Hassan Chaito

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Not to be confused with Hassan Chaitou, also known as Shibriko.

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ali and the family name is Chaito.
Hassan Chaito
File:Hassan Chaito Nejmeh, 2021 01 (cropped).jpg
Chaito with Nejmeh in 2021
Personal information
Full name Hassan Ali Chaito[1]
Date of birth (1989-03-20) 20 March 1989 (age 37)
Place of birth At Tiri, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mabarra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Jihad Hay Sellom
2009–2013 Ahed 63 (24)
2009–2010 Lebanese Canadian Bank (futsal)
2010–2013 Sadaka (futsal)
2013–2014 Ansar 1 (0)
2014 Al-Shabab 14 (5)
2014–2015 Terengganu 0 (0)
2015–2018 Ahed 58 (22)
2018–2021 Ansar 40 (13)
2021–2023 Nejmeh 9 (0)
2023–2025 Bourj 27 (3)
2025– Mabarra 0 (0)
International career‡
2010 Lebanon (futsal) (2)
2011 Lebanon U23[3] 2 (0)
2011–2021 Lebanon 63 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:34, 9 September 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:35, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Hassan Ali Chaito (Arabic: حسن علي شعيتو, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈħasan ˈʕali ˈʃʕajto, -tu]; born 20 March 1989), also known as Moni (Arabic: موني, [ˈmoːni]), is a Lebanese professional footballer and former futsal player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Mabarra.

Chaito began his career in the Lebanese Third Division at Jihad Hay Sellom, before moving to the Lebanese Premier League at Ahed in 2009. Simultaneously he began his futsal career, first playing at the Lebanese Canadian Bank, then at Sadaka from 2010 to 2014, before going back to playing football. He joined Ansar, before moving to Bahrain the following year at Al-Shabab. Chaito moved to the Malaysian side Terengganu, before returning to Ahed in 2015. In 2018. Chaito joined Ansar, then switched to cross-city rivals Nejmeh in 2021. Two years later, he signed for Bourj, and in 2025 he moved to Mabarra.

Starting his international career with Lebanon in 2011, Chaito participated in the 2014, 2018, and 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and the 2015, 2019, and 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Chaito also helped Lebanon qualify to the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, their first participation through qualification.

Club career

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Early career

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Chaito started his football career at Jihad Hay Sellom in the Lebanese Third Division before moving to Lebanese Premier League side Ahed in 2009,[4] winning two league titles and two FA Cups in his four-year stay.[5]

Futsal

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In 2009 Chaito had begun his career in futsal, first playing for the Lebanese Canadian Bank,[6] and then moving to Sadaka in 2010.[7] He won the Lebanon Futsal League twice, in 2011 and 2013, and played in the 2011 and 2013 editions of the AFC Futsal Club Championship for the Lebanese side, scoring seven goals in total during the two tournaments.[7]

After futsal

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Chaito joined Ansar in 2013, before moving abroad to Bahrain the following year to Al-Shabab.[5] In 2014 he moved to Malaysia at Terengganu, before moving back to Ahed in 2015.[5] Chaito helped his side win three more league titles and one FA Cup, finishing as the league's second top goalscorer during the 2017–18 season.[5]

Return to Ansar

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On 17 August 2018, Chaito returned to Ansar.[8] On 23 October 2020, it was announced that Chaito had refused an offer from Iraqi club Al-Talaba.[9] In 2020–21, he helped Ansar win their first league title since 2007, and their 14th overall.[10] Chaito also helped Ansar win the double, beating Nejmeh in the 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup final on penalty shoot-outs.[11]

Nejmeh

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Chaito moved to cross-city rivals Nejmeh on 21 June 2021.[12] On 12 September, during a league game against Tripoli, Chaito sustained an ACL injury which kept him on the sidelines for six months.[13]

Bourj and Mabarra

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On 21 June 2023, Bourj announced the signing of Chaito.[14] On 5 Augusgt 2025, he signed for Mabarra.[15]

International career

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Chaito represented Lebanon in the 2010 AFC Futsal Championship,[7] before being called up for the under-23 football team for the 2012 Olympics Qualifiers in 2011.[7]

Chaito's senior football international debut came on 15 November 2011, in a 2–1 home win against South Korea.[16] On 22 March 2013, Chaito scored his first two goals in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers against Thailand, with the match ending 5–2 to Lebanon.[16] His second brace came against Laos on 12 November 2015 in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, with the match ending 7–0 to Lebanon.[16]

In December 2018, Chaito was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup,[2] playing in the final group stage game against North Korea, with Lebanon winning 4–1.[16]

Style of play

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A versatile player, Chaito mainly plays as an attacking midfielder, but can also play as a left midfielder and in a false nine role. His main attribute is his finishing.[5]

Personal life

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Chaito's nickname "Moni" comes from his sister who, as a kid, mispronounced his name "Hassan" as "Moni".[17] Indeed, in Chaito's first game broadcast on TV, the commentator Mahmoud Tarhini – who was aware of Chaito's nickname – called him "Moni" throughout the match.[17]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 7 September 2021[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2011 2 0
2012 16 0
2013 13 3
2014 0 0
2015 9 2
2016 5 0
2017 0 0
2018 7 0
2019 7 1
2020 1 0
2021 3 0
Total 63 6
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Chaito goal.
List of international goals scored by Hassan Chaito
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 March 2013 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon Error creating thumbnail:  Thailand 1–0 5–2 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2 2–0
3 8 October 2013 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4 12 November 2015 Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos 3–0 7–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5 7–0
6 2 August 2019 Karbala Sports City, Karbala, Iraq File:Flag of the United Arab Republic (1958–1971), Flag of Syria (1980–2024).svg Syria 2–1 2–1 2019 WAFF Championship

Honours

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Sadaka[a]

Ahed

Ansar

Nejmeh

Individual

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Futsal

References

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