Khoder Kaddour

Khoder Kaddour
Kaddour in 2025
Personal information
Full name Khoder Khaled Kaddour[1]
Date of birth (2003-09-06) 6 September 2003
Place of birth Carlton, Victoria, Australia[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Hume City
Number 14
Youth career
2009–2017 Fawkner
2017–2019 Whittlesea Ranges
2021 Melbourne City
2022 Western United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 Melbourne City Youth 3 (0)
2022–2025 Western United Youth 59 (3)
2024–2025 Western United 5 (0)
2025–2026 South Melbourne 0 (0)
2026– Hume City 24 (3)
International career‡
2026– Lebanon U23 3 (0)
2025– Lebanon 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 January 2026

Khoder Khaled Kaddour (Arabic: خضر خالد قدّور; born 6 September 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right midfielder for NPL Victoria club Hume City. Born in Australia, he plays for the Lebanon national team.

Early life

Kaddour was born and raised in Carlton,[1] a suburb of Melbourne, Australia,[3] to Lebanese parents from Halba.[3]

Club career

Youth career

Kaddour began his football career at local club Fawkner,[3] where he played from the under-7s to the under-15s.[4] Between 2017 and 2019, Kaddour played for Whittlesea Ranges, from the under-14s to under-20s.[5] Kaddour was not selected for Victoria's youth representative teams and said he only began to improve significantly around the age of 16, after increasing his training, including individual sessions before school.[3]

During high school,[3] Kaddour participated in a Melbourne City development program,[6] through which he entered the club's academy in 2021.[5][7] In 2022, Kaddour joined Western United's youth team.[8]

Western United

Kaddour made his A-League debut for Western United on 20 February 2024, starting in a 2–1 defeat to Melbourne Victory.[9] On 16 April 2024, he sustained an ACL injury in a match against Adelaide United, which sidelined him for almost a year.[10] He finished the 2023–24 season with five appearances.[10]

On 3 June 2024, ahead of the 2024–25 season, Kaddour signed a two-year professional contract with Western United.[11] He returned from injury in February 2025, and played for the reserve team in the 2025 Victoria Premier League 1.[12] His only senior-team appearance after the injury came in the 2025 Australia Cup against Sydney FC on 29 July 2025, when he entered as a stoppage-time substitute in a 1–0 defeat.[13]

Following the suspension of Western United's participation ahead of the 2025–26 season, all players – including Kaddour – were released from their contracts in September 2025.[14][15]

South Melbourne and Hume City

On 18 September 2025, Kaddour joined NPL Victoria side South Melbourne ahead of the inaugural 2025 Australian Championship.[16] He helped his team lift the Australian Championship title,[17] after defeating Marconi Stallions 2–0 in the final.[18]

After South Melbourne offered him an extension for their overseas competition, Kaddour chose to join Hume City in search of regular first-team football.[19] On 30 January 2026, he transferred to Hume City to compete in the 2026 NPL Victoria season.[7]

International career

Through his parents' Lebanese heritage, Kaddour was eligible to represent Lebanon internationally.[3] Following his A-League debut in February 2024, Kaddour said that the Lebanon national team had contacted him and remained in contact with him during his subsequent ACL rehabilitation.[3]

Kaddour received his first call-up on 13 August 2025 from coach Miodrag Radulović for an unofficial[note 1] friendly against Qatar on 24 August.[20] He said that he was invited as part of Lebanon's assessment of him, alongside fellow Australian-born Lebanese player Ramy Najjarine.[19] Kaddour scored the only goal in a 1–0 win, assisted by Najjarine.[19] His official debut came on 8 September 2025, in a 0–0 friendly draw against Indonesia.[21]

Kaddour was called up to the Lebanon national under-23 team for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, held in Saudi Arabia in January 2026.[22] He appeared in all three group-stage games for Lebanon.[1]

Personal life

Kaddour supports Manchester United,[3] and grew up supporting Melbourne Victory.[6] Outside football, he works in his family's egg-delivery business.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Australia Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Melbourne City Youth 2021[23] NPL 3 VIC 30——30
Western United Youth 2022[24] NPL 3 VIC 161——161
2023[25] NPL 2 VIC261——261
2024[26] VPL 1 40——40
2025[27] VPL 1 131——131
Total 5930000593
Western United 2023–24 A-League 50——50
2024–25 A-League 00——00
2025–26 —10—10
Total 50100060
South Melbourne 2025 ——4[a]040
Hume City 2026[28] NPL VIC 243—2[b]0263
Career total 9161060986
  1. ↑ Appearances in Australian Championship
  2. ↑ Appearance in Dockerty Cup

