Abdallah Mohamad Fadel Aich (, ; born 5 October 1995) is a Lebanese

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who plays as a

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for club Bourj.

Club career

Aich started his career at Mawadda Tripoli, before moving to

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's youth team. He made his

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debut on 6 May 2013, in a 2–1 loss against Safa. In 2015, Aich moved to

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in Germany, playing 25 games and scoring four. He then returned to Nejmeh in 2016, before being loaned out to Egtmaaey for one year the same year. Upon returning from loan, Aich was sold

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in 2017. Having made 33 appearances in two seasons, he returned to Nejmeh in 2019. In July 2022, Aich joined cross-city rivals Ansar on a free transfer.

International career

Aich was called up by Lebanon U20 for the

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. He made his senior debut for

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on 10 October 2019, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win against

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in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Nejmeh *

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: 2021–22; runner-up:

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runner-up:

Ansar *

: 2023–24

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* * * * * 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Tripoli, Lebanon Lebanese men's footballers 21st-century Lebanese sportsmen Men's association football fullbacks Nejmeh SC players Eintracht Nordhorn players Al Egtmaaey SC players AC Tripoli players Al Ansar FC players Lebanese Premier League players Lebanon men's youth international footballers Lebanon men's international footballers Lebanese expatriate men's footballers Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany {{Lebanon-footy-bio-stub