Karim Darwich

{{Other people||Karim Darwish (disambiguation){{!}}Karim Darwish}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Karim Darwich

| image = Karim Darwich Akhaa Ahli Aley, 2019.jpg

| caption = Darwich with Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2019

| fullname = Karim Al Abed Darwich

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|11|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Berlin, Germany{{GSA player|karim-darwich/103239|access-date=2020-05-09}}

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Striker

| currentclub = Duhok

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2015–2017

| youthclubs1 = Viktoria Berlin

| years1 = 2017

| clubs1 = Viktoria Berlin

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2017–2018

| clubs2 = SV Altlüdersdorf

| caps2 = 9

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 2018

| clubs3 = Nejmeh

| caps3 = 5

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2018–2019

| clubs4 = → Akhaa Ahli Aley (loan)

| caps4 = 18

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2019–2020

| clubs5 = Akhaa Ahli Aley

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2020

| clubs6 = → Ahed (loan)

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2020–2023

| clubs7 = Ansar

| caps7 = 50

| goals7 = 12

| years8 = 2023–2024

| clubs8 = Ahed

| caps8 = 26

| goals8 = 13

| years9 = 2024–

| clubs9 = Duhok

| caps9 =

| goals9 = 4

| nationalyears1 = 2019

| nationalteam1 = Lebanon U23

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2020–

| nationalteam2 = Lebanon

| nationalcaps2 = 31

| nationalgoals2 = 3

| club-update = 30 March 2025

| nationalteam-update = 25 March 2025

}}

Karim Al Abed Darwich ({{langx|ar|كريم العبد درويش}}; born 2 November 1998) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Iraq Stars League club Duhok. Born in Germany, he plays for the Lebanon national team.

Club career

= Early career =

Coming through the youth system, Darwich made his senior debut with Viktoria Berlin on 13 March 2017, as a 73rd-minute substitute in a 2–0 Regionalliga Nordost win against Carl Zeiss Jena in the 2016–17 season.{{Cite web |title=Spielschema {{!}} Carl Zeiss Jena - FC Viktoria 1889 Berlin 0:2 {{!}} 33. Spieltag {{!}} Regionalliga Nordost 2016/17 |url=https://www.kicker.de/jena-gegen-vikt-berlin-2017-regionalliga-nordost-3321086/schema |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}

Darwich played for SV Altlüdersdorf in the Oberliga Nord during the 2017–18 season,{{Cite web |title=Oberliga Nord: Für den SV Altlüdersdorf ist bei den Greifen wieder nichts zu holen |url=https://www.sportbuzzer.de/artikel/oberliga-nord-fur-altludersdorf-ist-bei-den-greifen-wieder-nichts-zu-holen/ |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Sportbuzzer.de |language=de}} making nine appearances and scoring twice.{{Cite web |title=Karim Darwiche |url=https://www.fupa.net/player/karim-darwiche-833733 |access-date=22 March 2022 |website=FuPa}}

= Nejmeh =

On 3 January 2018, Darwich moved to Lebanese Premier League side Nejmeh;{{Cite web |title=حدث في مثل هذا اليوم {{!}} صفقات نجماوية وعهداوية وأنصارية.. العمري في النصر وتمرين أخير للمنتخب |url=http://lebanonfg.com/single/2458 |access-date=2021-01-04 |website=lebanonfg.com |language=en |archive-date=3 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210103095348/http://www.lebanonfg.com/single/2458 |url-status=dead }} he scored two goals in five matches in the 2017–18 Lebanese Premier League.{{LFG player|327}}

= Akhaa Ahli Aley =

Darwich joined Akhaa Ahli Aley on loan in summer 2018,{{Cite web |title=كريم درويش الى الاخاء بعقد اعارة |url=https://www.elsport.com/news/show/448777/كريم-درويش-الى-الاخاء-بعقد-اعارة |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Elsport News |language=ar}} with whom he played 18 league games and scored three times in the 2018–19 season.{{Soccerway|id=414758|access-date=22 March 2022}} He was purchased by Akhaa for the 2019–20 season, scoring a goal in two games in the cancelled league season.

