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In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Issam and the family name is Fakhro.
Malek Fakhro
Personal information
Full name Malek Issam Fakhro[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-14) 14 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Essen, Germany[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 MSV Duisburg
Number 9
Youth career
Rot-Weiss Essen
0000–2016 Schwarz-Weiß Essen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 120 (34)
2020–2021 SV Straelen 27 (9)
2021–2022 VfB Lübeck 28 (8)
2022–2024 1. FC Bocholt 61 (30)
2024– MSV Duisburg 15 (5)
International career‡
2024– Lebanon 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:13, 14 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:13, 14 November 2024 (UTC)

Malek Issam Fakhro (Arabic: مالك عصام فخرو; born 14 December 1997) is a footballer who plays as a striker for German club MSV Duisburg. Born in Germany, he plays for the Lebanon national team.

Club career

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Coming through the youth system, Fakhro made his senior debut for Schwarz-Weiß Essen.[2] Following an Oberliga (fifth tier) game between SW Essen and SV Straelen in May 2020, the president of the latter club remained impressed by the performances of Fakhro, and decided to sign him shortly after.[2] He left SW Essen with 34 goals and 21 assists in five seasons.[3]

Fakhro joined SV Straelen – who had been promoted to the Regionalliga (fourth tier) – in the 2020–21 season, scoring nine goals in 27 games.[4] After one season at VfB Lübeck in 2021–22, in which he scored nine goals in all competitions, Fakhro joined 1. FC Bocholt in summer 2022. He scored 30 goals in his two seasons at 1. FC,[4] and finished as second-best top scorer of the 2023–24 season with 15 goals.[3]

On 4 June 2024, Fakhro moved to MSV Duisburg together with his 1. FC Bocholt head coach Dietmar Hirsch.[3]

International career

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Born and raised in Essen, Germany to Lebanese parents, Fakhro is eligible to represent both Germany and Lebanon internationally.[5]

Fakhro was first called up to the Lebanon national team on 5 November 2024, for friendly games against Thailand and Myanmar.[6] He made his debut on 14 November, playing as a starter in a 0–0 draw to Thailand.[7]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 14 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2024 1 0
Total 1 0

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Malek Fakhro". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b Himmelberg, Volker (6 May 2020). "Fußball-Oberliga: Trotz Corona-Zwangspause: SV Straelen plant für Regionalliga". RP ONLINE (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "#MSVereint | Goalgetter Malek Fakhro kommt: „Unbedingt zum MSV!"". MSV Duisburg (in German). 13 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. ^ a b Malek Fakhro at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ Haidinger, Peter. "MSV Duisburg: Torjäger Malek Fakhro geht auf Länderspielreise". MSPW - Media Sportservice (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ^ منتخب لبنان يستعيد حضوره الدولي و٣ مغتربين جدد ينضمون اليه [Lebanon national team regains its international presence and three new expatriates join it] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  7. ^ https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2024-11-14/thailand-vs-lebanon/3552704/
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