Shadi Skaf

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Shadi Skaf

| image = 2020-21 Akhaa Ahli Aley vs Shabab Sahel 04 (Shadi Skaf).jpg

| caption = Skaf with Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2020

| fullname = Shadi Mustafa Skaf{{GSA player|shadi-skaf/56356|access-date=21 August 2021}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Burj el-Shemali, Lebanon

| height =

| currentclub = Racing Beirut

| clubnumber =

| position = Centre-back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Islah Bourj Shmali

| years1 = 2010–2013

| clubs1 = Islah Bourj Shmali

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2013–2016

| clubs2 = Nejmeh

| caps2 = 14

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2015–2016

| clubs3 = Nabi Chit

| caps3 = 7

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2016–2017

| clubs4 = Salam Zgharta

| caps4 = 20

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2017–2018

| clubs5 = Tadamon Sour

| caps5 = 20

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2018–2021

| clubs6 = Akhaa Ahli Aley

| caps6 = 36

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2021–2022

| clubs7 = Bourj

| caps7 = 10

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2021–2022

| clubs8 = → Churchill Brothers (loan)

| caps8 = 1

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2022–2024

| clubs9 = Bourj

| caps9 = 39

| goals9 = 1

| years10 = 2024–

| clubs10 = Racing Beirut

| caps10 = 7

| goals10 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2013

| nationalteam1 = Lebanon U20

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 2015

| nationalteam2 = Lebanon U23

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| club-update = 20:07, 12 March 2025 (UTC)

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Shadi Mustafa Skaf ({{langx|ar|شَادِي مُصْطَفَى سَكَّاف}}; born 9 February 1994) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{Lebanese football updater|Racing}} club Racing Beirut.

Club career

= Lebanon =

Coming through the youth system, Skaf began his career at Islah Bourj Shmali in the 2010–11 Lebanese Premier League.{{Cite web|title=لقب افضل لاعب ناشئ في لبنان للاعب الاصلاح الموهوب شادي سكاف :: موقع يا صور|url=https://www.yasour.org/news.php?go=fullnews&newsid=19754|access-date=2021-08-21|website=www.yasour.org|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170411/https://www.yasour.org/news.php?go=fullnews&newsid=19754|url-status=live}} In 2011 he was awarded Lebanese Young Player of the Year. On 8 July 2013, Skaf joined Nejmeh,{{Cite web|title=تحت الأضواء|url=https://www.aljoumhouria.com/ar/news/81959|access-date=2021-08-21|website=الجمهورية|language=ar|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821175928/https://www.aljoumhouria.com/ar/news/81959|url-status=live}} before moving to Nabi Chit on 13 October 2015.{{Cite web|title=النبي شيت يضم شادي سكاف|url=https://www.elsport.com/news/show/282393/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D8%B6%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81|access-date=2021-08-21|website=Elsport News|language=ar|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419111631/https://www.elsport.com/news/show/282393/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D8%B6%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81|url-status=live}}

On 17 August 2016, Skaf was signed by Salam Zgharta.{{Cite web|last=Lebanon|first=Football|title=شادي سكاف جديد السلام زغرتا|url=http://football-lebanon.com/details.php?id=1395|access-date=2021-08-21|website=football-lebanon.com|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821181237/http://football-lebanon.com/details.php?id=1395|url-status=live}} After having terminated his contract with Salam, Tadamon Sour announced the signing of Skaf on a four-year contract on 5 July 2017.{{Cite web|title=التضامن صور يحسم رسميًا صفقته الرابعة|url=https://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=601683&pg=1&o=n3112572|access-date=2021-08-22|website=www.kooora.com| date=8 July 2019 |archive-date=22 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822011348/https://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=601683&pg=1&o=n3112572|url-status=live}} On 3 August 2018, Skaf joined Akhaa Ahli Aley.{{Cite web|date=2018-08-03|title=اللاعب شادي سكاف يوقع على كشوفات الإخاء الأهلي عاليه لمدة ثلاث سنوات.|url=https://alayamsport.com/archives/5792|access-date=2021-08-21|website=موقع الايام|language=ar|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821181238/https://alayamsport.com/archives/5792|url-status=live}} After three years at the club, on 7 June 2021, he moved to Bourj.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-07|title=رسميًا.. البرج يضم شادي سكاف|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1038157|access-date=2021-08-21|website=كووورة|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821181238/https://www.kooora.com/?n=1038157|url-status=live}}

= Churchill Brothers =

Skaf moved abroad, joining I-League side Churchill Brothers on 20 August 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-20|title=شادي سكاف يوقع لتشرشل الهندي|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1060153|access-date=2021-08-21|website=كووورة|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821181236/https://www.kooora.com/?n=1060153|url-status=live}} He made his debut in their 1–0 defeat to Gokulam Kerala on 26 December.{{cite web|url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/i-league-defending-champs-gokulam-kerala-begin-campaign-with-solid-win-2248470/|title=I-League: Defending champs Gokulam Kerala begin campaign with solid win|website=siasat.com|publisher=The Siasat Daily|date=26 August 2021|access-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226163819/https://www.siasat.com/i-league-defending-champs-gokulam-kerala-begin-campaign-with-solid-win-2248470/amp/|archive-date=26 December 2021}} On 12 January 2022, the club announced that the two had parted ways on mutual terms.{{Cite web|date=12 January 2022|title=We have mutually parted ways with another member of our lebanon family shadi skaf.We wish shadi best of luck in his future endeavors .|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=332558078872409|access-date=20 January 2022|website=Churchill Brothers FC Goa|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120074927/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=332558078872409|url-status=live}}

= Racing Beirut =

Despite having been announced as a Tadamon Sour player in June 2024,{{cite web | url=https://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=1333482&o=nclb | title=التضامن صور يعلن ثالث صفقاته الصيفية | date=11 June 2024 }}

Skaf joined Racing Beirut two months later.{{Cite web | title=Facebook | url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1037885428338255&set=a.196507002476106&locale=ar_AR | access-date=2024-12-27 | website=www.facebook.com}}

International career

Having also captained the under-20 team at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie,{{Cite web|date=2013-09-09|title=Les 7es Jeux de la francophonie à Nice, un message d'espoir|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/832135/les-7es-jeux-de-la-francophonie-a-nice-un-message-despoir.html|access-date=2021-07-06|website=L'Orient-Le Jour|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419050907/https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/832135/les-7es-jeux-de-la-francophonie-a-nice-un-message-despoir.html|url-status=live}} Skaf represented Lebanon at under-23 level in 2015, playing four games in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.

Honours

Nejmeh

Lebanese Premier League: 2013–14
Lebanese FA Cup: 2015–16; runner-up: 2014–15
Lebanese Elite Cup: 2014; runner-up: 2013
Lebanese Super Cup: 2014

Salam Zgharta

Lebanese Challenge Cup runner-up: 2016

Tadamon Sour

Lebanese Challenge Cup runner-up: 2017

Individual

Lebanese Premier League Best Young Player: 2010–11{{Cite web|title=معتوق أفضل لاعب لبناني وحيدر يطالب بإصلاحات|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport/88593|access-date=14 May 2019|website=الأخبار|language=ar|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419111550/https://al-akhbar.com/Sport/88593|url-status=live}}