Philippe Paoli

Philippe Paoli
Personal information
Full name Philippe Paoli
Date of birth (1995-01-03) 3 January 1995
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position Centre Forward
Club information
Current team
 Free agent.
Youth career
2006–2012 Athletico F.C Lebanon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Racing Beirut 9 (7)
2014–2015 1. FC Köln II 12 (0)
2015–2017 Lommel United 16 (1)
National team
2012–2015 Lebanon 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2016

Philippe Paoli (born 3 January 1995 in Beirut) is a Lebanese Professional football player who played as a striker for Olympique Lyonnais U19 and F.C Köln U23 team and Lommel United Professional Club in Belgium. Philippe also represented the national team of Lebanon at all youth categories and has 8 caps with the lebanese national senior team. He is currently a free agent.

Club career

Paoli is a graduate from the Dbayeh based Athletico S.C. academy. He also practiced athletics, discipline that saw him win several national titles in the categories of youth.[2]

He joined the under-19 Olympique Lyon team and reserve team in the summer of 2012 before joining 1.F.C Köln U23 team In 2014, 1. FC Köln,[3] where already the Lebanese players Youssef Mohamad and Roda Antar have played. In the summer of 2015, he moved to Lommel United competing in belgium’s 1st division B pro league.[4]

International career

At age 17, Paoli was called by coach Theo Bücker for the Lebanon national team during a friendly match against the Australia on the 6th of September 2012 in which he came on as a substitute in the 59th minute.[5] He was the captain of the Lebanon national under-20 team during the asian cup 2017 qualifiers that took place in Oman in 2015.[6]

Education

Paoli went to International College, Ain Aar, Lebanon and then moved to the Grand Lycée Franco-Libanais where he completed his high school studies. He earned the French Baccalaureate with high distinction.

Personal life

Paoli has one sister, Andrea Paoli, who participated in the 2012 Olympics.

References

  1. ↑ "Das Geheimnis aus Lyon" [The Secret from Lyon] (in German). fupa.net. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.athleticsperformance.org/athleteResults.php?name=Philippe%20PAOLI&show=All
  3. ↑ "Player's profile: Philippe Paoli" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Tester Paoli convinces" (in Dutch). lommelunited.be. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  5. ↑ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/06/world/friendlies/lebanon/australia/1384346/
  6. ↑ "Philippe Paoli zur U21: FC-Sportdirektor Jakobs holt Rohdiamanten" [Philippe Paoli to the U21: FC sports director Jakobs signs a rough diamond] (in German). Express. 23 June 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
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