Haytham Faour

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Haytham Faour

| image = Haytham Faour, Ahed 2021 AFC Cup (cropped).jpg

| caption = Faour with Ahed in 2021

| fullname = Haytham Moussa Faour{{GSA player|haytham-faour/65004|access-date=24 April 2021}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|02|27|df=y}}

| birth_place = Meiss Ej Jabal, Lebanon

| height = 1.76 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Nejmeh

| clubnumber = 15

| youthyears1 = 2007–2009

| youthclubs1 = Ahed

| years1 = 2009–2023

| clubs1 = Ahed

| caps1 = 211+

| goals1 = 2+

| years2 = 2023–2025

| clubs2 = Shabab Sahel

| caps2 = 24

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2025–

| clubs3 = Nejmeh

| caps3 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2011

| nationalteam1 = Lebanon U23{{Cite web|date=2013-01-05|title=Official Home of Asian Football|url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=407&matchId=3874|access-date=2020-10-19|website=archive.vn|archive-date=5 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130105035436/http://www.the-afc.com/en/component/joomleague/?view=report&compID=407&matchId=3874|url-status=live}}

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011–2019

| nationalteam2 = Lebanon

| nationalcaps2 = 58

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 31 May 2023

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Haytham Moussa Faour ({{langx|ar|هيثم موسى فاعور}}; born 27 February 1990) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for {{Lebanese football updater|Nejmeh}} club Nejmeh.

Faour joined Ahed in 2009 and became one of the team's main players, winning the Lebanese Golden Ball in 2015.{{Cite web|url=http://www.kooora.com/?n=414154|title=فاعور لكووورة: اعتز بالكرة الذهبية اللبنانية|website=كووورة|access-date=19 February 2019}} He also captained them to an AFC Cup win in 2019, helping Ahed become the first Lebanese club to win the title. Faour represented Lebanon internationally from 2011 to 2019, playing 58 games and retiring as one of the national team's most-capped players.

Club career

On 2 October 2013, it was reported that Faour had signed for Iraqi club Al-Naft on a loan deal worth $140,000.{{Cite web|url=http://sport.almanar.com.lb/adetails.php?eid=104861&cid=23&fromval=1|title=...هيثم فاعور من العهد اللبناني الى|website=sport.almanar.com.lb|access-date=19 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190220002917/http://sport.almanar.com.lb/adetails.php?eid=104861&cid=23&fromval=1|archive-date=20 February 2019|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport/58597|title=منتخب لبنان يبدأ استعداده للقاء الكويت|website=الأخبار|language=ar|access-date=19 February 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.alittihad.ae/article/92889/2013/|title=الإخاء-في-امتحان-العهد-بـ-المدينة-الرياضية-|website=www.alittihad.ae|date=3 October 2013|language=ar|access-date=19 February 2019}} After playing a friendly game for the club, the manager cancelled the transfer as he stated that he was looking for a "more attacking-minded midfielder".{{Cite web|url=http://www.aljoumhouria.com/news/index/100877?print=1|title=Al Joumhouria|website=www.aljoumhouria.com|access-date=19 February 2019}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.yasour.org/2012/list.php?go=fullnews&newsid=31381|title=تغيير المدرّبين مستمر في الدوري اللبناني واحتراف فاعور يحسم اليوم :: موقع يا صور|website=www.yasour.org|access-date=19 February 2019}}

On 31 May 2023, after having played 16 years at Ahed, Shabab Sahel announced the signing of Faour on a three-year contract.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-31 |title=شباب الساحل يعلن ضم فاعور |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1244446 |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=كووورة}} On 28 March 2025, he joined Nejmeh on a free transfer ahead of the second half of the 2024–25 season.{{Cite web |date=2025-03-28 |title=النجمة يتعاقد مع هيثم فاعور |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1398294&o=n8000071 |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=كووورة |language=ar}}

International career

Faour's debut for the national team came on 17 August 2011, in a 3–2 friendly defeat against Syria at home.{{cite web | url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10195/Lebanon_Syria.html | title=Lebanon vs. Syria }} In December 2018, he was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad.{{Cite web |title=AC2019 Final Squads |url=https://assets.the-afc.com/migration/a/f/afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-complete-squad-lists |access-date=25 June 2022 |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |page=19}} Faour played the first two group stage games, against Qatar and Saudi Arabia.{{NFT player|44643|access-date=31 May 2023}} On 24 July 2019, he announced his retirement from international football.{{Cite web|url=https://falebanon.com/lebanese-national-football-team-liviu-ciobotarui-press-conference/|title=Lebanese National Football Team Liviu Ciobotarui Press Conference|last=|date=2019-07-24|website=FaLebanon|language=en|access-date=2019-07-24}}

Style of play

Faour is known for his tackling and defensive reading of the game.{{Cite web|url=https://lebfootballreview.com/2019/01/09/the-final-23-who-are-they/|title=The final 23: who are they?|date=9 January 2019|website=Lebanese Football Review|language=en|access-date=26 July 2019}}

Honours

Ahed{{Soccerway|119790|access-date=19 February 2019}}

AFC Cup: 2019
Lebanese Premier League: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
Lebanese FA Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19; runner-up: 2022–23
Lebanese Elite Cup: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2022; runner-up: 2021
Lebanese Super Cup: 2011, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019

Individual

Lebanese Premier League Best Player: 2014–15
Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2011–12,{{Cite web|date=15 May 2012|title=|script-title=ar:بلال نجارين أفضل لاعب في مهرجان "كرة المنار"|url=https://www.malaeeb.com/pages/article/2941-%D8%A8%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84+%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%86+%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84+%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8+%D9%81%D9%8A+%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86+%27%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9+%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1%27|access-date=13 May 2019|website=malaeeb.com|language=ar}} 2012–13,{{Cite web|date=18 June 2013|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار الـ17 : محمد حيدر افضل لاعب في لبنان|url=https://archive.alahednews.com.lb/details.php?id=78113|access-date=13 May 2019|website=Al Ahed News Archive|language=ar}}{{Cite web|date=18 June 2013|title=|script-title=ar:محمد حيدر أفضل لاعب..ولا حذاء ذهبي|url=http://www.malaeeb.com/pages/article/5777|access-date=26 February 2019|website=Malaeeb|language=ar}} 2014–15,{{Cite web|date=10 June 2015|title=|script-title=ar:مهرجان كرة المنار الـ19|url=https://www.annahar.com/article/243764-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%8419|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510223601/https://www.annahar.com/article/243764-%D9%85%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%8419|archive-date=10 May 2019|access-date=26 February 2019|website=An-Nahar|language=ar}} 2016–17,{{Cite web|url=http://www.al-binaa.com/archives/article/166927|title=مهرجان كرة المنار الـ 21 لونه "أصفر"|last=|language=AR|access-date=26 February 2019}} 2017–18{{Cite web|url=http://aliwaa.com.lb/رياضة/النجماوي-حسن-معتوق-أفضل-لاعب-في-لبنان/|title=النجماوي حسن معتوق أفضل لاعب في لبنان!|last=اللواء|first=جريدة|website=جريدة اللواء|language=ar-lb|access-date=19 February 2019}}