List of international goals scored by Hassan Maatouk

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.[1] 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.[2][3] Maatouk has scored 23 goals in 121 international appearances, as of 26 March 2024.[4]

Hassan Maatouk smiling
Hassan Maatouk in 2019

Maatouk has scored two braces for his national team,[2] scoring twice against Kuwait in a 2–2 draw in a 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier,[5] and two against Thailand in a 5–2 win in a 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifier.[6] He has scored more goals against North Korea and Thailand than any other team, with three goals against them.[2] 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.[2]

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.[2] He has also scored four goals in friendlies, two goals in the SAFF Championship and one goal in the AFC Asian Cup.[2]

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.
Key
Indicates goal was scored from a penalty kick
List of international goals scored by Hassan Maatouk
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
123 July 2011Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Bangladesh1–04–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[3]
217 August 2011Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon  Syria1–0 ‡2–3Friendly[7]
310 October 2011Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Kuwait1–0 ‡2–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification[5]
42–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification
529 February 2012Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates2–22–42014 FIFA World Cup qualification[8]
622 March 2013Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Thailand4–15–22015 AFC Asian Cup qualification[9]
74 June 2013Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  South Korea1–01–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification[10]
86 September 2013Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Syria1–02–0Friendly[11]
95 March 2014Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand2–05–22015 AFC Asian Cup qualification[6]
104–1
118 October 2015Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Myanmar1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[12]
1212 November 2015Saida International Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon  Laos5–07–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[13]
135 September 2016International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon  Afghanistan2–0 ‡2–0Friendly[14]
1411 October 2016Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Equatorial Guinea1–11–1Friendly[15]
1528 March 2017Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Hong Kong2–02–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification[16]
165 September 2017Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea  North Korea2–22–22019 AFC Asian Cup qualification[17]
1710 October 2017Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  North Korea2–05–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification[18]
1814 November 2017Hong Kong Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong  Hong Kong1–0 ‡1–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification[19]
1927 March 2018Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon  Malaysia1–0 ‡2–12019 AFC Asian Cup qualification[20]
2017 January 2019Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates  North Korea3–1 ‡4–12019 AFC Asian Cup[21]
2115 October 2019Colombo Racecourse, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka1–0 ‡3–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[22]
2222 June 2023Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India  Bangladesh1–02–02023 SAFF Championship[23]
2328 June 2023Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India  Maldives1–01–02023 SAFF Championship[24]

Statistics

As of match played 26 March 2024[4]
Goals by competition
CompetitionAppsGoals
AFC Asian Cup qualification188
FIFA World Cup qualification388
Friendlies384
Other tournaments[a]142
AFC Asian Cup61
FIFA Arab Cup qualification10
WAFF Championship60
Total12123
Goals by confederation
ConfederationTeamsAppsGoals
AFC3311522
CAF331
UEFA220
OFC110
CONCACAF000
CONMEBOL000
Total3912123
Goals by opposition
OppositionAppsGoals
 Thailand33
 North Korea53
 Hong Kong22
 Bangladesh42
 Syria72
 Kuwait112
 Afghanistan11
 Equatorial Guinea11
 Maldives11
 Laos21
 Malaysia21
 Myanmar21
 Sri Lanka21
 United Arab Emirates71
 South Korea81
 Bhutan10
 Djibouti10
 Kyrgyzstan10
 Macedonia10
 Mongolia10
 Montenegro10
 Namibia10
 Tajikistan10
 Turkmenistan10
 Vanuatu10
 Palestine20
 Vietnam20
 Yemen20
 Bahrain30
 Oman30
 Uzbekistan30
 Australia40
 China40
 Iran40
 Iraq40
 Saudi Arabia40
 India50
 Qatar60
 Jordan70
Total12123

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