Khalil Khamis (footballer, born 1995)
.jpg) Khamis with Ahed in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Khalil Georges Khamis[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Zahlé, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Safa | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2013 | Shabab Al Arabi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2024 | Ahed | 150 | (10) |
| 2020 | → Pahang (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2024– | Safa | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Lebanon U19[3] | 3 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Lebanon U23[1] | 6 | (0) |
| 2014– | Lebanon | 8 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 30 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 | |||
Khalil Georges Khamis (Arabic: خليل جورج خميس, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [xaˈliːl xaˈmiːs]; born 12 January 1995) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lebanese Premier League club Safa and the Lebanon national team.
Club career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Khamis participated in a competition held by McDonald's that offered the chance to take part in the Norway Cup youth tournament. After attending several try-out sessions in Jounieh, Lebanon, he was selected to join the team traveling to Norway aged 10.[4]
During the Norway Cup, Khamis was noticed by Shabab Al Arabi, who subsequently signed him to their youth team. He remained with the club, progressing through all levels of their youth system.[4]
Ahed
[edit]On 18 September 2013, Khamis joined Ahed in the Lebanese Premier League.[5] Despite missing the final due to injury,[6] Khamis helped Ahed lift the 2019 AFC Cup title.[7]
On 13 February 2020, Khamis joined Malaysia Super League side Pahang on a season-long loan from Ahed.[8][9]
Safa
[edit]After 11 years at Ahed, Khamis moved to Safa on 2 August 2024.[10]
International career
[edit]On 6 January 2024, Khamis was called up to the Lebanon squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, replacing George Felix Melki who withdrew injured before the competition.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Ahed[14]
- Lebanese Premier League: 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19; runner-up: 2022–23, 2023–24
- Lebanese Federation Cup: 2023
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2015; runner-up: 2021
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
- AFC Cup: 2019; runner-up: 2023–24
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2014–15,[15] 2015–16,[16] 2018–19[17]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Khalil Khamis". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. p. 13. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Lebanon v Iran". The AFC. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ a b رحلة أبرز مدافعي لبنان مع نادي العهد ... قلب دفاع العهد خليل خميس (in Arabic). MTV Lebanon. 6 November 2023.
- ^ https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=418989511546132&set=a.165451230233296 [bare URL]
- ^ Codeloops. "خميس يغيب عن نهائي كأس الإتحاد الآسيوي". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Al Ahed clinch historic title". AFC. 4 November 2019. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "خليل خميس يوقع رسمياً مع Bahang Fa الماليزي". football-lebanon.com. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Nehme, Ale (18 February 2020). "Lebanese abroad: winter transfer window summary". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ Al Safa S.C. [@alsafa_sc] (2 August 2024). "Welcome Khalil Khamis" – via Instagram.
- ^ "خليل خميس بدلًا من فيليكس ملكي المصاب في تشكيلة لبنان" [Khalil Khamis replaces the injured Felix Melki in the Lebanon squad] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
- ^ "Khalil Khamis". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Khalil Khamis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ "Lebanon – Khalil Khamis – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
- ^ مهرجان كرة المنار الـ19. An-Nahar (in Arabic). 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ محمد حيدر والنيجيري كابيروموسى الافضل في مهرجان كرة المنار الـ20. An-Nahar (in Arabic). 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- ^ "معتوق ومرمر الأفضل هذا الموسم بحسب مهرجان المنار الـ 23". Mulhak (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
External links
[edit]
- Khalil Khamis at FA Lebanon
- Khalil Khamis at National-Football-Teams.com
- Khalil Khamis at Soccerway
- Khalil Khamis at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- Khalil Khamis at Lebanon Football Guide
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- 1995 births
- Living people
- People from Zahle
- Lebanese men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Ansar Al Mawadda SC players
- Al Ahed FC players
- Sri Pahang FC players
- Safa SC players
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Malaysia Super League players
- Lebanese expatriate men's footballers
- Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia
- Lebanon men's youth international footballers
- Lebanon men's international footballers
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players
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