Leonardo Farah Shahin

Leonardo Farah Shahin
Shahin in 2023
Personal information
Full name Leonardo Farah Shahin[1]
Date of birth (2003-08-10) 10 August 2003
Place of birth Mörlanda, Sweden[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 IK Oddevold
Number 10
Youth career
2009–2018 IFK Uddevalla
2019–2020 BK Häcken
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 IFK Uddevalla 1 (0)
2020–2023 BK Häcken 1 (0)
2021 → AFC Eskilstuna (loan) 2 (0)
2022 → Qviding FIF (loan) 28 (12)
2023–2025 Falkenbergs FF 85 (19)
2026– IK Oddevold 20 (12)
International career‡
2021 Sweden U18 2 (0)
2026– Lebanon U23 3 (4)
2024– Lebanon 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2026

Leonardo Farah Shahin (Arabic: ليوناردو فرح شاهين; born 10 August 2003) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Swedish club IK Oddevold. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Lebanon national team.

Shahin began his senior career with IFK Uddevalla before joining BK Häcken in 2019. After loan spells with AFC Eskilstuna and Qviding FIF, he joined Falkenbergs FF in 2023 and helped the club win promotion to the Superettan in 2024. He joined IK Oddevold in 2025.

Shahin represented Sweden at under-18 level before choosing to play for Lebanon. He made his senior international debut in 2024 and later represented Lebanon at the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, finishing as the tournament's joint-top scorer.

Club career

Early career

Shahin started his career at IFK Uddevalla[3] in 2009,[4] aged six.[5] He made his debut in Division 2 on 1 September 2018, aged 15 years, 22 days, in a 3–2 defeat against Stenungsunds IF.[6]

BK Häcken and loans

Shahin moved to BK Häcken's youth setup ahead of the 2019 season.[7][8] During the 2020 season, he scored 44 goals in 20 games for the under-17s.[9] Shahin made his Allsvenskan debut on 3 October 2020, as a stoppage-time substitute in a 3–0 victory against Falkenbergs FF.[10]

At the end of the season, he signed his first professional team contract with BK Häcken, agreeing on a three-year deal despite interest from several Premier League clubs.[5][9] According to Shahin, Fulham and Wolverhampton Wanderers had expressed interest in signing him for their under-23 teams before he signed his first professional contract with Häcken, but that the COVID-19 pandemic and Brexit prevented a move.[5]

On 1 September 2021, Shahin was loaned out to AFC Eskilstuna for one year,[11] playing two games in the 2021 Superettan.[12] On 14 February 2022, he was sent on another one-year loan, to Qviding FIF,[13] where he scored 12 goals in 28 games in the Ettan.[12]

Falkenbergs FF

On 6 January 2023, Shahin joined Ettan club Falkenbergs FF.[12] In 2023, he scored 11 goals in 29 league appearances,[14] and helped Falkenberg reach the promotion play-offs.[15] In 2024, he scored six goals and provided 10 assists,[14] leading the league in assists,[16] as Falkenberg finished first in Ettan Södra and earned promotion to the Superettan.[17] Shahin made his Superettan debut in 2025, scoring two goals and providing four assists in 28 appearances.[16] He left Falkenberg at the end of the 2025 season after three years at the club, having scored 21 goals and provided 22 assists in 90 appearances in all competitions.[14][18]

IK Oddevold

On 20 December 2025, Shahin joined IK Oddevold ahead of the 2026 Superettan season on a two-year contract,[18] returning to Uddevalla where he had played at youth level for IFK Uddevalla.[4] He scored a penalty on his debut, on 22 February, in a 2–1 defeat to Häcken in the Svenska Cupen.[19][20] Between 26 April and 23 May, Shahin scored in six consecutive Superettan games,[21] earning the Superettan Player of the Month award for May.[22] On 18 August, Shahin scored a brace and provided an assist in a 2026–27 Svenska Cupen match against AFC Eskilstuna; IK Oddevold won on penalties after a 4–4 draw and advanced to the next round.[23] On 23 August, Farah Shahin scored his first career hat-trick in a 3–1 Superettan victory over Helsingborgs IF.[24]

International career

Born in Sweden to Lebanese parents,[25] Shahin was called up to a training camp for the Sweden U16 team in 2019.[26] In 2021, he made two appearances for the Sweden U18 team, both in friendly matches against Finland.[14]

Although he had represented Sweden at youth level, Shahin later said that he first seriously considered representing Lebanon after discussions with teammate Felix Michel Melki during a loan spell at AFC Eskilstuna.[5] He also stated that obtaining Lebanese citizenship documents took around eight to nine months because he had not previously been registered in Lebanon.[5]

After obtaining his Lebanese passport, Shahin received his first call-up to the Lebanon national team on 15 December 2023, for a training camp in preparation for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[27] However, due to paperwork issues, he was not included in the final tournament squad.[28] Shahin's first official call-up was for Lebanon's 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Australia in March 2024.[28] Shahin made his debut on 11 June 2024 in a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Bangladesh at the Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar, substituting Omar Bugiel in the 61st minute of Lebanon's 4–0 victory.[29]

Shahin 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.[30] He scored a brace in Lebanon's opening game on 7 January, in a 3–2 defeat to Uzbekistan.[31] Shahin scored two more goals in the group stage: one against South Korea (2–4) on 10 January,[32] and a penalty against Iran (1–0) on 13 January, which gave an already-eliminated Lebanon their first-ever win in the tournament.[33] With four goals in three games, Shahin finished as the tournament's joint-top scorer.[34]

