Hassan Maatouk in 2019
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. 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 . Maatouk has scored 23 goals in 119 international appearances, as of 22 January 2024.
Maatouk has scored two braces for his national team, scoring twice against Kuwait in a 2–2 draw in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier , and two against Thailand in a 5–2 win in a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier . He has scored more goals against North Korea and Thailand than any other team, with three goals against them. 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 .
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. He has also scored four goals in friendlies , two goals in the SAFF Championship and one goal in the AFC Asian Cup .
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 .
Statistics
As of match played 22 January 2024
Goals by year
Year
Competitive
Friendly
Total
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
Apps
Goals
2006
1
0
1
0
1
0
2007
2
0
1
0
3
0
2008
0
0
3
0
3
0
2009
8
0
1
0
9
0
2010
2
0
0
0
2
0
2011
6
3
5
1
11
4
2012
6
1
3
0
9
1
2013
8
2
3
1
11
3
2014
1
2
2
0
3
2
2015
6
2
1
0
7
2
2016
2
0
4
2
6
2
2017
5
4
0
0
5
4
2018
1
1
5
0
6
1
2019
12
2
0
0
12
2
2020
0
0
1
0
1
0
2021
5
0
2
0
7
0
2022
2
0
1
0
3
0
2023
11
2
4
0
15
2
2024
3
0
1
0
4
0
Total
81
19
38
4
119
23
See also
Venues Records and statistics Players Goals Results AFC Asian Cup Other tournaments Notable matches Other LFA teams
International goals Hat-tricks by competition Hat-tricks by country AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL UEFA