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Lebanese footballer (born 1995) This article is about the Lebanese footballer. For the Emirati footballer, see Khalil Khamis (footballer, born 1992). In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Georges and the family name is Khamis.

Khalil Khamis
Khamis with Ahed in 2021
Personal information
Full name Khalil Georges Khamis
Date of birth (1995-01-12) 12 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth Zahlé, Lebanon
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team Safa
Number 5
Youth career
2005–2013 Shabab Al Arabi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2024 Ahed 150 (10)
2020 → Pahang (loan) 4 (0)
2024– Safa 1 (1)
International career
2013 Lebanon U19 3 (0)
2015–2017 Lebanon U23 6 (0)
2014– Lebanon 14 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2024

Khalil Georges Khamis (Arabic: خَلِيل جُورْج خَمِيس, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [xaˈliːl xaˈmiːs]; born 12 January 1995) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lebanese Premier League club Safa and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Early career

Khamis participated in a competition held by McDonald's that offered the chance to take part in the Norway Cup youth tournament. After attending several try-out sessions in Jounieh, Lebanon, he was selected to join the team traveling to Norway aged 10.

During the Norway Cup, Khamis was noticed by Shabab Al Arabi, who subsequently signed him to their youth team. He remained with the club, progressing through all levels of their youth system.

Ahed

On 18 September 2013, Khamis joined Ahed in the Lebanese Premier League. Despite missing the final due to injury, Khamis helped Ahed lift the 2019 AFC Cup title.

On 13 February 2020, Khamis joined Malaysia Super League side Pahang on a season-long loan from Ahed.

Safa

After 11 years at Ahed, Khamis moved to Safa on 2 August 2024.

International career

On 6 January 2024, Khamis was called up to the Lebanon squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, replacing George Felix Melki who withdrew injured before the competition. He scored his first international goal on 15 December 2024, in a friendly 2–0 win against Kuwait.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 15 December 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2019 1 0
2020 0 0
2021 0 0
2022 0 0
2023 1 0
2024 11 1
Total 14 1
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Khamis goal.
List of international goals scored by Khalil Khamis
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 December 2024 Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Kuwait 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

Ahed

Individual

References

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  2. "AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. "Lebanon v Iran". The AFC. 10 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ رحلة أبرز مدافعي لبنان مع نادي العهد ... قلب دفاع العهد خليل خميس (in Arabic). MTV Lebanon. 6 November 2023.
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  8. "خليل خميس يوقع رسمياً مع Bahang Fa الماليزي". football-lebanon.com. 13 February 2020. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  9. Nehme, Ale (18 February 2020). "Lebanese abroad: winter transfer window summary". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  10. Al Safa S.C. (2 August 2024). "Welcome Khalil Khamis" – via Instagram.
  11. "خليل خميس بدلًا من فيليكس ملكي المصاب في تشكيلة لبنان" [Khalil Khamis replaces the injured Felix Melki in the Lebanon squad] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 6 January 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  12. "منتخب لبنان يجدّد فوزه على الكويت بهدفين نظيفين". The LFA. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
  13. "Khalil Khamis". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  14. "Khalil Khamis". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  15. "Lebanon – Khalil Khamis – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  16. مهرجان كرة المنار الـ19. An-Nahar (in Arabic). 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  17. محمد حيدر والنيجيري كابيروموسى الافضل في مهرجان كرة المنار الـ20. An-Nahar (in Arabic). 6 June 2016. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  18. "معتوق ومرمر الأفضل هذا الموسم بحسب مهرجان المنار الـ 23". Mulhak (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 June 2019.

External links

Lebanon squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Lebanon
Awards
2014–15 Lebanese Premier League Team of the Year
2015–16 Lebanese Premier League Team of the Year
2018–19 Lebanese Premier League Team of the Year


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