Ali Nasseredine
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Ali Nasseredine - (born January 24, 1983 in Beirut
, Lebanon
) is a Lebanese
footballer who currently plays for Jordan League
club Al-Jazeera.
to win 3-0 in their opening group stage fixture on February 11, 2004. On April 6, 2004 he netted once more in a 3-1 win against Turkmenistan's Nisa Aşgabat
as Nejmeh went on to eventually top the group with 16 points. They would meet Syria's Al-Wahda in the quarter-final stages where both teams had scored 4 goals each after the two legs, first losing 2-1 in Damascus
following a 3-2 second-leg victory to Nejmeh on September 21, 2004 in which Nasseredine had scored, however, the Syrians advanced on the away goals rule. The following year saw Nejmeh top their group again in the 2005 AFC Cup where Nasseredine had not scored in the tournament until the quarter-final stages in a 3-2 win against Singapore's Home United FC
. on September 28, 2005, as Nejmeh advanced to the semi-final stage, Nasseredine had scored the third goal in a first-leg 3-0 win against Hong Kong's Sun Hei. Two weeks later, on October 12, 2005 Nasseredine had scored again in a 3-2 second-leg victory which saw Nejmeh advance to the final where they would lose 4-2 on aggregate against Jordan's Al-Faisaly Amman. During the 2005-06 Lebanese Premier League
season, Ali had finished as the league's leading goal scorer with 17 goals. In the 2006 edition of the AFC Cup, Nasseredine would score a hat-trick in Nejmeh's opening game, a 6-2 thrashing against Turkmenistan's HTTU Aşgabat
on March 7, 2006. On May 16, 2006 Nasseredine would score a 65th minute winning goal in a 2-1 result against Jordan's Al Faisaly which was the final group stage fixture. On September 26, 2006 in the first leg of the semi-finals, Nasseredine had put Nejmeh ahead against Bahrain's Al-Muharraq on 21 minutes, only to end up losing the game 2-1. Nejmeh would then lose 4-2 in the second leg. In the 2007 AFC Cup, on March 20, 2007 Nasseredine scored an 89th minute winner in a 2-1 victory against Al-Saqr
of Yemen in the second group stage fixture. Nejmeh would finish on top of their group on 15 points, having only lost once. Nejmeh would go all the way to the semi-final's to be knocked out by Jordan's Shabab Al-Ordon Al-Qadisiya.
had received the ball but fumbled which left Nasseredine to pass the ball into an un guarded net. As the game had ended 1-1, the point was not enough which left Lebanon to draw 0-0 in their closing game of the group stage. On February 22, 2006 Nasseredine had latched onto a free kick to head home an equaliser at 1-1 in the 70th minute in a qualifying match for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup
against Kuwait in Beirut. A few weeks after this the 1-1 result would not count as a war had erupted in Lebanon leaving its national team to withdraw from the qualifying campaign.
Nejmeh:
Beirut
Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...
, Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
) is a Lebanese
Lebanon national football team
The Lebanon national football team represents the Republic of Lebanon in international association football. Their official nickname is The Cedars...
footballer who currently plays for Jordan League
Jordan League
The Jordan League is the highest division in football in Jordan. The league was played in 1944 for the first time.-Jordan League of 2011-12:*Al-Arabi *Al-Baqa'a SC *Al-Faisaly *Al-Jalil *Al-Jazeera *Al-Ramtha...
club Al-Jazeera.
Club career
On October 31, 1997 Nasseredine was signed to the youth teams of Nejmeh. When Nejmeh took part in the 2004 AFC Cup Nasseredine had scored a double against Yemen's Al Sha'ab IbbAl Sha'ab Ibb
Al-Sha'ab Ibb is a Yemeni football club based in Ibb. The club was established in 1964.-Achievements:*Yemeni League: 2*Yemeni President Cup: 2*Yemeni September 26 Cup: 1-Performance in AFC competitions:*AFC Cup: 1 appearance...
to win 3-0 in their opening group stage fixture on February 11, 2004. On April 6, 2004 he netted once more in a 3-1 win against Turkmenistan's Nisa Aşgabat
Nisa Asgabat
Nisa Aşgabat is a Turkmen football club based in Aşgabat. They relegated from the top division in Turkmen football in 2006. Their home stadium is Nisa-Çandybil Stadium which can hold 1,500 people.-Honours:* Turkmenistan League...
as Nejmeh went on to eventually top the group with 16 points. They would meet Syria's Al-Wahda in the quarter-final stages where both teams had scored 4 goals each after the two legs, first losing 2-1 in Damascus
Damascus
Damascus , commonly known in Syria as Al Sham , and as the City of Jasmine , is the capital and the second largest city of Syria after Aleppo, both are part of the country's 14 governorates. In addition to being one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world, Damascus is a major...
following a 3-2 second-leg victory to Nejmeh on September 21, 2004 in which Nasseredine had scored, however, the Syrians advanced on the away goals rule. The following year saw Nejmeh top their group again in the 2005 AFC Cup where Nasseredine had not scored in the tournament until the quarter-final stages in a 3-2 win against Singapore's Home United FC
Home United FC
Home United Football Club is a professional soccer club which plays in Singapore's S.League.-History:The Police Sports Association was founded in the mid-1940s to organise football activities for the Singapore Police Force. They sent two teams to compete in the Singapore Amateur Football...
