Ziad Al Samad

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In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Ali and the family name is Al Samad.
Ziad Al Samad
Personal information
Full name Ziad Ali Al Samad[1]
Date of birth (1978-08-06) 6 August 1978 (age 47)
Place of birth Kuwait[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Safa (goalkeeper coach)
Lebanon U23 (goalkeeper coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1998 Riada Wal Adab
1999–2008 Ansar
2008–2011 Racing Beirut
2011–2014 Safa 63 (0)
2014–2015 Saham
International career
1999–2012 Lebanon 47 (0)
Managerial career
2020– Lebanon U23 (goalkeeper)
2021–2022 AC Sporting (goalkeeper)
2022–2025 Ansar (goalkeeper)
2025– Safa (goalkeeper)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ziad Ali Al Samad (Arabic: زِيَاد عَلِيّ الصَّمَد; born 6 August 1978) is a Lebanese professional football coach and former player who is the goalkeeper coach of Lebanese Premier League club Safa and the Lebanon national under-23 team. As a player, Al Samad played as a goalkeeper.

With 47 caps for the Lebanon national team, Al Samad is his country's all-time most capped goalkeeper.

Club career

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Al Samad started his senior club career at Lebanese Premier League club Riada Wal Adab,[3] before moving to Ansar during the 1999–2000 season.[4] In his first season at the club, Al Samad won both the Lebanese Federation Cup, and the Lebanese Super Cup.[5] The following season, in 2000–01, Al Samad helped Ansar win both the Lebanese Elite Cup, and the Federation Cup.[5] In 2001–02, Al Samad won the Lebanese FA Cup,[4][5] before helping Ansar winning two consecutive domestic doubles (league and cup), in 2005–06 and 2006–07.[4][5]

In 2008, Al Samad moved to Racing Beirut, staying there for three seasons season.[4] In 2011 he moved to 2008 AFC Cup runners-up Safa.[4] In his three seasons at the club, Al Samad would help Safa win two league titles (2011–12, 2012–13),[4] an FA Cup (2012–13),[4][5] another Elite Cup (2012),[5] and a Super Cup (2013).[5]

On 30 September 2014, Safa sold Al Samad to Bahraini side Saham on a one-season deal.[6] Following the 2014–15 Oman Professional League season, Al Samad retired from football.[4]

International career

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Al Samad made his senior international debut for Lebanon on 1 September 2002 at the 2002 WAFF Championship, against Jordan; Lebanon lost 1–0.[4] The goalkeeper's first clean sheet came on 26 December 2002, at the 2002 Arab Nations Cup, in a goalless draw against Bahrain.[4]

Al Samad ended his international career with 47 caps for the Lebanon national team, as his country’s all-time most capped goalkeeper.[7]

Managerial career

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On 12 August 2020, Al Samad was appointed goalkeeper coach of the Lebanon national under-23 team.[8] He became goalkeeper coach of Lebanese Premier League side AC Sporting on 18 June 2021.[9] On 27 September 2021, following Jamal Taha's appointment as head coach, Al Samad was confirmed goalkeeper coach of Lebanon U23.[10] On 28 June 2022, he was appointed goalkeeper coach of Ansar.[11]

Honours

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Ansar

Safa

Individual

See also

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References

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