة 16 من الدوري اللبناني". كووورة. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Jihad Ayoub at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "جهاد أيوب يلتحق بتدريبات الأنصار". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "الأنصار يضم جهاد أيوب". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "الأنصار اللبناني يجدد عقد جهاد أيوب". كووورة. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ Abou Diab, Rami (21 March 2021). "Chaos at Ansar". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "تسوية تعيد جهاد أيوب إلى الأنصار". كووورة. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ a b "رسميًا.. جهاد أيوب يجدد عقده مع الأنصار". كووورة. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
- ^ "Mengenal Jihad Ayoub, Pemain Baru PSS Sleman Asal Lebanon". jogja.jpnn.com (in Indonesian). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Match Report of Egypt vs Lebanon - 2021-12-01 - FIFA Arab Cup - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
- ^ "Jihad Ayoub". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
- ^ "Jihad Ayoub". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
External links
- Jihad Ayoub at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Nueva Esparta
- Venezuelan people of Lebanese descent
- Sportspeople of Lebanese descent
- Venezuelan footballers
- Lebanese footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Melita F.C. players
- Al Ahed FC players
- Shabab Al Sahel FC players
- Bekaa SC players
- Al Ansar FC players
- PSS Sleman players
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Lebanese Second Division players
- Liga 1 (Indonesia) players
- Lebanon men's international footballers
- Venezuelan expatriate footballers
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in England
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Malta
- Venezuelan expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- Lebanese expatriate footballers
- Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Argentina
- Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in England
- Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Malta
- Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
- Expatriate footballers in Argentina
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Malta
- Expatriate footballers in Indonesia