Bilal Mohamad Saada Cheikh El Najjarine (; born 8 February 1981), or simply Bilal El Najjarine, is a Lebanese former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
At club level he most notably played for Nejmeh, also playing in Australia, India, and the United Arab Emirates. He represented Lebanon internationally between 2004 and 2015.
Club career El Najjarine joined Nejmeh on 18 August 2003. After eight years, he moved to NSW Premier League side Bankstown City Lions in June 2011, making his debut on 19 June in a 1–0 win over Rockdale City Suns. He played three league games in total.
In 2012, El Najjarine moved to Indian I-League side Churchill Brothers on a one-year contract. He made his debut on 6 October 2012, in their 2–0 defeat to Dempo. He appeared in fifteen league matches and scored a goal during the 2012–13 I-League season, as the club clinched its second league title under the guidance of manager Mariano Dias.
Career statistics International Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each El Najjarine goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Bilal El NajjarineNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition19 September 2013Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar0–11–1Friendly
Honours Nejmeh Lebanese Premier League: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09 Lebanese FA Cup: 2015–16; runner-up: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2011–12 Lebanese Elite Cup: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2016 Lebanese Super Cup: 2002, 2004, 2009, 2016 AFC Cup runner-up: 2005
Churchill Brothers I-League: 2012–13
Individual Lebanese Premier League Best Player: 2011–12 Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2011–12
See also List of Lebanon international footballers
References
External links
Bilal El Najjarine at RSSSF