Darwich had a short loan experience at Ahed in February 2020, playing in the 2020 AFC Cup.{{Cite web |last=Abou Diab |first=Rami |date=2020-07-03 |title=Official: Karim Darwiche joins Al Ansar FC |url=https://www.falebanon.com/official-karim-darwiche-joins-al-ansar-fc/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-07-03 |website=FA Lebanon |language=en-US}}

= Ansar =

Darwich joined Ansar from Akhaa on 3 July 2020, in a deal worth $50,000.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-03|title=تقرير كووورة.. نجوم مرشحون لكسر الجليد في انتقالات الصيف|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=935209|access-date=2020-07-03|website=كووورة}} In the 2020–21 season, he helped Ansar win their first league title since 2007, and their 14th overall.{{Cite web|date=24 April 2021|title=|script-title=ar:لقب 14 قياسي للأنصار على حساب النجمة بعد انتظار 14 سنة في بطولة كرة القدم|trans-title=A record 14th title for Ansar at the expense of Nejmeh after waiting 14 years in the football championship|url=https://bintjbeil.org/post.php?id=40039|access-date=24 April 2021|website=bintjbeil.org|language=ar}} Darwich also helped Ansar win the double, beating Nejmeh in the 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup final on penalty shoot-outs.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-12|title=بالصور: ركلات الترجيح تتوج الأنصار بالكأس|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1030249|access-date=2021-05-12|website=كووورة}}

= Ahed =

On 17 March 2023, Ahed announced the signing of Darwich on a five-year contract.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-17 |title=رسميا.. العهد يحسم صفقة درويش |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1224278 |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=كووورة}} He played 33 games, scoring 13 goals and making 5 assists.https://m.kooora.com/?n=1359033&o=n3141485

=Duhok=

In October 2024, Darwich joined Duhok in the Iraqi Stars League. He helped the club lift the 2024–25 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League, after defeating Kuwaiti club Qadsia in the final on 15 April 2025.{{Cite Instagram |postid=DIeoWYNRlHi |user=alahedfc |title=نبارك لنجمنا كريم درويش والمُعار إلى نادي دهوك العراقي إحراز فريقه لقب دوري أبطال الخليج بعد فوزهم بنتيجة ٢-١ على فريق القادسية الكويتي بمجموع المبارتين |author=Al Ahed FC |date=15 April 2025}}

International career

Born in Germany, Darwich is of Lebanese descent.{{Cite web |title=النجمة يتعاقد مع اللاعب كريم درويش |url=https://www.elsport.com/news/show/408687/النجمة-يتعاقد-اللاعب-كريم-درويش |access-date=2022-03-22 |website=Elsport News |language=ar}} He played for the Lebanon U23s at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification. Darwich made his debut for the senior team in a friendly against Bahrain on 12 November 2020.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=12 November 2020|title=Lebanon vs Bahrain|url=https://www.falebanon.com/event/22537/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-12|website=FA Lebanon|language=en-GB}} He scored his first goal on 9 June 2023, a penalty against Vanuatu in the Intercontinental Cup.{{Cite web |date=9 June 2023 |title= |script-title=ar:لبنان يغلب فانواتو في افتتاح مبارياته ضمن كأس القارات الوديّة |trans-title=Lebanon beats Vanuatu in the opening match of the friendly Intercontinental Cup |url=https://www.al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/364042/%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%8A%D8%BA%D9%84%D8%A8-%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%88-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%AA%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AD-%D9%85%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%B6%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF%D9%8A- |access-date=9 June 2023 |website=Al Akhbar |language=ar}}

Career statistics

= International =

National team	Year	Apps
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by national team and year
rowspan="6" \|Lebanon \|2020	1	0
2021	2	0
2022	4	0
2023	16	3
2024	6	0
2025	2	0
colspan="2" \|Total !31	3

:Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Darwich goal.

class="wikitable sortable" \|+ List of international goals scored by Karim Darwich
scope="col"\|No. !scope="col"\|Date !scope="col"\|Venue !scope="col"\|Opponent !scope="col"\|Score !scope="col"\|Result !scope="col"\|Competition
align="center"\|1 \|{{dts\|9 June 2023}} \|Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India \|{{fb\|VAN}} \|align="center"\|3–1 \|align="center"\|3–1 \|2023 Intercontinental Cup
align="center"\|2 \|{{dts\|12 October 2023}} \|Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro \|{{fb\|MNE}} \|align="center"\|1–2 \|align="center"\|2–3 \|Friendly
align="center"\|3 \|{{dts\|17 October 2023}} \|Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates \|{{fb\|UAE}} \|align="center"\|1–1 \|align="center"\|1–2 \|Friendly

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Karim Darwich

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|1

|{{dts|9 June 2023}}

|Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India