Mahmoud Chahoud ( ar, محمود شحود; born 3 February 1976) is a Lebanese former
footballer
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who played as a
forward.
Chahoud began his career at
Ahed in 1999, before joining
Ansar in 2004. He won two consecutive
domestic doubles, during the
2005–06 and
2006–07 seasons. In 2007 Chahoud moved to
Sagesse, before joining
Ahli Saida in 2009; he retired in 2010.
Chahoud represented
Lebanon
Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to Lebanon–Syria border, the north and east and Israel to Blue ...
internationally between 2000 and 2004, scoring four goals in 19 matches.
Club career
Chahoud began his senior career at
Lebanese Premier League
The Lebanese First Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الأولى), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. There are 12 teams competing in the league, ...
side
Ahed, during the
1999–2000 season.
The Lebanese forward helped his side win their first ever major trophy, a
Lebanese FA Cup
The Lebanon Cup (), commonly known as the Lebanese FA Cup, is a Lebanese football annual cup competition. The first edition, held in 1937, was won by Nahda. The most successful club in the competition is Ansar with 15 titles, followed by Nejme ...
in 2003–04. Chahoud remained at Ahed for five seasons, scoring 27 league goals in the process.
On 8 November 2004, Chahoud joined
Ansar.
In
2005–06 and
2006–07, Chahoud helped his side win two consecutive domestic doubles, winning both the league and FA Cup in both seasons.
After three seasons at Ansar, during which he scored 13 league goals,
Chahoud moved to
Sagesse, on 4 June 2007.
On 11 October 2009, Chahoud moved to newly promoted
Ahli Saida, where he retired after the
2009–10 season.
International career
Chahoud made his senior international debut for
Lebanon
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on 23 February 2000, in a
friendly against
Jordan
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.
The match ended in a 1–1 draw.
Chahoud's first international goal came almost four years later, in a friendly against
Bahrain
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on 8 February 2004.
Chahoud scored the 1–1 equalizer on the 91st minute, with
Nasrat Al Jamal scoring the winning goal one minute later.
Between 8 September 2004, and 6 October 2004, Chahoud scored a goal in three consecutive matches.
Respectively, in a
2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier against the
Maldives
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,
and in two successive friendlies against
Kuwait
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.
Chahoud ended his international career in 2004, with four goals in 16 games.
Career statistics
International
: ''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chahoud goal''.
Honours
Ahed
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Lebanese FA Cup
The Lebanon Cup (), commonly known as the Lebanese FA Cup, is a Lebanese football annual cup competition. The first edition, held in 1937, was won by Nahda. The most successful club in the competition is Ansar with 15 titles, followed by Nejme ...
: 2003–04
Ansar
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Lebanese Premier League
The Lebanese First Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الأولى), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. There are 12 teams competing in the league, ...
:
2005–06,
2006–07
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Lebanese FA Cup
The Lebanon Cup (), commonly known as the Lebanese FA Cup, is a Lebanese football annual cup competition. The first edition, held in 1937, was won by Nahda. The most successful club in the competition is Ansar with 15 titles, followed by Nejme ...
: 2005–06, 2006–07
References
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Lebanese footballers
1976 births
Living people
Association football forwards
Lebanon international footballers
Lebanese Premier League players
Al Ahed FC players
Al Ansar FC players
Sagesse SC footballers
Lebanese Second Division players