Style of play

Shahin in 2026

Shahin is a mobile forward who mainly plays as a striker, and can also be deployed as a second striker or winger.[18][5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2026[35][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Svenska Cupen Other Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
IFK Uddevalla 2018 Division 2 10———10
BK Häcken 2020 Allsvenskan 10———10
2021 Allsvenskan 0020—0020
Total 1020000030
AFC Eskilstuna (loan) 2021 Superettan 20———20
Qviding FIF (loan) 2022 Ettan 2812———2812
Falkenbergs FF 2023 Ettan 2911222[a]0—3313
2024 Ettan 28610——296
2025 Superettan 282———282
Total 85193220009021
IK Oddevold 2026 Superettan 201243——2415
Career total 1374395200014848
  1. ↑ Appearances in Ettan play-offs

International

As of match played 4 June 2026[36][37]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 202440
202500
202610
Total 50

Honours

Falkenberg

Individual

See also

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 "Leonardo Shahin". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ↑ "AFC U23 Asian Cup Saudi Arabia 2026 - Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Leonardo Farah Shahin". Laget.se. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  4. 1 2 Parts, Samuel (20 December 2025). "Klart: Oddevold värvar Leonardo Farah Shahin". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Meet Leonardo Farah Shahin (in Arabic). The whistlepodcast. 27 May 2026. Retrieved 28 May 2026 – via YouTube.
  6. ↑ Weiefors, Erik (20 March 2019). "IFK-talangen Farah Shahin uttagen till ungdomslandslaget" (in Swedish). Bohusläningen. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Alvarado, Rudy (19 February 2019). "IFK Uddevallas stora talang Leonardo Shahin är klar för BK Häcken". Ungdomsfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Akademisvepet: Dubbla segrar för gulsvart i helgen" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 4 March 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  9. 1 2 Ögren, Vendela (3 October 2020). "Häcken ny tabelltvåa – efter enkla segern" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Tidningen. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  10. ↑ Petersson, Linus (20 November 2020). "Leonardo Farah Shahin stannar i BK Häcken" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten. Archived from the original on 20 November 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  11. ↑ Staifo, Ninib (1 September 2021). "Officiellt: AFC Eskilstuna lånar Leonardo Farah Shahin". fotbolltransfers.com (in Swedish). Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  12. 1 2 3 "Leonardo Farah Shahin till Falkenbergs FF" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  13. ↑ "Milovanovic och Farah Shahin lånas ut" (Press release) (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 Leonardo Farah Shahin at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
  15. ↑ "Så gick kvalspelen" [This is how the qualifiers went]. Ettan Fotboll (in Swedish). 28 November 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  16. 1 2 Nilsson, Eric (17 November 2025). "Leonardo Farah Shahin lämnar FFF efter tre år" [Leonardo Farah Shahin leaves FFF after three years]. Falkenbergs FF (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "FFF klart för superettan: "Det känns helt underbart"". SvenskaFans.com (in Swedish). 2 November 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  18. 1 2 3 "Välkommen Leo!" (in Swedish). IK Oddevold. 20 December 2025. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "BK Häcken 2–1 IK Oddevold" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "Hedersam förlust mot BK Häcken" (in Swedish). IK Oddevold. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  21. ↑ Ankarhake, William (23 May 2026). "Farah Shahin avgjorde igen – Oddevold hakar på i toppen". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Oddevold och Varberg prisade i maj månad" (in Swedish). Superettan. 12 June 2026. Retrieved 12 June 2026.
  23. ↑ "Oddevold vidare efter straffdrama i Eskilstuna" [Oddevold progress after penalty drama in Eskilstuna] (in Swedish). IK Oddevold. 18 August 2026. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  24. ↑ Häggberg, Filip (23 August 2026). "Farah Shahin sänkte HIF med hattrick: "Vilken uppvisning!"". Fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  25. ↑ Krayem, Charbel (22 June 2023). أبناء المهاجرين ذخيرة لبنان في كأس آسيا [Children of immigrants ammunition for Lebanon in the Asian Cup]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  26. ↑ "Flera Häckenspelare iväg på landslagsäventyr" (in Swedish). BK Häcken. 18 March 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  27. ↑ رادولوفيتش يستدعي 29 لاعباً الى معسكر طرابلس [Radulović calls up 29 players to Tripoli camp] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Federation. 16 December 2023. Archived from the original on 15 December 2023. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  28. 1 2 "Leonardo uttagen i Libanons landslag: "Väldigt stolt"". SvenskaFans.com (in Swedish). 14 March 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  29. ↑ "Lebanon 4–0 Bangladesh". ESPN. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  30. ↑ 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.
  31. ↑ "Group C: Uzbekistan 3–2 Lebanon". Asian Football Confederation. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  32. ↑ المنتخب الأولمبي يخسر أمام كوريا الجنوبية 4–2 ويودّع التأهّل [The Olympic team loses to South Korea 4–2 and is eliminated from the qualifiers] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  33. ↑ لبنان يحقق فوزًا تاريخيًا على ايران في كأس آسيا [Lebanon achieves historic victory over Iran in the Asian Cup] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 13 January 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  34. ↑ Xuan, Binh (24 January 2026). "Vietnam's Nguyen Dinh Bac becomes sole top scorer at U23 Asian Cup 2026". VnExpress. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  35. ↑ Leonardo Farah Shahin at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2026.
  36. ↑ "Leonardo Farah Shahin". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  37. ↑ "Leonardo Farah Shahin". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
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