Omar Bugiel


Omar Khalid Chaaban Bugiel is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Sutton United and the Lebanon national team. Born in Germany to a German mother, Bugiel was eligible to represent Lebanon through his father.

Club career

Early career

Bugiel was a youth player at TSV 1860 Munich before moving to England aged 16 with the aim of learning English. He enrolled at Chichester College, and was part of the youth team at Chichester City.
He then joined Selsey, his time there including a short spell at Burgess Hill Town, before transferring to Bognor Regis Town and then Worthing.

Forest Green Rovers

Promotion and League Two

After prolific goalscoring form over four years at the Rebels, scoring 45 league goals in 103 appearances, he was signed by Forest Green Rovers in February 2017 for an undisclosed fee. Bugiel was part of the Forest Green side that were victorious in the National League play-offs at the end of the season. He made his EFL League Two debut against Barnet on 5 August 2017.

Loan to Bromley

On 4 January 2018, Bugiel joined National League side Bromley on loan for the remainder of the campaign. He was released by Forest Green at the end of the 2017–18 season.

Bromley

On 1 July 2018, it was announced that Bugiel signed for Bromley on a two-year contract.

Sutton United

On 3 June 2019, Sutton United announced the signing of Bugiel. He scored his first league goal for the club on 26 October 2019, in a 2–3 home defeat to Ebbsfleet United. In December 2019, Bugiel scored in both the first round and the replay of the 2019–20 FA Trophy matches against Dagenham & Redbrige, with his team however failing to qualify to the next round. On 21 December 2019, Bugiel scored a hat-trick in the league against Wrexham in a 3–1 home win.
The next matchday, on Boxing Day, he scored a brace against Woking in a 2–0 home win in the league, with his first goal being a 25-yard volley in the first minute. The goal was voted winner of the 2020 Vanarama National League World Cup of Goals on Twitter. Bugiel scored seven goals in the last four matches in all competitions.

International career

Eligible to play for Lebanon through his father, Bugiel was called up by the Lebanon national football team in May 2017 for an AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Malaysia, but did not feature in the 2–1 win. He was called up again for the next qualifier in North Korea on 5 September 2017.
Bugiel made his debut for Lebanon on 9 November 2017, coming on as a substitute, in a 1–0 victory over Singapore. His first goal also came as a substitute, scoring the maiden goal on 6 September 2018 in a friendly against Jordan.

Career statistics

Club

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 September 2018King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan1–01–0Friendly

Honours

Club

Bromley
Awards