Hussein El Dor

Hussein Mohamed El Dor (, ; born 18 January 1994) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Sagesse.

Making his senior debut in 2013 at Ahed in Lebanon, El Dor moved to Shabab Sahel in 2014. After three years, El Dor moved to the Maldives, playing for New Radiant for six months and winning the 2017 Dhivehi Premier League. In 2018, he moved to Churchill Brothers in India where he stayed for one year and a half. El Dor moved to Malaysian side Perak in summer 2019, before joining PSM Makassar in Indonesia six months later. In September 2020, El Dor moved back to Lebanon, joining Ansar. After winning a league, FA Cup and Super Cup title, El Dor moved to Safa in 2023 and to Sagesse in 2025.

Born in the Ivory Coast to an Ivorian mother and a Lebanese father, El Dor holds dual-citizenship. He played for Lebanon internationally at youth level between 2009 and 2015, making his senior-team debut in 2021.

Early life Born on 18 January 1994 in Tanda, Ivory Coast, El Dor moved to Lebanon aged five. He ended the season with five appearances. In the 2013–14 season, El Dor made six appearances. His debut for his new club came on 2 November 2014 against Tadamon Sour, in a 3–0 home win. He made eight league appearances during the 2014–15 season.

El Dor's first league goal came in the 2016–17 season, scoring against Salam Zgharta on 4 November 2016. El Dor scored a second goal, on 25 February 2017, against Tripoli. He ended the season with two goals in 20 appearances. on 12 July 2017 El Dor moved to New Radiant in the Maldives on a six-month contract. There, he won the domestic treble: the Dhivehi Premier League, the Maldives FA Cup and the President's Cup.

Churchill Brothers On 13 January 2018, El Dor joined I-League side Churchill Brothers. He made his league debut on 19 January 2018 against Shillong Lajong, in a 2–0 home win. El Dor ended the 2017–18 season with 11 appearances for the club. Regarding his choice on moving to Malaysia, El Dor stated that he was "really excited about the success of compatriot Mohammed Ghaddar". El Dor ended the 2019 season with six appearances in the league, and three in the Malaysia FA Cup. On 1 March 2019, El Dor scored a header on his league debut, helping his side win 2–1 against PSS Sleman. El Dor helped PSM Makassar qualify to the group stage of the 2020 AFC Cup, beating Lalenok United 7–2 on aggregate in the play-off round on 22 and 29 January. He played three games in the group stage,

Ansar On 30 September 2020, El Dor moved back to Lebanon, joining Lebanese Premier League side Ansar on a two-year loan from Shabab Sahel ahed of the 2020–21 season. He made his debut on 18 October 2020, playing the whole 90 minutes in a 3–0 league win over Chabab Ghazieh. El Dor helped Ansar win their first league title since 2007, and their 14th overall. He also helped Ansar win the double, beating Nejmeh in the 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup final on penalty shoot-outs. On 5 August 2022, Ansar extended El Dor's loan from Sahel for an additional year.

Safa and Sagesse On 1 July 2023, El Dor moved to Safa. He moved to Sagesse in August 2025.

International career

El Dor represented all Lebanon youth national teams, four times for the under-19 team at the 2012 AFC Championship qualification, and twice for the under-23 team at the 2016 AFC Championship qualification. He was also called up to the Lebanon national under-20 team for the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie.

On 12 October 2021, El Dor made his senior debut as a second-half substitute in a 3–2 win against Syria, in the third round of qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

Honours Ahed Lebanese Elite Cup: 2013

New Radiant Dhivehi Premier League: 2017 Maldives FA Cup: 2017 President's Cup: 2017

Ansar Lebanese Premier League: 2020–21 Lebanese FA Cup: 2020–21; runner-up: 2021–22 Lebanese Super Cup: 2021