Adnan Haidar
FullnameAdnan Mahmoud Haidar[1]
Birth date3 August 1989 (age 37)
Birth placeDrammen, Norway[1]
Height1.80 m[2]
PositionMidfielder
CurrentclubKlemetsrud (player-assistant coach)
Youthyears 1–2001
Youthclubs 1Klemetsrud
Youthyears 22001–2008
Youthclubs 2Vålerenga
Years 12008–2010
Clubs 1Vålerenga 2
Caps 14
Goals 10
Years 22008–2011
Clubs 2Vålerenga
Caps 218
Goals 20
Years 32009
Clubs 3→ Skeid (loan)
Caps 39
Goals 30
Years 42012–2013
Clubs 4Stabæk 2
Caps 47
Goals 42
Years 52012–2013
Clubs 5Stabæk
Caps 543
Goals 50
Years 62014
Clubs 6Bryne 2
Caps 67
Goals 62
Years 72014
Clubs 7Bryne
Caps 719
Goals 70
Years 82015
Clubs 8HamKam
Caps 817
Goals 81
Years 92016
Clubs 9Moss 2
Caps 91
Goals 90
Years 102016
Clubs 10Moss
Caps 1022
Goals 101
Years 112016–2017
Clubs 11Klemetsrud (futsal)
Caps 119
Goals 119
Years 122017
Clubs 12KFUM 2
Caps 122
Goals 122
Years 132017
Clubs 13KFUM
Caps 1314
Goals 133
Years 142017–2020
Clubs 14Ansar
Caps 1442
Goals 141
Years 152021
Clubs 15Holmlia
Caps 1511
Goals 153
Years 162022–
Clubs 16Klemetsrud
Caps 169
Goals 164
Nationalyears 12005
Nationalteam 1Norway U16
Nationalcaps 19
Nationalgoals 10
Nationalyears 22008
Nationalteam 2Norway U19

Adnan Mahmoud Haidar (Arabic: عَدْنَان مَحْمُود حَيْدَر, apc-LB; born 3 August 1989) is a professional football player and coach. A midfielder, he is a player-assistant coach for Norwegian club Klemetsrud.

Born and raised in Norway, Haidar represented them at youth level internationally before switching allegiance for Lebanon at senior level. He represented Lebanon at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Early life

Haidar was born in Drammen, Norway and grew up in the capital Oslo,[3] where he lived in the Klemetsrud neighborhood.[4]

Club career

Vålerenga

2008 season

Haidar played for Klemetsrud's youth sector until he joined Vålerenga's youth department in 2001.[5] He signed a professional contract with the club in 2008,[citation needed] making his debut against Lyn on 15 September as a substitute.[citation needed] In total, Haidar made three appearances for Vålerenga in all competitions in the 2008 season, also winning the Norwegian Cup in his first season as a professional.[6]

2009: Loan to Skeid

In 2009, he was loaned out to Skeid for the entire season, where he made 11 appearances in the First Division.[7]

2010 season

He returned to Vålerenga for the 2010 season and scored his first and second ever senior goals for Vålerenga in his first game since returning from loan against Oppsal in the Norwegian Cup of 2010.[citation needed] He then played his first Tippeligaen game of the season against Start in an 8–1 win.[citation needed] He finished the season with six appearances and scoring two goals in all competitions.[citation needed]

2011 season

In the 2011 season, he played ten games in the Tippeligaen, one game in the Norwegian Cup and one game in the UEFA Europa League before getting injured late into the season.[citation needed] It was later confirmed that Haidar had been ruled out for the rest of the season.[citation needed]

At the end of the season he was released by Vålerenga and became free agent, but before being released he was offered a new contract at Vålerenga but chose to reject the offer because he wanted more first team football.[8][9] In total he made 21 appearances and scored two goals over three seasons for Vålerenga.[citation needed]

He later went to Burnley on trial, but returned without a contract. He rejected a new trial proposal at Burnley two weeks later.[10]

Stabæk

In January 2012, Haidar signed for Stabæk as a free agent, and was given the shirt number 10.[11] He made his debut for Stabæk on the first day of the new season, on 25 March 2012 in a 0–0 draw against Aalesund.[citation needed]

Haidar stayed with Stabæk after the team was relegated to the First Division, and was a part of the team that won promotion to the Tippeligaen after only one season at the second tier.[citation needed] After the promotion was secured, Haidar was released from his contract and free to find himself a new club.[12]

Return to Norway

In summer 2021, Haidar joined Holmlia in the 4. divisjon.[13] On 22 February 2022, he joined Klemetsrud as a player-assistant coach.[14]

