Adnan Haidar
Introduction '''Adnan Mahmoud Haidar''' (, ; born 3 August 1989) is a professional football player and coach. A midfielder, he is a player-assistant coach for Norwegian club .Born and raised in Norway, Haidar represented them at youth level internationally before switching allegiance for Lebanon at senior level. He represented Lebanon at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Early life Haidar was born in Drammen, Norway and grew up in the capital Oslo, where he lived in the  neighborhood.
Club career === Vålerenga ======= 2008 season ====Haidar played for 's youth sector until he joined Vålerenga's youth department in 2001.He signed a professional contract with the club in 2008, making his debut against Lyn on 15 September as a substitute. In total, Haidar made three appearances for Vålerenga in all competitions in the 2008 season, also winning the Norwegian Cup in his first season as a professional.==== 2009: Loan to Skeid ====In 2009, he was loaned out to Skeid for the entire season, where he made 11 appearances in the First Division.==== 2010 season ====He returned to Vålerenga for the 2010 season and scored his first and second ever senior goals for Vålerenga in his first game since returning from loan against Oppsal in the Norwegian Cup of 2010.He then played his first Tippeligaen game of the season against Start in an 8–1 win. He finished the season with six appearances and scoring two goals in all competitions.==== 2011 season ====In the 2011 season, he played ten games in the Tippeligaen, one game in the Norwegian Cup and one game in the UEFA Europa League before getting injured late into the season. It was later confirmed that Haidar had been ruled out for the rest of the season.At the end of the season he was released by Vålerenga and became free agent, but before being released he was offered a new contract at Vålerenga but chose to reject the offer because he wanted more first team football. In total he made 21 appearances and scored two goals over three seasons for Vålerenga.He later went to Burnley on trial, but returned without a contract. He rejected a new trial proposal at Burnley two weeks later.=== Stabæk ===In January 2012, Haidar signed for Stabæk as a free agent, and was given the shirt number 10.He made his debut for Stabæk on the first day of the new season, on 25 March 2012 in a 0–0 draw against Aalesund.Haidar stayed with Stabæk after the team was relegated to the First Division, and was a part of the team that won promotion to the Tippeligaen after only one season at the second tier. After the promotion was secured, Haidar was released from his contract and free to find himself a new club.=== Return to Norway ===In summer 2021, Haidar joined Holmlia in the 4.divisjon. On 22 February 2022, he joined  as a player-assistant coach.
International career Lebanon against North Korea in 2019=== Norway ===Haidar has represented Norway at youth international level: he played nine matches for the under-16s in 2005 and as seven matches for the under-19 in 2008.=== Lebanon ===In October 2012, Haidar was called up to represent Lebanon, and made his debut for Lebanon in the friendly match against Yemen on 16 October. Haidar scored his first goal for Lebanon in the 2012 WAFF Championship match against Oman on 8 December 2012 when his team won 1–0.In December 2018, Haidar was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad; he played against North Korea in a 4–1 win, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute.
Style of play An all-round midfielder, Haidar is not only a physical presence on the pitch but also has good ball control.
Career statistics === Club ===ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsVålerenga 22010Norwegian Second Division4000——40Vålerenga2008Tippeligaen2000——202010Tippeligaen6000——602011Tippeligaen1000010—110Total180001000190Skeid (loan)2009Norwegian First Division9000——90Stabæk 22012Norwegian Second Division3000——302013Norwegian Third Division4200——42Total7200000072Stabæk2012Tippeligaen2403020—2902013Norwegian First Division19010——200Total430402000490Bryne 22014Norwegian Third Division7200——72Bryne2014Norwegian First Division19010——200HamKam2015Norwegian Second Division17120——191Moss 22016Norwegian Fourth Division1000——10Moss2016Norwegian Second Division22120——241KFUM 22017Norwegian Fourth Division2200——22KFUM2017Norwegian Second Division14320——163Ansar2017–18Lebanese Premier League180  30—2102018–19Lebanese Premier League21——2112019–20Lebanese Premier League3 00—30Total4213000451Holmlia2021Norwegian Fourth Division11300—201332022Norwegian Sixth Division9400—10104Career total22719110603024519=== International ===:''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Haidar goal. ''+ List of international goals scored by Adnan HaidarNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Ali Sabah Al-Salem Stadium, Al Farwaniyah, Kuwait0–10–12012 WAFF Championship
Honours '''Vålerenga'''* Norwegian Cup: 2008* Tippeligaen runner-up: 2010'''Ansar'''* Lebanese Premier League runner-up: 2018–19* Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2018–19* Lebanese Elite Cup runner-up: 2019* Lebanese Super Cup runner-up: 2017, 2019'''Individual'''* Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2018–19
See also * List of Lebanon international footballers* List of Lebanon international footballers born outside Lebanon
References
External links *  Profile at the Norwegian Football Federation* * * * *