International

As of match played 26 November 2025[29]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 202550
Total 50

Honours

South Melbourne

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Khoder Kaddour". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 - Squad Lists" (PDF). the-afc.com. AFC. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Khoder Kaddour Western United to Lebanon (Video). The whistlepodcast. 10 March 2025. Retrieved 10 March 2025 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ Fawkner SC [@fawknersc]; (20 February 2024). "Congratulations to Khoder Kaddour on your debut with Western United at tonight's Game in the A League Vs Melbourne Victory" – via Instagram.
  5. 1 2 "Khoder Kaddour – U14 NPL West VIC Boys 2017". GameDay. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 BEYOND THE 90 | EPISODE 5 – KHODER KADDOUR (Video). HCFC TV. 13 August 2026. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Hume City FC signs international Defender Khoder Kaddour". Hume City FC. 30 January 2026. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  8. ↑ Hughes, Nicholas (19 February 2024). "Western United ALM Team News: Round 12 vs Melbourne Victory". Western United FC. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  9. ↑ Pisani, Sacha (20 February 2024). "John Aloisi's frantic Friday night phone call that instantly started an A-Leagues career". A-League. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  10. 1 2 Hughes, Nicholas (21 April 2024). "Western United Injury Update: Khoder Kaddour". Western United FC. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  11. ↑ Hughes, Nicholas (3 June 2024). "Two Western United young guns ink first professional terms". Western United FC. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  12. ↑ Hughes, Nicholas (21 February 2025). "Western United Ins and Outs: Thurgate bolsters midfield". Western United FC. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  13. ↑ Hughes, Nicholas (30 July 2025). "Besian Kutleshi, Western United young guns make history in Cup clash". Western United FC. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
  14. ↑ "APL statement: An update on Western United Football Club". A-Leagues. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  15. ↑ Monteverde, Marco (8 September 2025). "United contracts terminated". news.com.au. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  16. ↑ South Melbourne FC [@smfc] (18 September 2025). "South Melbourne FC is delighted to announce the signing of Khoder Kaddour, who joins the club from Western United following the most recent transfer window" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 September 2025 – via X (formerly Twitter).
  17. ↑ "Inaugural Australian Championship squads announced". Australian Championship. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  18. ↑ Gibson, Tim (6 December 2025). "Report: South Melbourne claim inaugural Australian Championship over Marconi". Australian Championship. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  19. 1 2 3 فوز ودّي لمنتخب لبنان على قطر في الدوحة [The Lebanon national team wins a friendly match against Qatar in Doha] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 24 August 2025. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
  20. ↑ نجارين وقدّور جديد منتخب لبنان لوديّة قطر [Najjarine and Kaddour are new call-ups to the Lebanon national team for the friendly against Qatar] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 13 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  21. ↑ تعادل لبنان واندونيسيا سلباً في مواجهتهما الوديّة [Lebanon and Indonesia tied 0-0 in their friendly match] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 8 September 2025.
  22. ↑ طه يعلن قائمة المنتخب الأولمبي المشاركة في نهائيات كأس آسيا 2026 ويستعد للانطلاق إلى الرياض [Taha announces the squad for the Olympic team participating in the 2026 AFC U-23 Championship and prepares to depart for Riyadh] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
  23. ↑ "Khoder Kaddour – NPL 3 VIC Men 2021". GameDay. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  24. ↑ "Khoder Kaddour – NPL 3 VIC Men 2022". GameDay. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  25. ↑ "Khoder Kaddour – NPL 2 VIC Men 2023". GameDay. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  26. ↑ "Khoder Kaddour – VPL 1 Men 2024". GameDay. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  27. ↑ "Khoder Kaddour – VPL Men 1 2025". GameDay. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
  28. ↑ "Khoder Kaddour – 2026". Dribl. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
  29. ↑ "Khoder Kaddour". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 24 August 2025.

Notes

  1. ↑ The match was not considered an official international fixture, as it was played in two 35-minute halves (70 minutes in total).
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