Hussein El Dor

Hussein Mohamed El Dor (Arabic: حسين محمد الدر‎, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ħ(u)seːn dˈdorr]; born 18 January 1994) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lebanese Premier League club Ansar.

Hussein El Dor
El Dor with Perak in 2019
Personal information
Full name Hussein Mohamed El Dor
Date of birth (1994-01-18) 18 January 1994
Place of birth Tanda, Ivory Coast[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Ansar
Number 27
Youth career
2008–2013 Ahed
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Ahed 11 (0)
2014–2017 Shabab Sahel 32 (2)
2017–2018 New Radiant
2018–2019 Churchill Brothers 25 (0)
2019 Perak 6 (0)
2020 PSM Makassar 3 (1)
2020– Ansar 5 (0)
National team
2009 Lebanon U17 4 (0)
2011 Lebanon U20 4 (0)
2015 Lebanon U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:04, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Making his senior debut in 2013 at Ahed in Lebanon, El Dor moved to Shabab Sahel in 2014. After three years, El Dor moved to the Maldives, playing for New Radiant for six months and winning the 2017 Dhivehi Premier League. In 2018, he moved to Churchill Brothers in India where he stayed for one year and a half. El Dor moved to Malaysian side Perak in summer 2019, before joining PSM Makassar in Indonesia six months later. In September 2020, El Dor moved back to Lebanon, joining Ansar.

Born in the Ivory Coast to an Ivorian mother and a Lebanese father, El Dor holds dual-citizenship. He is eligible to represent both countries internationally, and has played for all of Lebanon's youth teams between 2009 and 2015.

Club career

Ahed

Hussein El Dor began his senior career in the 2012–13 season, at Lebanese Premier League side Ahed. El Dor made his league debut on 31 March 2013, in an 8–0 home win against Salam Sour.[2] He ended the season with five appearances.[3] In the 2013–14 season, El Dor made six appearances.[3]

Shabab Sahel

In July 2014, El Dor joined Shabab Sahel.[4] His debut for his new club came on 2 November 2014 against Tadamon Sour, in a 3–0 home win.[5] He made eight league appearances during the 2014–15 season.[3] In 2015–16, El Dor made four appearances.[3]

As the runner-up of The Victorious, a reality TV show showcasing football talent in the Middle East, for the second half of the 2015–16 season, El Dor tested for Portuguese club Benfica under Hélder Cristóvão.[1][6]

El Dor's first league goal came in the 2016–17 season, scoring against Salam Zgharta on 4 November 2016.[7] El Dor scored a second goal, on 25 February 2017, against Tripoli.[8] He ended the season with two goals in 20 appearances.[3]

New Radiant

Amidst offers from Lebanese clubs Nejmeh and Ansar,[9] on 12 July 2017 El Dor moved to New Radiant in the Maldives on a six-month contract.[10] There, he won the domestic treble: the Dhivehi Premier League, the Maldives FA Cup and the President's Cup.[11]

Churchill Brothers

On 13 January 2018, El Dor joined I-League side Churchill Brothers.[12] He made his league debut on 19 January 2018 against Shillong Lajong, in a 2–0 home win.[13] El Dor ended the 2017–18 season with 11 appearances for the club.[3] The following season, in 2018–19, El Dor made 14 appearances.[3]

Perak

On 17 May 2019, El Dor joined Malaysian side Perak on a six-month contract.[14] Regarding his choice on moving to Malaysia, El Dor stated that he was "really excited about the success of compatriot Mohammed Ghaddar".[1] He made his Super League debut on 19 May 2019, in a 0–0 draw against Pahang.[15] El Dor ended the 2019 season with six appearances in the league, and three in the Malaysia FA Cup.[3]

PSM Makassar

On 10 January 2020, El Dor moved to Indonesian side PSM Makassar.[16][17] On 1 March 2019, El Dor scored a header on his league debut, helping his side win 2–1 against PSS Sleman.[18] El Dor helped PSM Makassar qualify to the group stage of the 2020 AFC Cup, beating Lalenok United 7–2 on aggregate in the play-off round on 22 and 29 January.[19] He played three games in the group stage,[3] before the competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]

Ansar

On 30 September 2020, El Dor moved back to Lebanon, joining Lebanese Premier League side Ansar.[21] He made his debut on 18 October 2020, playing the whole 90 minutes in a 3–0 league win over Chabab Ghazieh.[22]

International career

El Dor represented all Lebanon youth national teams,[1] playing four times for the under-17 team at the 2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification,[23] four times for the under-20 team at the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification,[24] and twice for the under-23 team at the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.[25]

Personal life

Born on 18 January 1994 in Tanda, Ivory Coast, Hussein El Dor moved to Lebanon aged 5.[1] Playing football in the streets from an early age, his family decided to register him at Ahed's youth academy in Beirut.[1] Growing up, El Dor's idol was Thierry Henry, while his favorite compatriot player is Lebanese national team captain Hassan Maatouk.[1] He also admires Saudi player Fahad Al-Muwallad, who he faced while playing for the Lebanon national under-23 team.[1] While playing in India, El Dor stated that Nigerian player Kalu Uche was the toughest player he had ever faced.[1]

In 2015, El Dor represented Lebanon for the second season of the reality show The Victorious.[1] Through 12 episodes, the Lebanese player was the overall runner-up.[1] He was trained and evaluated by former football stars such as Michel Salgado, Alessandro Del Piero, Ronaldinho, Thierry Henry and Edgar Davids.[1]

Honours

Club

Ahed[26]

New Radiant

References
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  18. "Hussein El Dor Perbesar Keunggulan PSM". Tribun Timur (in Indonesian). Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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  20. "AFC Executive Committee announces updates to 2020 competitions calendar | Football | News | AFC Champions League 2020". the-AFC. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  21. Abdallah, Rakan (30 September 2020). "Hussein El Dor joins Al Ansar". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  22. "Ansar vs Ghazieh". FA Lebanon. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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