Jihad Ayoub

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Khaled and the family name is Ayoub.
Jihad Ayoub
Ayoub with Ansar in 2020
Personal information
Full name Jihad Khaled Ayoub[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-30) 30 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Porlamar, Venezuela[1]
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2][3]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Safa
Youth career
Margarita
Melita
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Ahed 1 (1)
2017–2018 → Shabab Sahel (loan)
2018–2019 Bekaa 20 (2)
2019–2022 Ansar 31 (2)
2022–2024 PSS Sleman 46 (6)
2024– Safa 0 (0)
International career‡
2021– Lebanon 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Jihad Khaled Ayoub (Arabic: جهاد خالد أيوب; born 30 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Lebanese Premier League club Safa. Born in Venezuela to Lebanese parents, Ayoub plays for the Lebanon national team.

Club career

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Early career

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Ayoub played at youth level for academies in Venezuela, Argentina, England, and Malta.[4][5] He played for his university team in Venezuela before moving on to professional clubs.[5] His professional career includes stints at Margarita in Venezuela and Melita in Malta,[6] where he played for their under-21 team.[4] Additionally, he has played at the youth level for English clubs Millwall and Notts County.[4]

Ayoub joined Lebanese Premier League side Ahed in January 2017,[7] helping them lift the league title in 2016–17.[8] He was sent on a one-year loan to Lebanese Second Division side Shabab Sahel for the 2017–18 season, where they finished in first place and were promoted to the Premier League.[9]

Bekaa

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He moved to Bekaa on a free transfer in summer 2018.[10] On 24 February 2019, Ayoub assisted both of Bekaa's goals against Ansar in a 2–2 draw.[11] He finished the season with two goals in 20 games,[12] and was regarded as one of the club's best-performing players in the 2018–19 season.[10]

Ansar

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Following a trial with the club,[13] Ayoub joined Ansar on a two-year contract in May 2019.[14] Having extended his contract in July 2020,[15] Ayoub announced his decision to end his contract in March 2021.[16] He returned to the club the same month,[17] and helped Ansar win the domestic double (league and Lebanese FA Cup) in 2020–21.[18] Ayoub renewed his contract in July 2021.[18]

PSS Sleman

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On 6 July 2022, Ayoub joined Indonesian club PSS Sleman.[19]

Safa

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Ayoub returned to Lebanon on 20 July 2024, joining Lebanese Premier League club Safa.[20]

International career

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Ayoub training with the Lebanon national team in 2022

Ayoub made his international debut for Lebanon on 1 December 2021, as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Egypt at the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[21] In December 2023, Ayoub was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[22]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 11 June 2024[23][24]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2021 2 0
2022 2 0
2023 9 0
2024 2 0
Total 15 0

Honours

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Ahed

Shabab Sahel

Ansar

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Jihad Ayoub". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. p. 13. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Lebanon" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "النجمة والأنصار والعهد أبرز المجتهدين". elmarada. Archived from the original on 23 November 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. ^ a b "الموقع الرسمي لقناة الجديد, كرة القدم, جهاد ايوب لبناني فنزويلي الى العهد". 3 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 January 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  6. ^ SOLOVENEX (18 May 2021). "Jihad Ayoub, de Margarita al fútbol libanés". SOLOVENEX (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  7. ^ Lebanon, Football. "جهاد ايوب رسميا الى العهد". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  8. ^ "العهد يحتفل بلقب الدوري اللبناني باكتساح الأنصار". جريدة الأنباء - أرشيف الموقع القديم (in Arabic). 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  9. ^ "الاخاء يقسو على الساحل.. والسلام يتخطى الإصلاح بصعوبة". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  10. ^ a b "تقرير كووورة.. 5 مواهب واعدة تخطف الأنظار في ملاعب الأرز". كووورة. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  11. ^ "كووورة يختار التشكيلة المثالية للجولة 16 من الدوري اللبناني". كووورة. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  12. ^ Jihad Ayoub at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  13. ^ "جهاد أيوب يلتحق بتدريبات الأنصار". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  14. ^ "الأنصار يضم جهاد أيوب". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  15. ^ "الأنصار اللبناني يجدد عقد جهاد أيوب". كووورة. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  16. ^ Abou Diab, Rami (21 March 2021). "Chaos at Ansar". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  17. ^ "تسوية تعيد جهاد أيوب إلى الأنصار". كووورة. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  18. ^ a b "رسميًا.. جهاد أيوب يجدد عقده مع الأنصار". كووورة. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Mengenal Jihad Ayoub, Pemain Baru PSS Sleman Asal Lebanon". jogja.jpnn.com (in Indonesian). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  20. ^ Codeloops. "الصفاء يضم جهاد أيوب". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Match Report of Egypt vs Lebanon – 2021-12-01 – FIFA Arab Cup – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  22. ^ "منتخب لبنان يعلن تشكيلته إلى كأس آسيا" [The Lebanon national team announces its squad for the Asian Cup] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Jihad Ayoub". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  24. ^ "Jihad Ayoub". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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