Fadi Mohammed Ghosson (; born 15 May 1979) is a Lebanese former professional

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who played as a striker.

Club career

Ghosson joined Ansar on 7 April 1999, coming from Olympic Dmit. After having moved to Australia in 2004, he returned to Ansar in 2005. He remained until 2009, scoring a total of 58 league goals. Ghosson later moved back to Australia, playing for Bankstown City Lions in 2009, and West Sydney Berries in 2010.

International career

Ghosson played for the Lebanon national team between 1999 and 2006, being capped 10 times. In 2002, he played for the Olympic team at the

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, scoring a

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in an 11–0 win against

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Personal life

After Ghosson and his fiancee got married in 2004, the two moved to Australia.

References

1979 births Living people People from Baalbek District Lebanese men's footballers 21st-century Lebanese sportsmen Men's association football forwards Lebanese Premier League players Al Ansar FC players Canterbury Bankstown FC players Lebanon men's youth international footballers Lebanon men's international footballers Asian Games competitors for Lebanon Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Lebanese expatriate men's footballers Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia {{Lebanon-footy-bio-stub