Hassan Maatouk is an association football player who played as a forward for the Lebanon national football team between 2006 and 2024. He is the country's all-time top goalscorer and most-capped player, with 26 goals in 123 international appearances. Maatouk's first international goal came in his 20th appearance on 23 July 2011, in a 2014 World Cup qualification game against Bangladesh. His last goal for Lebanon was also against Bangladesh in a 2026 World Cup qualification game, in his 123rd and final international game on 11 June 2024. Maatouk surpassed Vardan Ghazaryan's record of 21 goals by scoring against Bangladesh in the 2023 SAFF Championship on 22 June 2023.
Maatouk scored one hat-trick for his national team, netting three goals against Bangladesh in a 4–0 win during a 2026 World Cup qualifier on his last cap for Lebanon. He also scored two braces for his national team: once against Kuwait in a 2–2 draw in a 2014 World Cup qualifier, and once against Thailand in a 5–2 win in a 2015 Asian Cup qualifier. Maatouk scored more goals against Bangladesh than any other team, totaling five goals against them. Half of his goals were scored 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 came in qualification matches, with 11 goals scored in World Cup qualifiers and eight in Asian Cup qualifiers. He led his team to the 2019 edition unbeaten in the qualifiers, scoring five goals in six games. Additionally, he scored four goals in friendlies, two goals in the SAFF Championship, and one goal in the Asian Cup.
International goals 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. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–04–02014 World Cup qualification2Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon1–0 2–3Friendly3Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–0 2–22014 World Cup qualification42–15Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates2–22–42014 World Cup qualification6Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon4–15–22015 Asian Cup qualification7Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–01–12014 World Cup qualification8Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–02–0Friendly9Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand2–05–22015 Asian Cup qualification104–111Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand1–02–02018 World Cup qualification12Saida International Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon5–07–02018 World Cup qualification13International Olympic Stadium, Tripoli, Lebanon2–0 2–0Friendly14Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–11–1Friendly15Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon2–02–02019 Asian Cup qualification16Kim Il-sung Stadium, Pyongyang, North Korea2–22–22019 Asian Cup qualification17Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon2–05–02019 Asian Cup qualification18Hong Kong Stadium, Wanchai, Hong Kong1–0 1–02019 Asian Cup qualification19Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon1–0 2–12019 Asian Cup qualification20Sharjah Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates3–1 4–12019 Asian Cup21Colombo Racecourse, Colombo, Sri Lanka1–0 3–02022 World Cup qualification22Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India1–02–02023 SAFF Championship23Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bangalore, India1–01–02023 SAFF Championship24Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar1–0 4–02026 World Cup qualification253–0264–0
Statistics
+Goals by yearYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals2006101010200720103020080030302009801090201020002020116351114201261309120138231113201412203220156210722016204262201754005420181150612019122001222020001010202150207020222010302023112401522024731083Total852238412326 +Goals by competition Competition Apps GoalsWorld Cup qualification4011Asian Cup qualification188Friendlies384Other tournaments142Asian Cup61Arab Cup qualification10WAFF Championship60 Total12326 +Goals by confederation Apps GoalsAFC3311725CAF331UEFA220OFC110CONCACAF000CONMEBOL000Total3912326
+ Goals by opposition Opposition Apps Goals5533532272112111111212121217181101010101010101010102020303030304040404040506070Total12326
See also
List of top international men's association football goal scorers by country List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps List of Lebanon international footballers
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