Peter Khalife

Peter Khalife (Arabic: بيتر خليفة‎, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈpiːter xaˈliːfe]; born 29 January 1990) is a football agent, manager, and former player. Born in Cyprus to Lebanese parents, Khalife was raised in Sweden and has both Lebanese and Swedish citizenship.

Peter Khalife
Khalife with Superior Squad International in 2019
Personal information
Full name Peter Khalife
Date of birth (1990-01-29) 29 January 1990
Place of birth Limassol, Cyprus
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Superior Squad International
(manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Racing Beirut
2015 Sagesse
Teams managed
2013–2015 Racing Beirut Academy
2015– Superior Squad International
2018–2019 Omonia Academy
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Khalife is the owner of Superior Squad Sports Management, Lebanon's largest football agency, and is the founder of Superior Squad International, a youth team. He had a short playing stint at Racing Beirut in 2014–15, while also managing the club's youth sector.

Early life

Born on 29 January 1990 in Limassol, Cyprus to Lebanese parents,[1][2][3] Khalife was raised in Sweden.[3][4] He holds both Lebanese and Swedish citizenship.[1] Khalife began playing football at age 7.[3]

Player career

Khalife played for Lebanese Premier League club Racing Beirut during the 2014–15 season.[3][5] On 7 October 2015, he moved to Sagesse.[6]

Managerial career

Khalife has a UEFA B Licence.[7] While playing for Racing Beirut in 2014–15, Khalife coached their reserve side.[3][8] In 2015, he founded a youth academy in Lebanon: Superior Squad International Academy.[1]

Khalife is the International Coach of Superior Squad, Elite Soccer Academy's youth division.[7] He led them in the 2019 Omonia Cup in Cyprus, winning the tournament undefeated.[9]

Agency career

Since 2019, Khalife works as a scout and agent for Cypriot club AC Omonia.[1][10][11] He founded the Superior Squad Sports Management agency in 2019, based in Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Cyprus, Nigeria, and the United States.[11] It is Lebanon's largest football agency, representing over 200 youth players worldwide.[1][12]

In 2020 Khalife signed deals with several Spanish La Liga clubs, to become their talent scout in the Middle East, the Gulf region, Cyprus and Australia.[11]

Personal life

Khalife speaks five languages: Arabic, English, French, Greek, and Swedish.[1] He has also lived for several years in Larnaca, Cyprus.[1]

References
  1. "بيتر خليفة ابن ميفوق مالك أكبر وكالة لاعبين ناشئين في كرة القدم". www.jbeildailynews.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. "بيتر خليفة نجاح لبناني على خطى كبار الوكلاء - Malaeeb". Malaeeb.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. "Lebanese Football – Glimpse on Peter Khalife, a Lebanese-Swedish Football Player & Coach". Sports 961. 8 March 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  4. Arab, Sari Aquismaia. "Peter Khalife". Fly-Footers: Pilots of The Game. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. "Lebanon - Peter Khaleefa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. "الحكمة يضمّ لاعبين جُدداً". الجمهورية (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. Academy, Elite Soccer. "Trust the Process. Hard-work, Sacrifice and dedication". Elite Soccer Academy. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  8. "بيتر خليفة يكشف مهزلة في الفئات العمرية نضعها برسم الاتحاد". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  9. "فريق Superior Squad بطلا لكأس أومونيا القبرصية – شبكة الزهراني الإخبارية" (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  10. "Ομόνοια: Η διεύθυνση, η σύνθεση της προπονητικής ομάδας και ιατρικού/επιστημονικού επιτελείου". Sportime (in Greek). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  11. "اللبناني بيتر خليفة كشافاً للمواهب في الليغا الإسبانية — اللاعب العربي | Al Laeb Al Arabiاللاعب العربي | Al Laeb Al Arabi". اللاعب العربي | Al Laeb Al Arabi (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  12. "واحدة من أكبر وكالات اللاعبين الناشئين الدولية يملكها لبنانيّ: من هو؟". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
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