Nadir Hassan Zeineddin (born 15 May 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean club Deportes Santa Cruz.
Career
Platense Zeineddin joined Platense at the age of 14, having previously spent three years with Vélez Sarsfield. He was promoted to Platense's first-team squad during the 2020 season, with the striker signing his first professional contract on 13 November. Zeineddin made the substitute's bench for a Primera Nacional match with Deportivo Morón on 5 December, with manager Juan Manuel Llop subsequently selecting him to come on with 33 minutes remaining of a 1–1 home draw; he replaced Daniel Vega. He made his first start on 11 December away to Estudiantes, which preceded one further appearance in a campaign that ended with promotion.
His Liga Profesional debut arrived on 6 March 2021 at the Estadio Malvinas Argentinas against Godoy Cruz, as he started and played 81 minutes of a 3–1 defeat.
Villa Dalmine (loan) On 9 June 2022, Zeineddin was loaned out to Villa Dálmine until 31 December 2023, ahead of the second half of the 2022 Primera Nacional season.https://www.instagram.com/p/Cel-CrYu8lK/
Defensores de Belgrano On 27 June 2024, Zeineddin signed for in the 2024 Primera Nacional.https://www.facebook.com/defeweb/posts/-nadir-zeineddin-es-nuevo-jugador-del-club%EF%B8%8F-el-delantero-de-24-a%C3%B1os-proviene-de-/1045639557283192/
Deportivo Merlo On 7 January 2025, Zeineddin joined Primera B Metropolitana club Deportivo Merlo for the 2025 season.https://www.facebook.com/cdeportivomerlo/posts/-bienvenido-nadir-nadir-zeineddin-se-convirti%C3%B3-en-el-sexto-refuerzo-y-ser%C3%A1-jugad/1128653402599674/
Deportes Santa Cruz In January 2026, Zeineddin moved abroad and signed with Chilean club Deportes Santa Cruz in the Campeonato Nacional Primera B.
Personal life Zeineddin is of Lebanese descent.https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-NADIR-HASSAN-ZEINEDDIN-130501.html He is affectionately nicknamed "El Turco", a reference to his family origins.https://x.com/caplatense/status/1518604956122718209
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCopa ArgentinaCopa LFPTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPlatense2020Primera Nacional30——302021Liga Profesional20—60802022Liga Profesional——1131132023Liga Profesional900040130Total14000213353Villa Dálmine (loan)2022Primera Nacional130——130Defensores de Belgrano2024Primera Nacional141——141Deportivo Merlo2025Primera B Metropolitana344——344Career total75500213968
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