Rabih Najjar

Rabih Andraos Najjar (born 21 March 1976) is a former Lebanese footballer who played as a striker for Premier League Racing Beirut , Sagesse Beirut and Lebanon.
Youth
Aged five, Najjar joined the junior team of Jeitawi Rawda where he played from 1981 till 1990. In 1990 Najjar began his career as a youth player for Hekmeh FC (Sagesse Club Beirut) where he played in all age groups. He became the highest Lebanese goal scorer in the juniors and youth categories.
Professional Career
In 1991, Najjar made his senior club debut and became the youngest striker of La Sagesse first team while still playing in the youth league, the fifteen years old he was chosen to participate in some of the first team games in the Lebanese Premier League. He suffered numerous knee injuries and made his participation almost impossible in the season 1997-1998. In 1998, Najjar moved to The Racing Beirut in the Striker Position. After playing more than 350 game and scoring 190 goals throughout his career. Najjar ended his football career in 2005 at the age of 29 after suffering from yet another serious knee injury.
In his international career, playing for Lebanon, Najjar earned the best scorer title with both juniors and youth Lebanese national teams, he managed to score 25 goals in 45 international games.

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