Hussein Amine
Personal information
Full name Hussein Hassan Amine
Date of birth (1985-04-15) 15 April 1985
Place of birth Odaisseh, Lebanon
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2011 Ansar (2)
2011–2013 Ahkaa Ahli Aley 27 (0)
Total 91 (2)
International career
2007 Lebanon U23 (1)
2007–2009 Lebanon 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hussein Hassan Amine (Arabic: حسين أمين; born 15 March 1985) is a Lebanese former footballer who played as a defender for Ansar, Akhaa Ahli Aley, and the Lebanon national team.

Starting from 2002, Amine played for Lebanese Premier League side Ansar. He won two league titles and two FA Cups with Ansar, before moving to Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2011. In 2013, he retired from football. Amine also represented Lebanon internationally, playing 16 matches between 2007 and 2009.

Club career

Amine began his senior career at Lebanese Premier League side Ansar, during the 2002–03 season.[1] Amine helped Ansar win two domestic doubles in a row, winning both the league and FA Cup in 2005–06 and 2006–07.[1] Amine also won another FA Cup with Ansar, in 2009–10.[1]

In 2011 Amine joined Akhaa Ahli Aley; he played 21 games in his first season (2011–12), and six games in his second season (2012–13).[1] Amine retired from football in 2013.[1]

International career

Amine played for the Lebanon national under-23 team at the 2008 Olympics qualifiers.[2] His first game for the U23s was on 28 February 2007, in a 2–0 defeat to Vietnam.[2] Amine also scored a goal on 28 March 2007, helping Lebanon beat Indonesia 2–1.[3]

Amine made his senior international debut for Lebanon on 20 June 2007 at the 2007 WAFF Championship,[1] with Lebanon losing 3–0 to Jordan.[1] The defender's first international clean sheet came the following match, on 20 January 2008, in a goalless draw against China in a friendly.[1] Amine played 16 games for Lebanon, between 2007 and 2009.[1]

Honours

Ansar

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Hussein Amine". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2020-05-04.
  2. 1 2 "Vietnam v Lebanon" (PDF). The AFC. 28 February 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Indonesia v Lebanon" (PDF). The AFC. 28 March 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
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