. on September 28, 2005, as Nejmeh advanced to the semi-final stage, Nasseredine had scored the third goal in a first-leg 3-0 win against Hong Kong's Sun Hei. Two weeks later, on October 12, 2005 Nasseredine had scored again in a 3-2 second-leg victory which saw Nejmeh advance to the final where they would lose 4-2 on aggregate against Jordan's Al-Faisaly Amman. During the 2005-06 Lebanese Premier League
Lebanese Premier League
Lebanese Premier League is the top division of the Federation Libanaise de Football Association football league competitions. It was founded in 1900 and began in 1934 and their confederation is the AFC...
season, Ali had finished as the league's leading goal scorer with 17 goals. In the 2006 edition of the AFC Cup, Nasseredine would score a hat-trick in Nejmeh's opening game, a 6-2 thrashing against Turkmenistan's HTTU Aşgabat
HTTU Asgabat
HTTU Ashgabat is a Turkmenistan football club based in Ashgabat. It is the football team of the International Turkmen-Turkish University. They play in the top division in Turkmenistan football, the Turkmenistan Higher League...
on March 7, 2006. On May 16, 2006 Nasseredine would score a 65th minute winning goal in a 2-1 result against Jordan's Al Faisaly which was the final group stage fixture. On September 26, 2006 in the first leg of the semi-finals, Nasseredine had put Nejmeh ahead against Bahrain's Al-Muharraq on 21 minutes, only to end up losing the game 2-1. Nejmeh would then lose 4-2 in the second leg. In the 2007 AFC Cup, on March 20, 2007 Nasseredine scored an 89th minute winner in a 2-1 victory against Al-Saqr
Al-Saqr
Al Saqr is an Yemeni football club based in Ta'izz, Yemen. The club was founded in 1969.-Performance in AFC competitions:*AFC Cup: 2 appearancesبطل الدوري اليمني 2006 , 2010بطل كأس الوحدة اليمنية 2008 , 2010بطل كأس السوبر اليمني 2010...
of Yemen in the second group stage fixture. Nejmeh would finish on top of their group on 15 points, having only lost once. Nejmeh would go all the way to the semi-final's to be knocked out by Jordan's Shabab Al-Ordon Al-Qadisiya.
International career
On June 9, 2004, Nasseredine was substituted on to the field in the 81st minute in a 2006 World Cup qualifier against Maldives, he scored the third and final goal of the 3-0 victory in the 93rd minute. On September 8, 2004 Nasseredine would score a double in Lebanon's 5-2 win against Maldives in their World Cup qualifying second-leg match. On October 13, 2004 Lebanon would play Korea Republic in their second last game for their group stage clash, Korea only having been 1 point ahead of Lebanon on the group table, the game had been recognised as Lebanon's finest chance of qualifying to the Second round of qualifiers for the first time ever. In front of a sold out crowd in Beirut's Municipal stadium, Korea had scored in the opening goal in the 8th minute. Ali Nasseredine had dramatically equalised on 28 minutes when a back pass was played by a Korean defender, Korea's goal keeper Lee Woon-JaeLee Woon-Jae
Lee Woon-Jae is a South Korean football goalkeeper, who plays for Chunnam Dragons in the South Korean K-League. He was part of Korea's 1994, 2002, 2006 and 2010 World Cup campaigns...
had received the ball but fumbled which left Nasseredine to pass the ball into an un guarded net. As the game had ended 1-1, the point was not enough which left Lebanon to draw 0-0 in their closing game of the group stage. On February 22, 2006 Nasseredine had latched onto a free kick to head home an equaliser at 1-1 in the 70th minute in a qualifying match for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup
2007 AFC Asian Cup
The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi...
against Kuwait in Beirut. A few weeks after this the 1-1 result would not count as a war had erupted in Lebanon leaving its national team to withdraw from the qualifying campaign.
Honours
With Nejmeh:
- AFC CupAFC CupThe AFC Cup is an annual international association football competition between domestic clubs sides run by the Asian Football Confederation . Qualification to the competition is to clubs from AFC-affiliated countries which fall into the AFC's 'developing nations' category as laid out in their...
Runners-up - 2005 - Lebanese Premier LeagueLebanese Premier LeagueLebanese Premier League is the top division of the Federation Libanaise de Football Association football league competitions. It was founded in 1900 and began in 1934 and their confederation is the AFC...
- 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009. - Lebanese FA CupLebanese FA CupThe Lebanese FA Cup is the top knockout tournament in Lebanese football. The most successful team is Al-Ansar, winning 12 titles.- Finals :*1938 : Al Nahda FC *1939 : Helmi Sport*1940 : Helmi Sport*1941 : Al Nahda FC...
- 1997, 1998. - Lebanese Super CupLebanese Super Cup-Winners:*1996 : Al-Ansar*1997 : Al-Ansar*1998 : Al-Ansar*1999 : Al-Ansar*2000 : Nejmeh*2002 : Nejmeh*2004 : Nejmeh*2008 : Al-Ahed*2009 : Nejmeh*2010 : Al-Ahed-External Links:...
- 2000, 2002, 2004, 2009. - Lebanese Elite CupLebanese Elite CupThe Lebanese Elite Cup is a Lebanese cup competition played by the top-6 league finishers of the previous season.The competition was first played in 1996 and was contested by the top four of the league and the cup winners. It was known as the Super League Cup...
- 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005. - Alimam Moussa Assader Tournament - 1998, 1999.
- Lebanese Premier LeagueLebanese Premier LeagueLebanese Premier League is the top division of the Federation Libanaise de Football Association football league competitions. It was founded in 1900 and began in 1934 and their confederation is the AFC...
leading goal scorer: 17 goals - 2005-06 season