Fadi Alloush

Fadi Alloush (Arabic: فادي علوش‎; born 1969) is a Lebanese former professional footballer. Nicknamed "the Bulldozer" (Arabic: البلدوزر‎),[1] Alloush played as a striker for Ansar during his career, scoring 114 goals with them.

Fadi Alloush
Personal information
Full name Fadi Alloush
Date of birth 1969 (age 50–51)
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1997 Ansar (114)
1997–1999 Akhaa Ahli (2)
1999–2000 Homenmen (2)
Total ? (118)
National team
1991–1997 Lebanon (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He is famous for holding the record for most goals in a Lebanese Premier League campaign, with 32 goals in the 1990–91 season.[1] Alloush is also the joint highest all-time scorer in the Lebanese Premier League, scoring 118 official league goals.

Club career

Ansar

In the 1990–91 season Alloush scored 32 goals, becoming the player to have scored the most goals in a single Lebanese Premier League season.[1] The next season Alloush scored 18, missing out on the Golden Boot to Walid Dahrouj who scored 20 goals.[2] However, in the 1992–93 season he became the top scorer once again with 27 goals,[2] holding the record for most Lebanese Premier League Golden Boots to date. He scored a total of 114 goals for Ansar.[1][3]

Akhaa Ahli Aley and Homenmen

In 1997, Alloush signed for Akhaa Ahli Aley after having played for Ansar for 12 years; he scored two goals for them.[1] Alloush ended his career at Homenmen, scoring two goals and bringing his total league tally to a record 118 goals.[3]

International career

Alloush represented the Lebanon national football team. One of his goals was against Hong Kong in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers, scoring a 79th minute penalty.[4] He also scored a 32nd minute goal against Kazakhstan in a friendly in 1996.[4]

Personal life

Alloush's daughter, Hiba, also plays football; she represented Lebanon internationally at youth level.[5] As of 2019, Alloush was working in a Lebanese bank, and was a supervisor for the women's department of the Lebanese Football Association.[6]

References
  1. "FADI ALLOUCHE". www.abdogedeon.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. "Lebanon - List of Topscorers". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. "منتديات كووورة". forum.kooora.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  4. "Lebanon International Matches 1993-99". www.rsssf.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. "لقبٌ نسويٌّ ثانٍ في أقلّ من شهر". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  6. "فادي علوش "الزعيم"". نداء الوطن. 13 July 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
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