Hamza Abboud

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Hamza Abboud

| image = Hamza Abboud, 2019 02.jpg

| caption = Abboud with Bourj in 2019

| fullname = Hamza Mustafa Abboud{{GSA player|hamze-abboud/196368|access-date=25 April 2021}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|11|1|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Deir Aames, Lebanon

| height = 1.72 m

| position = Right-back

| currentclub = Shabab Baalbeck

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2008–2013

| clubs1 = Safa

| caps1 =

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2013–2017

| clubs2 = Ansar

| caps2 = 72

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2017–2018

| clubs3 = Nejmeh

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2017–2018

| clubs4 = → Nabi Chit (loan)

| caps4 = 9

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2018–2019

| clubs5 = Bekaa

| caps5 = 19

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2019–2022

| clubs6 = Bourj

| caps6 = 18

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022–2023

| clubs7 = Akhaa Ahli Aley

| caps7 = 21

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2023–

| clubs8 = Shabab Baalbeck

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2009–2011

| nationalteam1 = Lebanon

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 19:42, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Hamza Mustafa Abboud ({{langx|ar|حَمْزَة مُصْطَفَى عَبُّود}}; born 1 November 1984) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a right-back for {{Lebanese football updater|ShBaalb}} club Shabab Baalbeck.

Abboud played for Safa between 2008 and 2013, winning two league titles, one FA Cup, and two Elite Cups, as well as finishing runner-up in the 2008 AFC Cup. In 2013 he moved to Ansar, where he won an FA Cup, before joining Nejmeh in 2017, who sent him on loan to Nabi Chit. After one season on loan, Abboud stayed another season at Nabi Chit, who changed their name to Bekaa, before moving to Bourj in 2019. He joined Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2022 and Shabab Baalbeck in 2023.

Abboud also represented Lebanon internationally between 2009 and 2011, playing 10 games.

Club career

Abboud began his senior career at Safa during the 2008–09 Lebanese Premier League.{{Cite web|title=Hamza Abboud|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/32890/Hamza_Abboud.html|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|website=www.national-football-teams.com|language=en|access-date=2020-05-04}} He scored in the 2008 AFC Cup semi-final against Dempo, helping his side reach the final.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 October 2008|title=Safa SC v Dempo SC|url=http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/228-1916.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205014046/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/228-1916.pdf|archive-date=5 February 2009|access-date=11 October 2020|website=The AFC}} Safa lost the final 10–5 on aggregate to Al-Muharraq, and finished as runners-up of the tournament.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=31 October 2008|title=Muharraq v Safa SC|url=http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/228-1913.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205014030/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/228-1913.pdf|archive-date=5 February 2009|access-date=11 October 2020|website=The AFC}} In 2009, Abboud helped Safa win their first Lebanese Elite Cup, before winning it again in 2012.{{Cite web|title=Lebanon - List of Cup Winners|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lebcuphist.html|website=RSSSF|access-date=2020-05-04}} Abboud also won Safa's first two Lebanese Premier Leagues, in 2011–12 and 2012–13,{{Cite web|title=Lebanon - List of Champions|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/lebchamp.html|website=RSSSF|access-date=2020-05-04}} as well as a Lebanese FA Cup, in 2012–13.

On 23 August 2013, Abboud officially moved to Ansar, after negotiations that lasted nearly 45 days.{{Cite web|title=حمزة عبود من الصفاء الى الانصار|url=https://www.annahar.com/article/61969-%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%A1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%B1|date=2013-08-28|website=An-Nahar|access-date=2020-05-04}} Abboud stayed for four seasons, between 2013–14 and 2016–17, winning a Lebanese FA Cup in the latter season. In 2017, Abboud moved to Nejmeh, who subsequently moved him on loan to Nabi Chit.{{Cite web|title=عبود وسويدان مع النبي شيث في وديته مع الاخاء|url=https://www.yahala.org/?p=11652|last=عيسى|first=تحرير: سميحة|website=موقع يا هلا|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-04}} The following season, Nabi Chit changed their name to Bekaa,{{Cite web|title=Nabi Chit announce name change to Bekaa Club ahead of new Lebanese Football League Season.|url=https://www.falebanon.com/nabi-chit-announce-name-change-to-bekaa-club-ahead-of-new-lebanese-football-league-season-/|last=Diab|first=Rami Abou|date=2018-07-14|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-04}} and bought Abboud from Nejmeh on a permanent basis.{{Cite web|title=هل يلعب حمزه عبود وامير اللحاف مع البرج ؟؟|url=https://sportsnewslb.com/%d9%87%d9%84-%d9%8a%d9%84%d8%b9%d8%a8-%d8%ad%d9%85%d8%b2%d9%87-%d8%b9%d8%a8%d9%88%d8%af-%d9%88%d8%a7%d9%85%d9%8a%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d9%84%d8%ad%d8%a7%d9%81-%d9%85%d8%b9-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8%d8%b1%d8%ac/|date=2018-06-21|website=Sports News LB|language=ar|access-date=2020-05-04}} On 18 May 2019, Bourj officially announced the signing of Abboud.{{Cite web|title=منتديات كووورة|url=https://forum.kooora.com/f.aspx?t=37675571|website=forum.kooora.com| date=17 May 2019 |access-date=2020-05-04}} He moved to Akhaa Ahli Aley on 6 July 2022.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-06 |title=الإخاء الأهلي عاليه يضم ثنائي البرج |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1153916 |access-date=2022-07-07 |website=كووورة}}

On 11 July 2023, Abboud joined Shabab Baalbeck in the Lebanese Second Division.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

International career

Abboud made his senior international debut for Lebanon on 19 August 2008, in a friendly against India. Lebanon won 1–0 away from home. Abboud played 10 games between 2009 and 2011, with his last matches being the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Bangladesh, which Lebanon won 4–2 on aggregate.