Jad Ahmad Noureddine (; born 27 February 1992) is a Lebanese professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Noureddine began his senior career in 2009 at

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side

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, before moving to Shabab Sahel in 2011. Noureddine moved to Indonesia, to

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and

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, in 2016 and 2017 respectively. He returned to Lebanon, joining Safa in 2017, before moving to Malaysia at

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in 2018. In 2018 Noureddine returned to Safa, before joining

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title-holders Ahed in 2020. He moved on loan to Al-Ahli in Bahrain and Perak in Malaysia. After a one-year stop from football, Noureddine joined Racing Beirut in 2023. Noureddine represented

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at both youth and senior level; he made his senior international debut in 2016, and played three games until 2017.

Club career

Indonesia

Jad played for Indonesian sides

and

in 2016 and 2017. Because of an

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that he suffered in 2016, while playing for Pusamania Borneo, Jad Noureddine went back to his home country, Lebanon, to take medical treatment—there were no specialists in Indonesia that could treat him.

Safa and Perak

In 2017, Noureddine returned to Lebanon, signing for Safa. After playing 21 games in the 2017–18 season, scoring twice, on 4 June 2018 Noureddine joined

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club

, during the mid-season transfer window. He played eight of the nine remaining games of the 2018 season. On 21 December 2018, Noureddine returned to Safa on a two-and-a-half-year deal. During the second half of the 2018–19 season, Noureddine played 10 league games.

Ahed

On 9 July 2020, Noureddine joined

champions Ahed, on a free transfer, on a five-year contract.

Loans to Al-Ahli, Perak and Akhaa

Noureddine moved to

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side Al-Ahli on 29 November 2020, on a five-month loan. He made his debut on 10 December, in a 1–1 draw to Malkiya. Noureddine helped his side beat

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in the

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semi-final to qualify to the final against

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, which he lost. On 31 May 2021, Ahed loaned out Noureddine to Perak in the Malaysia Super League on a six-month deal. On 23 February 2022, Noureddine was loaned to Akhaa Ahli Aley until the end of the season. After returning to Ahed from his loan spell, Noureddine terminated his contract by mutual consent.

Racing Beirut

Following a one-year stop from football, Noureddine joined newly-promoted Lebanese Premier League side

International career

Noureddine has represented Lebanon internationally at youth level since age 14, and was captain of the under-23s. He was first called up for the senior team in September 2016 for a friendly against

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as an unused substitute. He made his debut on 10 November, in a friendly against

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Honours

Arema FC *

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Perak FA *

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Al-Ahli *

runner-up:

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Ahed *

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* * * (2017–2018; 2021–present) * (2011–2021) * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Noureddine, Jad Living people 1992 births People from Bint Jbeil District Sportspeople from Nabatieh Governorate Lebanese men's footballers 21st-century Lebanese sportsmen Men's association football defenders Men's association football central defenders Ansar Al Mawadda SC players FC Dinamo București players Nejmeh SC players Shabab Al Sahel FC players Borneo F.C. Samarinda players Arema F.C. players Safa SC players Perak F.C. players Al Ahed FC players Al Ahli Club (Manama) players Akhaa Ahli Aley FC players Racing Club Beirut players Lebanese Premier League players Liga 1 (Indonesia) players Malaysia Super League players Bahraini Premier League players Lebanon men's youth international footballers Lebanon men's international footballers Lebanese expatriate men's footballers Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Romania Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Expatriate men's footballers in Indonesia Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain