Khalil Bader

Khalil Abdel Salam Bader is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a winger for club Ansar.

Club career

Bader was loaned out to Chabab Ghazieh by Nejmeh for the 2018–19 Lebanese Premier League. He finished the season as his team's top scorer, with six goals and five assists.
In September 2019, Nejmeh renewed Bader's contract for an additional three years. In July 2020, Nejmeh officials confirmed that they had rejected an offer for Bader by Tunisian club ES Métlaoui.
On 11 February 2023, Bader scored a hat-trick to help Nejmeh beat Shabab Sahel 4–1 in the 2022–23 Lebanese Premier League. Following extensive negotiations, on 6 June 2023, Nejmeh renewed Bader's contract for three years.

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

Bader joined Ansar on 11 January 2026 on a permanent transfer.

In 2019, Bader was called up to play for the Lebanon national under-23 team. 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. On 22 June 2023, Bader scored his first international goal for Lebanon, in a 2–0 win against Bangladesh in the 2023 SAFF Championship.

Bader was noted as one of Lebanon's most promising talents in his youth. He is a versatile forward who can also play as a winger.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1		Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India		2–0	2–0	2023 SAFF Championship
2		Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India		3–0	4–1	2023 SAFF Championship

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