Issam Al-Edrissi (; born 12 September 1984), commonly known as Issa Issa (), is a

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who plays as a

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for German club VfB Frohnhausen. Born in Lebanon, Issa moved to Germany at an early age; he represented

Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...

internationally.

Club career

Issa began his career 1992 in Germany, at

Schwarz-Weiss Essen ''Schwarz Weiss'' (English: ''Black White'') is a studio album by Austrian recording artist Christina Stürmer, comprising new interpretations of songs from her first two albums '' Freier Fall'' (2003) and '' Soll das wirklich alles sein?'' (200 ...

's youth side, before joining local rivals

FC Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as Schalke 04 (), and abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional sports club from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its football team, ...

in 1994. Six years later, he was scouted by

Rot-Weiss Essen Rot-Weiss Essen is a German association football club based in Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club plays in the 3. Liga, at the Stadion an der Hafenstraße. The team won the DFB-Pokal in 1953, and the German championship in 1955. The latt ...

. Issa played in the U19s, and was promoted to the first team in the winter season. After his first professional season for

, Issa joined

Borussia Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II are the reserve team of Borussia Dortmund, currently playing in the 3. Liga, at Stadion Rote Erde. Until 2005, the team played as Borussia Dortmund Amateure. The team won the Regionalliga West in 2009 and became the second ...

for €150,000. He scored six goals in 44 appearances for

in four years, before moving to SV Lippstadt 08 in 2006, where he scored 25 goals in 78 games. In 2008, Issa signed for

Hammer SpVg Hammer SpVg is a German association football club from the city of Hamm, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is part of a larger sports club with some 1,500 members in departments for aikido, judo, cheerleading, fitness and dance, gymnastics, handball, ...

, where he scored four goals in 31 matches. He was released one year later, and signed for

SV Meppen SV Meppen is a German association football club playing in Meppen, Lower Saxony. The club was founded on 29 November 1912 as ''Amisia Meppen'' and joined ''Männer-Turnverein Meppen'' on 8 February 1920 to form ''TuS Meppen 1912''. The football ...

after six months without a club, on 26 January 2010. After half a season, Issa signed in summer 2010 for

SG Wattenscheid 09 SG Wattenscheid 09 is a Football in Germany, German association football club located in Wattenscheid, Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club claimed an official founding date of 18 September 1909 as Ballspiel-Verein Wattenscheid out of the me ...

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International career

Issa represented the Lebanon national team at international level, playing three matches in 2004.

Personal life

Issa's younger brother Khaled currently plays for Rot-Weiss Essen U17, and presented formerly the youth of NK Croatia Essen and

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