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Khalil Bader

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Khalil Bader
Bader with Lebanon in 2024
Personal information
Full name Khalil Abdel Salam Bader[1]
Date of birth (1999-07-27) 27 July 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Barja, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Ansar
Number 27
Youth career
Nejmeh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2026 Nejmeh 87 (18)
2018–2019 → Chabab Ghazieh (loan) 20 (6)
2024 → Manama (loan) 0 (0)
2024–2025 → Al-Yarmouk (loan) 8 (0)
2026– Ansar 13 (2)
International career‡
2017 Lebanon U19 2 (0)
2019–2021 Lebanon U23 8 (1)
2022– Lebanon 15 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2026

Khalil Abdel Salam Bader (Arabic: خليل عبد السلام بدر; born 27 July 1999) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a winger for Lebanese Premier League club Ansar and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

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Nejmeh

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Bader with Nejmeh in 2020

Bader began his youth career at Nejmeh.[2] He was loaned out to Chabab Ghazieh for the 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League.[3] He finished the season as his team's top scorer,[4] with six goals and five assists.[5]

In September 2019, Nejmeh renewed Bader's contract for an additional three years.[6] In July 2020, Nejmeh officials confirmed that they had rejected an offer for Bader by Tunisian club ES Métlaoui.[7]

On 11 February 2023, Bader scored a hat-trick to help Nejmeh beat Shabab Sahel 4–1 in the 2022–23 Lebanese Premier League.[8] Following extensive negotiations, on 6 June 2023, Nejmeh renewed Bader's contract for three years.[9]

Manama and Al-Yarmouk

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In August 2024, Bader joined Manama in the Bahraini Premier League.[10] He moved to Al-Yarmouk in Kuwait in December, after only four months.[11]

Ansar

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Bader joined Ansar on 11 January 2026 on a permanent transfer.[12]

International career

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In 2019, Bader was called up to play for the Lebanon national under-23 team.[4] He made his senior debut for the Lebanon national team on 19 November 2022, as a substitute in a 2–0 friendly defeat to Kuwait in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[13] On 22 June 2023, Bader scored his first international goal for Lebanon, in a 2–0 win against Bangladesh in the 2023 SAFF Championship.[14]

Style of play

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Bader was noted as a promising talent in his youth.[15][16][5] He is considered a versatile forward who can also play as a winger.[10]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 13 November 2026[17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 202220
202392
202410
202500
202630
Total152
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bader goal.
List of international goals scored by Khalil Bader
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 June 2023 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India  Bangladesh 2–0 2–0 2023 SAFF Championship
2 25 June 2023 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India  Bhutan 3–0 4–1 2023 SAFF Championship

Honours

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Nejmeh

Ansar

References

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  1. 1 2 "Khalil Bader". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpViCf_aHLo
  3. ↑ "خليل بدر نجم الأسبوع في الدوري اللبناني". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  4. 1 2 "تقرير كووورة: 5 نجوم ينتظرون إشارة منتخب لبنان". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. 1 2 "منذر يتصدر المواهب اللبنانية في 2019". كووورة. 26 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "النجمة يضم آدمون شحادة". كووورة. 11 September 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "النجمة يرفض عرضا تونسيا.. ويقترب من حارس الساحل". كووورة. 5 July 2020. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "هاتريك خليل بدر يمنح النجمة فوزا غاليا أمام شباب الساحل". كووورة. 11 February 2023. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "خليل بدر يجدد عقده مع النجمة". كووورة. 5 June 2023. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. 1 2 "خليل بدر المحترف الجديد في صفوف المنامة: لم أفكر مرتين في عرض المنامة". Watan (in Arabic). 18 August 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2024.
  11. ↑ النجماوي خليل بدر يحترف مع اليرموك الكويتي.. [Nejmeh's Khalil Bader signs with Kuwaiti Al-Yarmouk..]. Sport Sign (in Arabic). 26 December 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2026 – via Facebook.
  12. ↑ "خليل بدر أنصاري". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 August 2026.
  13. ↑ لبنان خسر وديًّا امام الكويت، ومعتوق خاض مباراته رقم 100 مع المنتخب [Lebanon lost a friendly against Kuwait, and Maatouk played his 100th match with the national team]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 19 November 2022. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "بالصور.. لبنان يهزم بنجلاديش ببطولة جنوب آسيا". كووورة. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  15. ↑ "تقرير كووورة: 5 واعدين يهددون الكبار في الدوري اللبناني". كووورة. 12 May 2020. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  16. ↑ "كووورة يستعرض أبرز أسلحة الأولمبي اللبناني قبل التصفيات الآسيوية". كووورة. 9 July 2019. Archived from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  17. ↑ "Khalil Bader". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 13 November 2026.
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