Nader Matar


Nader Charbel Matar is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Lebanon national team. Starting out as an attacking midfielder, Matar has developed into a more central role during his stay at Nejmeh.

Early life

Matar was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, to a Lebanese father and Moroccan mother.

Club career

He began his career in 2008 in Portugal for Sporting CP B, before joining lower league side Oeiras in 2009. Aged 18, Matar moved to Atlético Madrid C in 2010. One year later he moved to CD Canillas, a team which acts as Real Madrid's C team. Impressing there, Matar nearly earned a promotion to the B team but signed for Ghanaian side Asante Kotoko in 2012. In 2014 he signed for Portuguese second division side Beira-Mar, where he was released after six months. In 2016, Matar moved to Lebanon and signed for Nejmeh.

International career

Matar made his debut for Lebanon in a 1–0 home win against Iraq in a friendly on 22 January 2012. In December 2018, he was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad. His first international goal came on 2 August 2019, in a 2–1 win against Syria at the 2019 WAFF Championship.

Career statistics

International

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
12 August 2019Karbala Sports City, Karbala, Iraq1–12–12019 WAFF Championship
210 October 2019Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon2–12–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours and achievements

Clubs

Asante Kotoko
Nejmeh
Awards