Amir Saoud

{{short description|Lebanese basketball player}}

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Amir Saoud

| image =

| caption =

| position = Shooting guard

| height_m = 1.87

| weight_lb = 182

| weight_kg = 83

| league = Lebanese Basketball League

| team = Al Riyadi Club Beirut

| team_link =

| nationality = Lebanese

| number = 5

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|01|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Beirut, Lebanon

| career_start = 2010

| career_end =

| years1 = 2009–2010

| team1 = Hoops

| years2 = 2010–present

| team2 = Al Riyadi

| years3 = 2023

| team3 = → Al Wahda (loan)

| highlights = * BCL Asia champion (2011) & BCL Asia champion (2017) & BCL Asia champion (2024)

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Amir Saoud ({{langx|ar|أمير سعود}}, born January 18, 1991) is a Lebanese professional basketball player currently playing for Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut in the Lebanese Basketball League and the Lebanon national team.{{cite news |author1=Noor Al Huda Bilaq |title=لاعب المنتخب اللبناني أمير سعود: حققنا الفوز رغم افتقارنا للمساندة والدعم |url=https://arb.majalla.com/node/203411/%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B6%D8%A9%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%AE%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%B3%D8%B9%D9%88%D8%AF-%D8%AD%D9%82%D9%82%D9%86%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B2-%D8%B1%D8%BA%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%84%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D8%B9%D9%85 |access-date=2 July 2022 |work=arb.majalla.com |date=25 February 2022 |language=Arabic}}{{cite news |title=غياب امير سعود عن الديربي مع الحكمة |url=https://www.lebnannews.com/sport/131367/ |access-date=2 July 2022 |work=lebnannews.com |date=7 April 2022 |language=Arabic}} He started his professional playing career in 2010, playing a season for Hoops Club. Amir often plays in the point guard and shooting guard positions. In 2023, he was loaned out to Syrian club Al Wahda, joining his compatriot coach Marwan Khalil,{{cite web |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1251344 |title=رسميا.. أمير سعود يوقع للوحدة السوري |publisher=Kooora |language=ar |date=1 July 2023 }} where he helped his team to achieve the Syrian Basketball League.

References

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External list

  • [http://basketball.asia-basket.com/player/Kikko_Haydar/Sagesse_-_Al_Hekmeh_Beirut/207698?AmNotSure=1 Asia-Basket page]
  • [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Amir-Saoud/Summary/53546 Profile] at RealGM.com
  • {{Cite web |title=Amir SAOUD - FIBA Asia Cup 2022 |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/asiacup/2021/player/Amir-Saoud |access-date=2022-12-25 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}

{{Al Riyadi 2024 BCL Asia Champions}}

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Category:Lebanese men's basketball players

Category:21st-century Lebanese sportsmen

Category:1991 births

Category:Living people

Category:Basketball players from Beirut

Category:Shooting guards

Category:2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup players

Category:Lebanese expatriate basketball people in Syria