Yahya El Hindi

Yahya El Hindi
El Hindi with Nejmeh in 2019
Personal information
Full name Yahya Mosbah El Hindi[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-24) 24 September 1998
Place of birth Sydney, New South Wales, Australia[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tripoli
Number 80
Youth career
2014 Fraser Park
2015 Rydalmere Lions
2016 Rockdale City Suns
2017–2018 Sydney Olympic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Sydney Olympic 1 (0)
2018 Parramatta 10 (0)
2019 Nejmeh 6 (0)
2019–2020 Safa 3 (0)
2020–2021 Budaiya 16 (0)
2021–2024 Ansar 30 (0)
2025 Wests APIA FC 0 (0)
2026– Tripoli 3 (0)
International career‡
2019 Lebanon U23 1 (0)
2019–2023 Lebanon 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 December 2023

Yahya Mosbah El Hindi (/ˈjɑːjɑː ɛl ˈhindi/;[3] Arabic: يحيى مصباح الهندي, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈjaħja lˈhɪnde, -di]; born 24 September 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Tripoli. Born in Australia, El Hindi has played for the Lebanon national team.

El Hindi began his senior career at Sydney Olympic in 2017, before moving to Parramatta mid-2018 season. In 2019 he moved to the Middle East, playing for Nejmeh and Safa, in Lebanon, before joining Budaiya in Bahrain in 2020. El Hindi returned to Lebanon in 2021, playing for Ansar until 2024. After a brief spell in Australia at Wests APIA FC, he returned to Lebanon in 2026 to play for Tripoli.

Early life

Australian at birth, El Hindi also holds Lebanese citizenship due to his origins.[4][5] He was born in Sydney, Australia and raised in the suburb of Bankstown.[6] His parents are from Tripoli, Lebanon.[7][8]

Club career

El Hindi began his youth career at Fraser Park in 2014,[9][10] before signing for Rydalmere Lions the following year.[11] After playing for Rockdale City Suns' youth team in 2016, El Hindi moved to Sydney Olympic in 2017.[6][12] Mid-season in 2018 he moved to Parramatta, where he played 10 games in the 2018 NPL NSW 2.[13]

On 4 January 2019, El Hindi signed for Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh.[4] His debut for the club came on 26 January 2019, as a starter in a 2–0 league win over Racing Beirut.[14] He played six league games during the 2018–19 season,[15] as well as four games at the 2019 AFC Cup.[1] Safa signed El Hindi during the 2019 summer transfer window.[16] Due to political unrest in the country, the 2019–20 season was cancelled, and El Hindi was forced to return to Australia.[6]

On 28 November 2020, El Hindi moved to newly-promoted Bahraini Premier League side Budaiya.[17] He played 16 league games in 2020–21, and helped his side avoid relegation by finishing in seventh place.[18]

In November 2021, El Hindi underwent a trial with German club Schalke 04, having trained with the club for several weeks. He was reportedly considered for a transfer, but no move materialised.[19][20] On 16 December 2021, El Hindi signed for Ansar in the Lebanese Premier League.[21] He renewed with Ansar for an additional season in June 2022,[22] and for one more year in May 2023.[23]

On 27 September 2025, El Hindi returned to Australia and signed for Wests APIA FC ahead of the 2025 Australian Championship.[24][25] On 17 January 2026, El Hindi moved to Lebanese Second Division side Tripoli for the 2025–26 season.[7]

International career

El Hindi represented the Lebanon national under-23 team during the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification, playing once against the United Arab Emirates in a 6–1 defeat in March 2019.[26]

