Maher Sabra
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Sabra with Nejmeh in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maher Mohammed Sabra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bourj el-Barajneh, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[2][3] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Safa (on loan from Nejmeh) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2013 | Nejmeh | ||
| 2010–2011 | → Homenmen (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2025 | Nejmeh | 131 | (8) |
| 2025– | → Safa (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2024 | Lebanon | 23 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:48, 7 September 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2024 | |||
Maher Mohammed Sabra (Arabic: ماهر محمد صبرا; born 14 January 1992) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a defender for Lebanese Premier League club Safa, on loan from Nejmeh.
Club career
Sabra joined Nejmeh's youth system in 2009,[4] and spent the 2010–11 season on loan with Homenmen's youth team.[5] He made his senior debut for Nejmeh in 2012.[4]
On 30 May 2022, with his contract due to expire the following day, Nejmeh renewed Sabra's contract for five years.[6] In July 2023, Sabra underwent surgery on his hand following an injury sustained the previous day.[7] His contract was extended on 9 September 2024, for two seasons.[8]
In September 2025, Sabra was sent on a one-year loan to Safa.[9]
International career
Sabra made his international debut for Lebanon on 31 August 2016, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute in a 1–1 friendly draw against Jordan.[10] He scored his first international goal on 1 February 2022, helping his side draw 1–1 against Iraq in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[11] In December 2023, Sabra was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[12]
Personal life
In addition to being a footballer, Sabra worked eight hours a day as an air conditioner repairman in 2020.[13] In 2022, he opened a clothing store.[14] Sabra has a son named Fadel (b. 2022).[14]
Sabra was involved in the sports docuseries Captains, produced by Fulwell 73 and shown on Netflix and FIFA+ in 2022, which documented six national teams and their captains in their respective 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.[14]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 11 June 2024[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 23 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sabra goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 February 2022 | Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon | Iraq | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Nejmeh
- Lebanese Premier League: 2013–14, 2023–24
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2015–16, 2021–22, 2022–23; runner-up: 2014–15, 2017–18, 2020–21
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021; runner-up: 2013
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2014, 2016, 2023; runner-up: 2018, 2021
References
- ^ a b "Maher Sabra". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Lebanon" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ a b Nejmeh SC [@nejmeh_sc]; (7 September 2025). "ماهر صبرا إسم سيظل يتردد في مدرجات أبناء المنارة إلى الأبد !" – via Instagram.
- ^ "ماهر صبرا لـ"هنا Talks": المدافع مظلوم في كرة القدم.. وكان يجب أن نربح أمام بنغلادش". YouTube. 31 January 2024.
- ^ "النجمة يُجدد عقد ماهر صبرا | كووورة". www.kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "لاعب النجمة يخضع لعملية جراحية | كووورة". www.kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "النجمة يمدد عقد ماهر صبرا | كووورة". www.kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "صبرا في الصفاء". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "بالصور.. لبنان والأردن يتعادلان وديًا استعدادًا لتصفيات آسيا | كووورة". www.kooora.com (in Arabic). 8 September 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2025.
- ^ "تألق صبرا والزين الأبرز في تعادل لبنان مع العراق". كووورة. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "منتخب لبنان يعلن تشكيلته إلى كأس آسيا" [The Lebanon national team announces its squad for the Asian Cup] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "تقرير برنامج صدى الملاعب عن اللاعب ماهر صبرا وسط تأثّر مصطفى الآغا وضيوفه". MBC. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Destiny in your own Hands". Captains. Season 1. Episode 7. 24 October 2022. FIFA+. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
- ^ "Maher Sabra". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
External links
- Maher Sabra at FA Lebanon
- Maher Sabra at National-Football-Teams.com
- Maher Sabra at Soccerway
- Maher Sabra at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- Maher Sabra at Lebanon Football Guide