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Zakaria Charara
Personal information
Full name Zakaria Yehya Charara[1]
Date of birth (1986-01-01) 1 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left midfielder
Youth career
1998–2005 Nejmeh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Nejmeh (7)
2010 Al-Karmel (1)
2010–2011 Al-Shabab
2011–2012 Ermis Aradippou 5 (0)
2012 Kelantan FA 0 (0)
2012Kuala Lumpur FA (loan) 19 (4)
2012–2014 Nejmeh 13 (2)
2013–2014Akhaa Ahli Aley (loan) 11 (0)
2014 Masafi Al-Wasat
2014–2015 Safa 12 (0)
2015–2019 Sagesse
International career
2007 Lebanon U23[2]
2009–2012 Lebanon 10 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zakaria Yehya Charara (Arabic: زكريا يحيى شرارة; born 1 January 1986) is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder.

Club career

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Charara started his youth career with Nejmeh on 14 August 1999, before being promoted to the first team ahead of the 2005–06 season.[3] In 2010, he moved to Jordan's Al-Karmel, where he played a couple of matches. The same year, Charara moved to Al-Shabab in Bahrain.

In August 2011, he signed with Cypriot First Division side Ermis Aradippou for the 2011–12 season. He debuted for Ermis in a 0–0 draw against Ethnikos Achna on 10 September.[4]

Zakaria joined 2011 Malaysia Super League champions Kelantan FA on 6 December 2011, signing a two-year contract.[5][6] However, due to a lack of playing time with Kelantan, Charara went on a loan until the rest of the season to fellow-Malaysian Super League side Kuala Lumpur FA.[7][8] He scored his first league goal on 5 May 2012, converting a penalty in a 1–1 draw with Sarawak FA.[9]

Following the 2012 Malaysia Super League, Zakaria re-joined Nejmeh. He made his debut on 29 September 2012 against Chabab Ghazieh.

International career

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Zakaria made his debut for the Lebanon national team in 2009.[10] He scored once, in a friendly against Namibia.[10] His last match was against South Korea in 2012.[10]

Career statistics

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International

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Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 April 2009 Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon  Namibia 1–1 1–1 Friendly

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b "Zakaria Charara". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Vietnam v Lebanon" (PDF). The AFC. 28 February 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  3. ^ "First Team List 2005/2006 [PENDING]". Nejmeh SC. 26 November 2005. Archived from the original on 26 November 2005. Retrieved 9 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Ermis vs. Ethnikos Achna – 10 September 2011 – Soccerway".
  5. ^ Zakaria Sah Pemain Import Keempat Kelantan. Archived 5 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from KelantanFA.com at 6 December 2011
  6. ^ SENARAI 28 PEMAIN KELANTAN MUSIM 2012 Archived 3 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from KelantanFA.com at 8 November 2011
  7. ^ Boost for struggling KL Retrieved at 6 February 2012
  8. ^ KL Pinjam Okine, Zakaria. (MALAY) Archived 8 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved at 26 January 2012
  9. ^ "Abu Bakar not suspended – Soccer – New Straits Times". Archived from the original on 7 May 2012.
  10. ^ a b c "Zakaria Charara". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  11. ^ مهرجان المنار... والكأس بين العهد والساحل. al-akhbar (in Arabic). 13 May 2009. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
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