Ali Shaitou

Ali Shaitou
Personal information
Full name Ali Ahmad Shaitou[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-05) 5 October 2002
Place of birth Aabbassiyeh, Lebanon[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Nejmeh
Youth career
Islah Borj Shmali
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Islah Borj Shmali
2021–2024 Bourj 36 (1)
2024– Nejmeh 23 (0)
2025–2026 → Safa (loan) 16 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Lebanon U23 6 (0)
2023 Lebanon 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 July 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 June 2023

Ali Ahmad Shaitou (Arabic: علي أحمد سعيتو; born 5 October 2002) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh.

Club career

Coming through the youth system, Shaitou played for Islah Borj Shmali in the 2020–21 Lebanese Second Division.[2] He moved to Bourj in the Lebanese Premier League in August 2021, ahead of the 2021–22 season.[2] In 2024 Shaitou joined Nejmeh,[3] who sent him on a one-year loan to Safa in 2025.[4]

International career

Shaitou played for the under-23 team in the 2021 and 2022 WAFF U-23 Championship tournaments.[5] He was first called up to the senior team for the 2023 SAFF Championship in India,[6] and made his debut on 25 June 2023, in a 4–1 win against Bhutan.[1][7]

Style of play

Shaitou is known for his long-range shots.[8]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 25 June 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 202310
Total 10

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ali Shaitou". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  2. 1 2 "البرج يعلن تعاقده مع شعيتو". كووورة. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  3. ↑ Codeloops. "رسميا النجمة يضم علي شعيتو إلى صفوفه". football-lebanon.com. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Younes, Tarek (10 September 2025). "الصفقة بين النجمة والصفاء إكتملت". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  5. ↑ "الإعلان عن قائمة الأولمبي اللبناني لمواجهة إندونيسيا". كووورة. 10 April 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "انضمام صادق وشعيتو لبعثة لبنان في الهند". كووورة. 17 June 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "Match Report: Bhutan 1–4 Lebanon" (PDF). South Asian Football Federation. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "البرج يعول على 5 لاعبين أمام الوحدة". كووورة. 4 April 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "Ali Shaitou". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
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