Abbas Ibrahim Assi (; born 9 July 1995) is a Lebanese

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who plays as a

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for club Safa.

Club career

On 8 January 2022, Assi joined

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side Naft Maysan on a six-month loan from the Shabab Al Sahel. He made his debut on 8 February, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 1–1 draw against

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. Assi suffered a severe injury to his right foot in May that ended his season prematurely, forcing him to return to Lebanon to undergo surgery. As the initial surgery was not successful, he underwent a second – successful – surgery in October which extended his return a further three months. In May 2024, after 10 years at Sahel, Assi moved to the Safa Sporting Club (Safa SC) on a free transfer.

International career

Assi made his international debut for

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on 6 November 2014, coming on as a substitute in a 3–2 friendly defeat to the

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Style of play

Mainly used as a

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, Assi has also been deployed as a

Career statistics

International

Early History

Assi was born on July 9 1995, in Qaaqaaiyet Es Snaoubar, a small village in Lebanon with a population of around 3000 inhabitants.

Honours

Shabab Sahel *

Lebanese Elite Cup The Lebanese Elite Cup () was a Lebanese football annual cup competition contested by the top six teams of the previous Lebanese Premier League season. Founded in 1996 as the Super League Cup, the first edition was played by the top five finisher ...

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Lebanese Challenge Cup The Lebanese Challenge Cup () was a Lebanese football annual cup competition contested by the teams placed between 7th and 10th in the previous season of the Lebanese Premier League and the two newly promoted teams from the Lebanese Second Divis ...

: 2014, 2015 *

Lebanese Second Division The Lebanese Second Division () is the second division of Lebanese football. Established in 1933, it is controlled by the Lebanese Football Association. The 12 teams that participate in the league play each other twice, once at home and once awa ...

: 2017–18

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* * * * 1995 births Living people People from Sidon District Sportspeople from South Governorate Lebanese men's footballers 21st-century Lebanese sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Men's association football fullbacks Shabab Al Sahel FC players Naft Maysan SC players Safa SC players Lebanese Premier League players Lebanese Second Division players Iraq Stars League players Lebanon men's youth international footballers Lebanon men's international footballers Lebanese expatriate men's footballers Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq {{Lebanon-footy-bio-stub