He made his debut for the senior team on 30 July 2019, in a 1–0 defeat against Iraq at the 2019 WAFF Championship.[27] El Hindi became the third Australian to play for Lebanon, after Michael Reda and Buddy Farah.[6] Despite the defeat, he was nominated Man of the Match.[6] In December 2023, El Hindi was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[28]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 February 2026[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sydney Olympic 2017[29] NPL NSW 1 10————10
2018 NPL NSW 1 00————00
Total 100000000010
Parramatta 2018[30] NPL NSW 2 100————100
Nejmeh 2018–19[15] Lebanese Premier League 60——4[c]0—100
Safa 2019–20[15] Lebanese Premier League 30————30
Budaiya 2020–21[31] Bahraini Premier League 16010———170
Ansar 2021–22 Lebanese Premier League 2010—1[c]0—40
2022–23 Lebanese Premier League 15000———150
2023–24 Lebanese Premier League 1301020——160
Total 30020201000350
Wests APIA FC 2025 ————4[d]040
Tripoli 2025–26 Lebanese Second Division 30————30
Career total 69030205040830

International

As of match played 28 December 2023[31]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Lebanon 201920
202000
202100
202200
202320
Total 40

Honours

Ansar

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Yahya El Hindi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. p. 13. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2024. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "First Phase Podcast: Yahya El Hindi". YouTube. First Phase. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 "نادي النجمة يعلن عن أولى صفقاته في سوق الإنتقالات الشتوية". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  5. ↑ "من هو لاعب النجمة الجديد "يحيى الهندي" ؟". Cedars Football Clue (in Arabic). 4 January 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Davidson, John (7 April 2021). "'I'm here to make a lot of noise' – Meet the Aussie midfielder representing Lebanon". SBS. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  7. 1 2 "From Australia to Tripoli — the Lebanese Kangaroo is home to defend his city". AC Tripoli. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026 – via Facebook.
  8. ↑ يحيى الهندي النجم الخلوق المنضم لفريق طرابلس في أول اطلالة عبر اخبار وفيديوهات اللاعب العربي (Video) (in Arabic). اخبار وفيديوهات اللاعب العربي. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026 – via Facebook.
  9. ↑ "Yahya Elhindi – Fraser Park Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  10. ↑ HIGHPRESS (4 June 2026). "How a Sydney football club became the beating heart of a community". HIGHPRESS. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Yahya Elhindi – Rydalmere Lions Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Yahya Elhindi – Sydney Olympic Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  13. ↑ "Yahya Elhindi – Parramatta Statistics". SportsTG. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  14. ↑ "Al Nejmeh vs. Racing – 26 January 2019 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  15. 1 2 3 "Yehia Hendi". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 15 July 2021. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  16. ↑ Haroun, Ali (17 September 2019). "ميركاتو لبناني كبير استعدادا لموسم 2019–2020". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 11 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  17. ↑ "البديع يضم محترفا جديدا من لبنان". كووورة. 28 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  18. ↑ Abou Diab, Rami (10 May 2021). "Lebanese Players Abroad: May 2021, Week 1". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  19. ↑ "Schalke: Transfer von Yahya El Hindi? Probespieler überzeugt im Training". www.wa.de (in German). 12 November 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  20. ↑ Ketterl, Johannes (10 November 2021). "Vereinsloser Neuzugang für Schalke? Yahya El Hindi offenbar vor der Unterschrift". SchalkeTOTAL - Aktuelle Schalke News (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "الهندي ينضم إلى صفوف الأنصار". كووورة. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  22. ↑ "يحيى الهندي يجدد عقده مع الأنصار". كووورة. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
  23. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr1DBRaP_bc/
  24. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPF9zciDgZ_/
  25. ↑ "Inaugural Australian Championship squads announced | Australian Championship". australianchampionship.com.au. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  26. ↑ "United Arab Emirates 6–1 Lebanon". stats.the-afc.com. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  27. ↑ "ضعف في وسط الملعب: لبنان يخسر اختباره الأول". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  28. ↑ "منتخب لبنان يعلن تشكيلته إلى كأس آسيا" [The Lebanon national team announces its squad for the Asian Cup] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  29. ↑ "Yahya Elhindi – NPL NSW Men's 2017". GameDay. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  30. ↑ "Yahya Elhindi – NPL 2 NSW Men's 2018". GameDay. Retrieved 17 July 2026.
  31. 1 2 "Yahya El Hindi". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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