.jpg/1280px-2020-21_Nejmeh_vs_Bourj_11_(Zein_Farran).jpg) Farran with Bourj in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zein Al Abdine Ghassan Farran[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-07-21) 21 July 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Tyre, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jwaya | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Islah Borj Shmali | 20 | (6) |
| 2020–2021 | Bourj | 14 | (3) |
| 2021–2025 | Ahed | 51 | (13) |
| 2022–2023 | → Shabab Sahel (loan) | 18 | (7) |
| 2025– | Jwaya | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Lebanon U23 | 5 | (2) |
| 2022– | Lebanon | 12 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 October 2025 | |||
Zein Al Abdine Ghassan Farran (Arabic: زين العابدين غسان فران; born 21 July 1999) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a winger for Lebanese Premier League club Jwaya and the Lebanon national team.
Club career
Farran began his career at Islah Borj Shmali, signing on 2 August 2017.[3] On 15 August 2020, he joined Lebanese Premier League side Bourj.[4]
Farran moved to Ahed on 7 May 2021 on a free transfer,[5] and was loaned out to Shabab Sahel for one year on 28 June 2022.[6] By November, Farran had scored five goals and assisted four in the 2022–23 Lebanese Premier League.[7] He finished the season with seven goals and five assists,[1] and was noted as one of the best players of the season.[8]
On 18 August 2023, in a league game against Ahly Nabatieh, Farran suffered an ACL injury and was forced to sit out the rest of the 2023–24 season.[9]
On 17 July 2025, Farran joined newly-promoted club Jwaya.[10]
International career
Farran represented Lebanon internationally at under-23 level.[1] He made his senior debut for the Lebanon national team on 19 November 2022, as a substitute in a 2–0 friendly defeat to Kuwait in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[11] On 14 October 2025, he scored his first international goal in a 4–0 win against Bhutan in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.[12]
Style of play
Farran was noted as one of Lebanon's top prospects in his youth.[13]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 14 October 2025[14]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 12 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Farran goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 October 2025 | Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar |  Bhutan
|
4–0 | 4–0 | 2027 Asian Cup qualification |
Honours
Ahed
- Lebanese Premier League: 2021–22
- Lebanese Federation Cup: 2023
- Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2023–24
- Lebanese Elite Cup runner-up: 2021
- Lebanese Super Cup runner-up: 2023
- AFC Cup runner-up: 2023–24
References
- ^ a b c d "Zein Farran". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Lebanon" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 9. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- ^ "الإصلاح برج شمالي يتعاقد مع الشاب زين فران". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Baradhi, Maria (15 August 2020). "Bourj FC brings in young talent". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "بالصور.. صفقات العهد توقع بمقر الاتحاد اللبناني". كووورة. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "بالصور.. شباب الساحل يستعير ثنائي العهد". كووورة. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "بالأرقام.. الحاج مالك وفران الأبرز في الدوري". كووورة. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول | كووورة".
- ^ Zein Farran at Kooora.com
- ^ Younes, Tarek (17 July 2025). "نادي جويا يعلن رسمياً عن ضم زين فران". El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ لبنان خسر وديًّا امام الكويت، ومعتوق خاض مباراته رقم 100 مع المنتخب [Lebanon lost a friendly against Kuwait, and Maatouk played his 100th match with the national team]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 19 November 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "لبنان يجدّد فوزه على بوتان برباعية نظيفة". The LFA. Retrieved 14 October 2025.
- ^ "تقرير كووورة: مواهب لبنانية تألقت في ذهاب الدوري". كووورة. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Zein Farran". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
External links
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- Zein Farran at National-Football-Teams.com
- Zein Farran at Soccerway
- Zein Farran at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
