List of international goals scored by Hassan Maatouk

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Hassan Maatouk is an association football player who plays as a forward for the Lebanon national football team. He is the country's all-time top goalscorer and most-capped player. [1] Maatouk made his debut for Lebanon against Saudi Arabia on 27 January 2006. His first international goal came five years later in his 20th appearance for his country against Bangladesh. [2] [3] Maatouk has scored 23 goals in 121 international appearances, as of 26 March 2024. [4]

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Maatouk has scored two braces for his national team, [2] scoring twice against Kuwait in a 2–2 draw in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier, [5] and two against Thailand in a 5–2 win in a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier. [6] He has scored more goals against North Korea and Thailand than any other team, with three goals against them. [2] Maatouk has scored more than half of his goals at home, with ten at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, two at the Saida Municipal Stadium and one at the Tripoli International Olympic Stadium. [2]

The majority of Maatouk's goals have come in qualification matches, with eight goals having been scored in FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and eight in AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, leading his team to the 2019 edition unbeaten in the qualifiers with five goals in six games. [2] He has also scored four goals in friendlies, two goals in the SAFF Championship and one goal in the AFC Asian Cup. [2]

International goals

As of goal scored on 28 June 2023
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Maatouk goal.
Key
‡Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
List of international goals scored by Hassan Maatouk
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
123 July 2011 Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, LebanonFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1–04–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [3]
217 August 2011 Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, LebanonFlag of Syria.svg  Syria 1–0 ‡2–3 Friendly [7]
310 October 2011Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, LebanonFlag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 1–0 ‡2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [5]
42–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
529 February 2012 Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2–22–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification [8]
622 March 2013Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, LebanonFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4–15–2 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification [9]
74 June 2013Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, LebanonFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1–01–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [10]
86 September 2013Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, LebanonFlag of Syria.svg  Syria 1–02–0Friendly [11]
95 March 2014 Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, ThailandFlag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2–05–22015 AFC Asian Cup qualification [6]
104–1
118 October 2015 Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, ThailandFlag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 1–02–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [12]
1212 November 2015Saida International Stadium, Sidon, LebanonFlag of Laos.svg  Laos 5–07–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
135 September 2016 International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli, LebanonFlag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 2–0 ‡2–0Friendly [14]
1411 October 2016Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, LebanonFlag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1–11–1Friendly [15]
1528 March 2017Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, LebanonFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2–02–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification [16]
165 September 2017 Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North KoreaFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2–22–22019 AFC Asian Cup qualification [17]
1710 October 2017Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, LebanonFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 2–05–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification [18]
1814 November 2017 Hong Kong Stadium, Wanchai, Hong KongFlag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1–0 ‡1–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification [19]
1927 March 2018Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, LebanonFlag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1–0 ‡2–12019 AFC Asian Cup qualification [20]
2017 January 2019 Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab EmiratesFlag of North Korea.svg  North Korea 3–1 ‡4–1 2019 AFC Asian Cup [21]
2115 October 2019 Colombo Racecourse, Colombo, Sri LankaFlag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1–0 ‡3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification [22]
2222 June 2023 Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, IndiaFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1–02–0 2023 SAFF Championship [23]
2328 June 2023Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, IndiaFlag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 1–01–02023 SAFF Championship [24]

Statistics

As of match played 26 March 2024 [4]

See also

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