Daniel Zeaiter

{{short description|Lebanese-German footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Daniel Zeaiter

| image =

| caption =

| height = 1.89 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1995|3|30}}

| birth_place = Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = FC Eddersheim

| clubnumber = 1

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = SG Ober-Erlenbach

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = SG Rosenhöhe

| youthyears3 =

| youthclubs3 = Darmstadt 98

| youthyears4 = {{0|0000}}–2014

| youthclubs4 = Mainz 05

| years1 = 2014–2016

| clubs1 = Mainz 05 II

| caps1 = 5

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2016–2018

| clubs2 = MSV Duisburg

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018–2019

| clubs3 = Alemannia Aachen

| caps3 = 11

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020–

| clubs4 = FC Eddersheim

| caps4 = 9

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 =

| nationalteam1 =

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| pcupdate = 18:10, 2 February 2021 (UTC)

| ntupdate =

}}

Daniel Zeaiter ({{langx|ar|دانيل زعيتر}}; born 30 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for German club FC Eddersheim.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/daniel-zeaiter/ |title=Daniel Zeaiter |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |access-date=3 October 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/daniel-zeaiter/259920/ |title=Lebanon - Daniel Zeaiter |website=Soccerway |publisher=Perform Group |access-date=3 October 2016}}{{cite web |url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/onid7313/|title=Main-Keeper Daniel Zeaiter kommt: "Bock auf den MSV!"|website=msv-duisburg.de|access-date=13 June 2016}} Born in Germany, Zeaiter is of Lebanese descent and holds dual-citizenship.

Club career

After signing with MSV Duisburg in 2016, it was announced on 9 May 2018 that Zeaiter would leave Duisburg at the end of the 2017–18 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.msv-duisburg.de/aktuelles/artikel/sieben-abschiede-am-sonntag-danke-fuer-eure-zeit-in-zebrastreifen/|title=Sieben Abschiede am Sonntag: Danke für eue Zeit in Zebrastreifen!|date=9 May 2018|work=msv-duisburg.de}} He joined Alemannia Aachen for the 2018–19 season, signing a contract until 2020.{{Cite web|url=http://www.alemannia-aachen.de/aktuelles/nachrichten/details/Alemannia-verpflichtet-Daniel-Zeaiter-24656I/|title= Alemannia verpflichtet Daniel Zeaiter|date=30 May 2018|work=alemannia-aachen.de}}

On 12 July 2020, Zeaiter joined FC Eddersheim in the Hessenliga, the fifth tier of German football.{{Cite web|title=Ein Keeper mit Zweitliga-Einsatz: Daniel Zeaiter zum FC Eddersheim|url=https://www.kicker.de/ein_keeper_mit_zweitliga_einsatz_daniel_zeaiter_zum_fc_eddersheim-779501/artikel|access-date=2021-02-02|website=kicker|language=de-DE}}

International career

Zeaiter was born in Germany and is of Lebanese descent. He was first called up to the Lebanon national football team in 2015.[http://www.mainz05.de/mainz05/aktuell/news/news-detail/article/zeaiter-fuer-den-libanon.html Zeaiter für den Libanon]

References

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