Abu-Bekir El-Zein
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abu-Bekir Ömer El-Zein[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Essen, Germany[2] | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Magdeburg | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | ESC Preußen 02 | ||
| 2013–2018 | Schwarz-Weiß Essen | ||
| 2018–2022 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | SV Sandhausen | 43 | (3) |
| 2024– | 1. FC Magdeburg II | 11 | (2) |
| 2024– | 1. FC Magdeburg | 23 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 November 2025 | |||
Abu-Bekir Ömer El-Zein (born 18 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg. Born in Germany, he has opted to play for Turkey internationally.
Career
Born in Essen, Germany, El-Zein played youth football for ESC Preußen 02, Schwarz-Weiß Essen and Borussia Dortmund, winning the Under 19 Bundesliga with the latter in 2022.[2][3]
El-Zein signed for 2. Bundesliga club SV Sandhausen in July 2022 after a trial period with the club.[3] After 13 2. Bundesliga appearances during the 2022–23 season,[4] he extended his Sandhausen contract until 2025 in summer 2023.[5] During the 2023–24 season, El-Zein made 30 3. Liga appearances for Sandhausen;[6] his contract was terminated at the end of the season.[7]
In July 2024, El-Zein signed for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg following a successful trial period with the club.[8]
International career
Born in Germany, El-Zein is of Lebanese descent from his father and Turkish descent from his mother.[9] On 8 November 2024, he was named in Turkey's preliminary under-20 squad for their upcoming Under 20 Elite League matches.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 November 2025[11]
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| SV Sandhausen | 2022–23[4] | 2. Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2023–24[6] | 3. Liga | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 36 | 4 | |
| Total | 43 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 4 | ||
| 1. FC Magdeburg II | 2024–25 | Oberliga Nordost-Süd | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2025–26 | Regionalliga Nordost | 10 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 1. FC Magdeburg | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |
| 2025–26 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 77 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 85 | 8 | ||
Honours
1. FC Magdeburg II
References
- ^ "Bekir El-Zein". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b c "Abu-Bekir El-Zein – Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Sandhausen verpflichtet zwei Probespieler fest". kicker (in German). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Abu-Bekir El-Zein – Spieler Einsätze 2022/23". kicker (in German). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "El-Zein verlängert in Sandhausen". kicker (in German). 2 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b "Abu-Bekir El-Zein – Spieler Einsätze 2023/24". kicker (in German). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "El-Zein löst Vertrag in Sandhausen auf". kicker (in German). 20 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Probetraining erfolgreich: El-Zein unterschreibt in Magdeburg". kicker (in German). 29 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Doppelpass mit Abu-Bekir El-Zein: Vom Ruhrpott in die Kurpfalz" (PDF). Hardtwald Magazin (in German) (4, Season 22/23). SV Sandhausen: 16. May 2023.
Deine Mutter stammt aus der Türkei, dein Vater aus dem Libanon.
[Your mother is from Turkey, your father is from Lebanon.] - ^ "U20 Millî Takımı'nın Almanya Maçı Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı - U20 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.
- ^ "Abu-Bekir El-Zein". Scorebar. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
External links
- Abu-Bekir El-Zein at Soccerway