Mahmoud Mohamed Siblini (; born 15 July 1993) is a Lebanese

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who plays as a striker for club Shabab Sahel. Starting his career at Ahli Saida in 2011, Siblini moved to Nejmeh in 2014 before being sent on a season-long loan to Tadamon Sour in 2017. Siblini finished joint-top scorer of the

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with Nejmeh. He joined Ahed in 2022 and Shabab Sahel in 2023. Having already represented Lebanon internationally at youth level, Siblini debuted for the senior team in 2014.

Club career

Siblini started his club career at his hometown club Ahli Saida during the 2011–12 Lebanese Premier League, playing 18 games and scoring one goal. Despite finishing in last place and being relegated to the Lebanese Second Division, Siblini remained at the club for two further seasons. On 13 August 2014, Siblini moved to Nejmeh, scoring one league goal in eight games, and winning the Lebanese Elite Cup and Lebanese Super Cup. The following season, in 2015–16, Siblini scored four league goals in 17 games, and helped his side win the

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. On 9 April 2016, Siblini sustained an ACL injury, ruling him out for the majority of the 2016–17 season. In August 2017, he was sent on a season-long loan to Tadamon Sour, where he scored one goal in 17 games. Upon his return to Nejmeh, Siblini went through another ACL injury on 23 May 2018, in a 2018–19 Arab Club Champions Cup match against Tunisian club

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. He recovered over seven months later, in January 2019. Siblini scored 10 goals in the

, and finished top scorer of the season, joint with Fadel Antar. With his contract due to expire in the summer, in May 2022 Ahed's president Tamim Sleiman confirmed that he had signed Siblini on a free transfer on a three-year contract. Siblini officially joined on 2 June. On 8 May 2023, Siblini moved to Shabab Sahel on a two-year contract.

International career

A youth international for Lebanon at under-19 and under-23 levels, Siblini made his

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debut on 14 October 2014 in a 1–1 friendly draw against

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. He scored his first goal on his second game for Lebanon, on 6 November 2014, in a 3–2 defeat to the

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Personal life

On 15 February 2021, Siblini and his Nejmeh teammate Mohamad Salem were involved in a car crash on their way to training; they only suffered a few bruises.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Siblini goal''.

Honours

Nejmeh *

: 2015–16, 2021–22; runner-up: 2020–21 * Lebanese Elite Cup:

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* Lebanese Super Cup: 2014, 2016; runner-up:

Ahed *

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: 2022–23 * Lebanese Elite Cup:

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* Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2022–23 Individual * Lebanese Premier League top goalscorer: 2021–22

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Siblini, Mahmoud 1993 births Living people People from Sidon District Sportspeople from South Governorate Lebanese men's footballers Men's association football forwards Al Ahli SC Saida players Nejmeh SC players Tadamon SC Sour players Al Ahed FC players Shabab Al Sahel FC players Lebanese Premier League players Lebanese Second Division players Lebanon men's youth international footballers Lebanon men's international footballers Lebanese Premier League top scorers