Shadi Mustafa Skaf ( ar, شادي مصطفى سكاف; born 9 February 1994) is a Lebanese professional

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who plays as a

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for club Bourj.

Club career

Lebanon

Coming through the youth system, Skaf began his career at Islah Bourj Shmali in the

2010–11 Lebanese Premier League The 2010–11 Lebanese Premier League is the 50th season of top-tier football in Lebanon. A total of twelve teams are competing in the league, with Al Ahed Al Ahed Football Club ( ar, نادي العهد الرياضي, lit=The Covenant Spor ...

. In 2011 he was awarded Lebanese Young Player of the Year. On 8 July 2013, Skaf joined Nejmeh, before moving to

Nabi Chit Al-Nabi Shayth ( ar, ٱلنَّبِي شَيْت, An-Nabī Shayt, also ''Nabi Chit'' or ''Nabi Sheeth'' ( ar, ٱلنَّبِي شِيْت, An-Nabī Sheeth), literally "The Prophet Seth"), is a village in the Valley of Beqa' and District of Ba'a ...

on 13 October 2015. On 17 August 2016, Skaf was signed by

Salam Zgharta Salam Zgharta Football Club ( ar, نادي السلام الرياضي زغرتا, lit=Zgharta Peace Sporting Club), known as Salam Zgharta or simply Salam, is a football club based in Zgharta, Lebanon, that competes in the . Founded in 1933 ...

. After having terminated his contract with Salam,

Tadamon Sour Tadamon Sour Sporting Club ( ar, نادي التضامن الرياضي صور, lit=Solidarity Sporting Club Tyre), or simply Tadamon, is a football club based in Tyre, Lebanon, that competes in the . They play their home matches at the Tyre ...

announced the signing of Skaf on a four-year contract on 5 July 2017. On 3 August 2018, Skaf joined Akhaa Ahli Aley. After three years at the club, on 7 June 2021, he moved to Bourj.

Churchill Brothers

Skaf moved abroad, joining

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side

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on 20 August 2021. He made his debut in their 1–0 defeat to

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on 26 December. On 12 January 2022, the club announced that the two had parted ways on mutual terms.

International career

Having also captained the under-20 team at the

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, Skaf represented Lebanon at under-23 level in 2015, playing four games in the

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Honours

Nejmeh * Lebanese Premier League: 2013–14 * Lebanese FA Cup: 2015–16; runner-up: 2014–15 * Lebanese Elite Cup:

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; runner-up: 2013 * Lebanese Super Cup: 2014 Salam Zgharta *

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runner-up: 2016 Tadamon Sour * Lebanese Challenge Cup runner-up: 2017 Individual * Lebanese Premier League Best Young Player:

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Skaf, Shadi 1994 births Living people People from Tyre District Lebanese footballers Association football central defenders Islah Borj Al Shmali Club players Nejmeh SC players Al Nabi Chit SC players Salam Zgharta FC players Tadamon Sour SC players Akhaa Ahli Aley FC players Bourj FC players Churchill Brothers FC Goa players Lebanese Premier League players Lebanese Second Division players I-League players Lebanon youth international footballers Lebanese expatriate footballers Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate footballers in India