Elie Rustom
No. 8 – Sagesse SC | |
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Position | Guard/forward |
League | Lebanese Basketball League |
Personal information | |
Born | May 2, 1987 |
Nationality | Lebanese |
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Career information | |
Playing career | 2004–present |
Career history | |
2004–2007 | Blue Stars |
2007–2012 | Mouttahed |
2012–2016 | Sagesse |
2016–2017 | Mouttahed |
2017–2018 | Champville |
2018–2019 | Homenetmen |
2019–2020 | Beirut Club |
2020–2022 | Champville |
2022–2023 | Beirut Club |
2023 | Dynamo Lebanon |
2024–present | Sagesse Club |
Elie Rustom (Arabic: إيلي رستم; born 2 May 1987) is a Lebanese basketball player currently playing for Sagesse Club in the Lebanese Basketball League. He is also a member of the Lebanon national basketball team. He previously played with Blue Stars.[1]
Basketball career
[edit]Rustom started to play basketball with Blue Stars youth team. He played two years for the youth team. In 2007 he signed with Al Mouttahed Tripoli.[citation needed]
In 2009 Rustom was called for the national team and participated in the 2009 William Jones Cup but was not called up to the final squad.[2]
In 2010 he was also called by the national team. He played in 2010 William Jones Cup[3] and FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 2010.[4] He was in the starting 5 in all Lebanon's games in FIBA Asia Stanković Cup 2010 and also the 2010 FIBA World Championship. He was in the starting 5 for Mouttahed during the 2011 final four under coach Paul Caughter.[5]
In 2011 he was called to the national team but he was injured during the preparations for the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship and could not make it to the final squad.[citation needed]
In 2012 Rustom signed for Lebanese Sagesse.[citation needed]
In 2016 he returned to his boyhood club Mouttahed, after spending four years with the Sagesse.[citation needed]
In 2017 he signed with Champville.[citation needed]
In 2018 Rustom sign with the defending champions Homenetmen.[citation needed]
In 2022, Rustom signed with defending champions Beirut Club
References
[edit]- ^ "Elie Rustom".
- ^ William Jones Cup [permanent dead link ]
- ^ "William Jones Cup Basketball, News, Teams, Scores, Stats, Standings, Awards - asia-basket".
- ^ Team Details
- ^ "Lebanon Daily Star". Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 2011-04-27.