Nadir Zeineddin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nadir Hassan Zeineddin[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Vicente López, Argentina[2] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Striker[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Deportes Santa Cruz | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Vélez Sarsfield | ||
| 2014–2020 | Platense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | Platense | 14 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Villa Dálmine (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2024 | Defensores de Belgrano | 14 | (1) |
| 2025 | Deportivo Merlo | 34 | (4) |
| 2026– | Deportes Santa Cruz | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:10, 21 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
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.[2] He was promoted to Platense's first-team squad during the 2020 season, with the striker signing his first professional contract on 13 November.[2][4] 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.[5] He made his first start on 11 December away to Estudiantes, which preceded one further appearance in a campaign that ended with promotion.[5][6]
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.[7][8]
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.[9]
Defensores de Belgrano
On 27 June 2024, Zeineddin signed for in the 2024 Primera Nacional.[10]
Deportivo Merlo
On 7 January 2025, Zeineddin joined Primera B Metropolitana club Deportivo Merlo for the 2025 season.[11]
Deportes Santa Cruz
In January 2026, Zeineddin moved abroad and signed with Chilean club Deportes Santa Cruz in the Campeonato Nacional Primera B.[12]
Personal life
Zeineddin is of Lebanese descent.[13] He is affectionately nicknamed "El Turco", a reference to his family origins.[14]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Copa Argentina | Copa LFP | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Platense | 2020 | Primera Nacional | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Liga Profesional | 2 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Liga Profesional | — | — | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |||
| 2023 | Liga Profesional | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 35 | 3 | ||
| Villa Dálmine (loan) | 2022 | Primera Nacional | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Defensores de Belgrano | 2024 | Primera Nacional | 14 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Deportivo Merlo | 2025 | Primera B Metropolitana | 34 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 75 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 96 | 8 | ||
References
- ↑ "A un paso de la final". Vélez Sarsfield. 14 October 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- 1 2 3 4 "Zeineddin y Schor firmaron sus primeros contratos". Platense. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ↑ "Nadir Zeineddin". World Football. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ↑ "De la Primera Nacional a la Libertadores". Solo Ascenso. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- 1 2 3 Nadir Zeineddin at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ↑ "Duelo por la punta: Platense recibe a Agropecuario en Vicente López". Que Pasa Web. 27 December 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ↑ "Godoy Cruz acertó sobre el final y le ganó a Platense en Mendoza". Grupo La Provincia. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ↑ "Godoy Cruz se lo dio vuelta sobre el final a Platense y festejó en Mendoza". IAM Noticias. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cel-CrYu8lK/
- ↑ 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/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/cdeportivomerlo/posts/-bienvenido-nadir-nadir-zeineddin-se-convirti%C3%B3-en-el-sexto-refuerzo-y-ser%C3%A1-jugad/1128653402599674/
- ↑ @deportessantacruz; (12 January 2026). "𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 ⚪️🔵" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via Instagram.
- ↑ https://www.bdfa.com.ar/jugadores-NADIR-HASSAN-ZEINEDDIN-130501.html
- ↑ https://x.com/caplatense/status/1518604956122718209
- ↑ "Ficha Estadistica de NADIR ZEINEDDIN". BDFA. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
External links
- Nadir Zeineddin at Scorebar
- Nadir Zeineddin at Soccerway (archived)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen
- Footballers from Vicente López Partido
- Argentine people of Lebanese descent
- Sportspeople of Lebanese descent
- Argentine men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Club Atlético Platense footballers
- Villa Dálmine footballers
- Defensores de Belgrano footballers
- Deportivo Merlo footballers
- Deportes Santa Cruz footballers
- Primera Nacional players
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera B Metropolitana players
- Primera B de Chile players
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile
- Expatriate men's footballers in Chile