Ahmad Kheir El Dine


Ahmad Hussein Kheir El Dine is a Lebanese football and futsal player who plays as a midfielder for club Ansar and the [Lebanon national Association football|football team|Lebanon national team].

Club career

Futsal

Kheir El Dine was nominated in the All-Star Team of the 2018 AFC Futsal Club Championship with Bank of Beirut. In 2019, he joined Iraqi club Naft Al-Junoob. In 2021, Kheir El Dine returned to Lebanon and joined Hurriya Saida, with whom he played until 2022.

Football

In August 2022, after having played 10 years in futsal, Kheir El Dine made the change to football and signed for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh on a two-year deal. Kheir El Dine cited the lack of financial support for futsal in Lebanon as the main reason for the switch. He was one of a number of futsal players to switch to football and eventually join Nejmeh, including Khaled Takaji, Ali Tneich, Edmond Chehade, and Hassan Chaito.
On 11 July 2024, Kheir El Dine signed for cross-city rivals Ansar on a three-year contract.

International career

Futsal

Kheir El Dine has played for the Lebanon national futsal team since 2014, taking part in the AFC Futsal Asian Cup in 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2024. He also played for Lebanon in the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification play-off game against Vietnam.

Football

Kheir El Dine was first called up to the Lebanon national football team in May 2024, ahead of two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Palestine and Bangladesh in June. He made his debut on 4 September 2024, as a starter in the semi-final of the 2024 Merdeka Tournament, contributing to a 1–0 victory against Tajikistan.

Personal life

Kheir El Dine got married in October 2022.

Honours

Bank of Beirut
Hurriya Saida
  • Lebanese Futsal League: 2020–21
Nejmeh
Ansar