Abu-Bekir El-Zein

Abu-Bekir El-Zein
Personal information
Full name Abu-Bekir Ömer El-Zein[1]
Date of birth (2003-02-18) 18 February 2003
Place of birth Essen, Germany[2]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SSV Ulm
Number 26
Youth career
–2013 ESC Preußen 02
2013–2018 Schwarz-Weiß Essen
2018–2022 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 SV Sandhausen 43 (3)
2024–2026 1. FC Magdeburg II 13 (3)
2024–2026 1. FC Magdeburg 23 (2)
2026– SSV Ulm 13 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 May 2026

Abu-Bekir Ömer El-Zein (born 18 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club SSV Ulm. Born in Germany, he has opted to play for Turkey internationally.

Career

Born in Essen, Germany, El-Zein played youth football for ESC Preußen 02, Schwarz-Weiß Essen and Borussia Dortmund, winning the Under 19 Bundesliga with the latter in 2022.[2][3]

El-Zein signed for 2. Bundesliga club SV Sandhausen in July 2022 after a trial period with the club.[3] After 13 2. Bundesliga appearances during the 2022–23 season,[4] he extended his Sandhausen contract until 2025 in summer 2023.[5] During the 2023–24 season, El-Zein made 30 3. Liga appearances for Sandhausen;[6] his contract was terminated at the end of the season.[7]

In July 2024, El-Zein signed for 2. Bundesliga club 1. FC Magdeburg following a successful trial period with the club.[8] He played 23 games in the 2024–25 2. Bundesliga, scoring once, while the following season he played 12 games for the reserve team, scoring twice, in the 2025–26 Regionalliga Nordost.[9]

On 2 January 2025, El-Zein moved to SSV Ulm in the 3. Liga on a contract valid until 30 June 2027.[9]

International career

Born in Germany, El-Zein is of Lebanese descent from his father and Turkish descent from his mother.[10] On 8 November 2024, he was named in Turkey's preliminary under-20 squad for their upcoming Under 20 Elite League matches.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 26 November 2025[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
SV Sandhausen 2022–23[4] 2. Bundesliga 13010—140
2023–24[6] 3. Liga 303204[a]1364
Total 4333041504
1. FC Magdeburg II 2024–25 Oberliga Nordost-Süd 11——11
2025–26 Regionalliga Nordost 122——122
Total 1330000133
1. FC Magdeburg 2024–25 2. Bundesliga 23210—242
2025–26 2. Bundesliga 0000—00
Total 2321000242
SSV Ulm 2025–26 3. Liga 00——00
Career total 7984041879
  1. ↑ Appearances in the Baden Cup

Honours

1. FC Magdeburg II

References

  1. ↑ "Bekir El-Zein". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 "Abu-Bekir El-Zein – Spielerprofil". kicker (in German). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Sandhausen verpflichtet zwei Probespieler fest". kicker (in German). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  4. 1 2 "Abu-Bekir El-Zein – Spieler Einsätze 2022/23". kicker (in German). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "El-Zein verlängert in Sandhausen". kicker (in German). 2 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. 1 2 "Abu-Bekir El-Zein – Spieler Einsätze 2023/24". kicker (in German). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  7. ↑ "El-Zein löst Vertrag in Sandhausen auf". kicker (in German). 20 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  8. ↑ "Probetraining erfolgreich: El-Zein unterschreibt in Magdeburg". kicker (in German). 29 June 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  9. 1 2 https://www.ssvulm1846-fussball.de/profis/abu-el-zein-wechselt-nach-ulm
  10. ↑ "Doppelpass mit Abu-Bekir El-Zein: Vom Ruhrpott in die Kurpfalz" (PDF). Hardtwald Magazin (in German) (4, Season 22/23). SV Sandhausen: 16. May 2023. Deine Mutter stammt aus der Türkei, dein Vater aus dem Libanon. [Your mother is from Turkey, your father is from Lebanon.]
  11. ↑ "U20 Millî Takımı'nın Almanya Maçı Aday Kadrosu Açıklandı - U20 Milli Takım Haber Detay Sayfası TFF". www.tff.org.
  12. ↑ "Abu-Bekir El-Zein". Scorebar. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
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