Ali Mohamad Kassas (; born 25 May 2003) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a forward for club Nejmeh and the Lebanon national team.
Club career
Nejmeh and loan to AC Sporting Kassas began his youth career at Classico Academy. He joined Nejmeh's youth setup in 2016, and was crowned top scorer of the U18 league with 29 goals in 2021. He made his senior debut for Nejmeh on 29 April 2021, coming on as a substitute against Tripoli in the Lebanese FA Cup.
In February 2022, Kassas was loaned out to AC Sporting for the remainder of the 2021–22 season, in which he made three appearances in the league. He was released by Nejmeh in June 2023.
Bourj and Safa Kassas signed for Bourj as a free agent in June 2023. He scored his first senior goal on 27 October 2023, helping Bourj win 2–1 over Shabab Sahel. Kassas finished the 2023–24 season with five goals in 22 league appearances.
In June 2024, Kassas signed a three-year deal with Safa. He made an immediate impact for Safa, scoring in the fourth minute of his league debut in a 4–1 victory over Racing Beirut on 21 September. On 25 February 2025, he scored a stoppage time goal in a 3–0 win over Sagesse, taking Safa to second place in the league. Kassas finished the 2024–25 season with eight goals in 25 appearances.
Return to Nejmeh In August 2025, Kassas returned to Nejmeh ahead of the 2025–26 season. With 12 goals in the league, Kassas was the second-highest goalscorer and the best-scoring Lebanese player of the season. He renewed his contract with Nejmeh in August 2026.
International career
Youth Kassas represented Lebanon at the under-18 team at the 2021 WAFF U-18 Championship in Iraq, where Lebanon finished runners-up. He was subsequently selected for the under-20 team for the 2021 Arab Cup U-20, where he started against Senegal and scored in a 3–1 defeat to Comoros. He later represented the under-20 team in the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification, scoring a hat-trick in a 6–1 victory over Singapore on 18 September 2022.
Kassas subsequently progressed to the under-23 team. He was selected for two friendly matches against Indonesia in April 2023, and scored in a 3–2 friendly victory over Syria on 3 June. He represented Lebanon at the 2023 WAFF U-23 Championship. He was selected for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, contributing to Lebanon's first-ever qualification for the final tournament. Kassas was included in Lebanon's squad for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia. He started all three of Lebanon's group-stage matches.
Senior Kassas was first called up to the Lebanon national team in December 2024 for two friendly matches against Kuwait. He made his first start for the national team and scored in the fourth minute of a 2–0 friendly victory over Kuwait on 15 December, his first international goal. On 1 October 2026, Kassas scored a brace in a 6–0 friendly win against the Maldives.
Personal life Kassas's father, Mohammad, was also a footballer.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueLebanon CupLeague cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsNejmeh2020–21Lebanese Premier League0010——102021–22Lebanese Premier League000030—302022–23Lebanese Premier League501010—70Total50204000110AC Sporting (loan)2021–22Lebanese Premier League300000—30Bourj2023–24Lebanese Premier League2251000—235Safa2024–25Lebanese Premier League258———258Nejmeh2025–26Lebanese Premier League251231—3231152026–27Lebanese Premier League000000—00Total25123100323115Career total80256140329328
International
+Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsLebanon202421202580202622Total123
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kassas goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Ali KassasNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar1–02–0Friendly2Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan5–06–0Friendly36–0
Honours Nejmeh Lebanese FA Cup: 2022–23, 2025–26
Lebanon U18 WAFF U-18 Championship runner-up: 2021
See also List of association football families
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