Mahmoud Chahoud (; born 3 February 1976) is a Lebanese former

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who played as a

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. 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

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, before joining Ahli Saida in 2009; he retired in 2010. Chahoud represented

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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 (), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. Established in 1934 and organized by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), the Lebanese Premier Leagu ...

side Ahed, during the 1999–2000 season. The Lebanese forward helped his side win their first ever major trophy, a

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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

, 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

on 23 February 2000, in a friendly against

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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

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on 8 February 2004. Chahoud scored the 1–1 equalizer on the 91st minute, with

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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

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, and in two successive friendlies against

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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 *

: 2003–04 Ansar *

: 2005–06, 2006–07 *

: 2005–06, 2006–07

References

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Chahoud, Mahmoud Lebanese men's footballers 1976 births Living people Men's association football forwards Lebanon men's international footballers Lebanese Premier League players Al Ahed FC players Al Ansar FC players Sagesse SC (football) players Lebanese Second Division players