International career

Norway

Haidar has represented Norway at youth international level: he played nine matches for the under-16s in 2005 and as seven matches for the under-19 in 2008.[15]

Lebanon

In October 2012, Haidar was called up to represent Lebanon,[3] and made his debut for Lebanon in the friendly match against Yemen on 16 October.[citation needed] Haidar scored his first goal for Lebanon in the 2012 WAFF Championship match against Oman on 8 December 2012 when his team won 1–0.[16]

In December 2018, Haidar was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad;[2] he played against North Korea in a 4–1 win, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute.[17]

Style of play

An all-round midfielder, Haidar is not only a physical presence on the pitch but also has good ball control.[18]

Career statistics

Club

[15][19]

ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 22010Norwegian Second Division4000——40
Vålerenga2008Tippeligaen2000——20
2010Tippeligaen6000——60
2011Tippeligaen100001[b]0—110
Total180001000190
Skeid (loan)2009Norwegian First Division9000——90
Stabæk 22012Norwegian Second Division3000——30
2013Norwegian Third Division4200——42
Total7200000072
Stabæk2012Tippeligaen240302[b]0—290
2013Norwegian First Division19010——200
Total430402000490
Bryne 22014Norwegian Third Division7200——72
Bryne2014Norwegian First Division19010——200
HamKam2015Norwegian Second Division17120——191
Moss 22016Norwegian Fourth Division1000——10
Moss2016Norwegian Second Division22120——241
KFUM 22017Norwegian Fourth Division2200——22
KFUM2017Norwegian Second Division14320——163
Ansar2017–18Lebanese Premier League1803[c]0—210
2018–19Lebanese Premier League211——211
2019–20Lebanese Premier League3000—30
Total4213000451
Holmlia2021Norwegian Fourth Division11300—2[d]0133
Klemetsrud2022Norwegian Sixth Division9400—1[d]0104
Career total22719110603024519
  1. ^ Includes Norwegian Football Cup and Lebanese FA Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League qualifying round
  3. ^ Appearances in AFC Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in the OBOS Cup (Oslomesterskapet)

International

Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Haidar goal.
List of international goals scored by Adnan Haidar
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
18 December 2012Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah, KuwaitOman0–10–12012 WAFF Championship

Honours

Vålerenga

Ansar

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^
  2. ^ "AC2019 Final Squads". Asian Football Confederation. p. 19. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  3. ^ Farshchian, Aslan W. A. (13 October 2012). "Stabæk-Haidar på Libanons landslag" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  4. ^ Bouzakraft, Rachid (18 September 2009). "Populært VIF-besøk på Mortensrud" (in Norwegian). Nordstrands Blad. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  5. ^ Larsen, Morten Wiik & Håby, Mads (2 December 2011). "Haidar sa nei til Vålerenga, kan ende i utlandet" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 8 March 2013.
  6. ^ Marius Vik (25 March 2009). "VIF-talent signed for Skeid" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2009.
  7. ^ "Adnan Haidar" (in Norwegian). NIFS – Norsk & Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
  8. ^ "Without contract after the season" (in Norwegian). TV2 Sporten. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Released by Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). vif-fotball.no. Archived from the original on 3 December 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  10. ^ "Trail at Burnley" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen.no. 18 January 2008. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  11. ^ "Haidar valgte Stabæk – droppet England" [Haidar chose Stabæk – dropped England] (in Norwegian). VG. 10 January 2012. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
  12. ^ Strømnes, André (20 November 2013). "Tre spillere ferdige i Stabæk" (in Norwegian). Budstikka. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  13. ^ "عدنان حيدر يعود من دوري درجة متدنية في النرويج". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  14. ^ "Adnan Haidar vender tilbake til KIL som spillende assistenttrener" (in nb-NO). Klemetsrud-IL. 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-06-24.
  15. ^ "Adnan Haidar's profile" (in Norwegian). fotball.no. Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  16. ^ Farshchian, Aslan W. A. (12 December 2012). "Norske Haidar om supermålet: Libaneserne fikk sjokk" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Retrieved 26 December 2012.
  17. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin (17 January 2019). "Lebanon vs. North Korea". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  18. ^ "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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  20. ^ "Norgesmestere Menn 1902–2010" (in Norwegian). NFF. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
  21. ^ "معتوق ومرمر الأفضل هذا الموسم بحسب مهرجان المنار الـ 23" (in Arabic). Mulhak. Retrieved 12 June 2019.[dead link]