Malek Fakhro

In this Lebanese name, the father's name is Issam and the family name is Fakhro.
Malek Fakhro
Personal information
Full name Malek Issam Fakhro[1]
Date of birth (1997-12-14) 14 December 1997
Place of birth Essen, Germany[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Hallescher FC
Youth career
2004–2011 Rot-Weiss Essen
2011–2016 Schwarz-Weiß Essen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Schwarz-Weiß Essen 120 (34)
2020–2021 SV Straelen 27 (9)
2021–2022 VfB Lübeck 28 (8)
2021 VfB Lübeck II 1 (0)
2022–2024 1. FC Bocholt 61 (30)
2024–2025 MSV Duisburg 29 (9)
2025– Hallescher FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2024– Lebanon 7 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:15, 25 June 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025

Malek Issam Fakhro (Arabic: مالك عصام فخرو; born 14 December 1997) is a footballer who plays as a striker for German club Hallescher FC. Born in Germany, he plays for the Lebanon national team.

Early life

Fakhro's parents left Lebanon in 1985 due to the ongoing civil war.[2] He grew up with six other siblings in the Schonnebeck district of Essen, Germany.[2] After finishing secondary school, he started an apprenticeship in automotive mechatronics, though his primary focus remained football.[2]

Fakhro started playing for the youth team of Rot-Weiss Essen aged six.[3] Initially a defender, he moved up to the forward positions while playing for the under-12s.[3] He joined Schwarz-Weiß Essen's youth setup in the under-14s, and was integrated into the senior team as an under-19 player.[3]

Club career

Following an Oberliga (fifth tier) match between SW Essen and SV Straelen in May 2020, Fakhro's performance impressed Straelen's president, prompting his signing shortly after.[4] In his final season with SW Essen, he was named the club's "Player of the Year",[2] having recorded 34 goals and 21 assists over five senior seasons,[5] before departing after nine years with the team.[2] He then joined newly promoted Regionalliga (fourth tier) side SV Straelen for the 2020–21 season, scoring nine goals in 27 appearances.[6]

After one season at VfB Lübeck in 2021–22, in which he scored nine goals in all competitions, Fakhro joined 1. FC Bocholt in summer 2022.[7] He scored 30 goals in his two seasons at 1. FC,[6] and finished as second-best top scorer of the 2023–24 season with 15 goals.[5]

On 4 June 2024, Fakhro joined MSV Duisburg alongside his former 1. FC Bocholt head coach, Dietmar Hirsch.[5] Over the course of the season, he scored 10 goals and provided four assists in 33 appearances,[8] including three braces against Borussia Mönchengladbach II (3–1), FC Gütersloh (3–4), and Schalke 04 II (4–0).[9] Fakhro helped MSV Duisburg to a first-place finish in the 2024–25 Regionalliga West, which secured their promotion to the 3. Liga.[10] He departed the club at the end of the season.[8]

On 25 June 2025, Fakhro moved to Regionalliga club Hallescher FC.[11]

International career

Born and raised in Essen, Germany to Lebanese parents,[2] Fakhro is eligible to represent both Germany and Lebanon internationally.[12]

Fakhro was first called up to the Lebanon national team on 5 November 2024, for friendly games against Thailand and Myanmar.[13] He made his debut on 14 November, playing as a starter in a 0–0 draw to Thailand.[14] Against Myanmar on 19 November, Fakhro scored his first international goal, securing a 3–2 win for Lebanon.[15] On 25 March 2025, Fakhro scored two goals in a 5–0 win against Brunei in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.[16]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 May 2025[17][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Schwarz-Weiß Essen 2015–16 Oberliga 15 2 — 1[a] 0 16 2
2016–17 Oberliga 32 6 — 2[a] 0 34 6
2017–18 Oberliga 22 5 — 2[a] 2 24 7
2018–19 Oberliga 31 10 — 3[a] 1 34 11
2019–20 Oberliga 20 11 — 2[a] 1 22 12
Total 120 34 0 0 10 4 130 38
SV Straelen 2020–21 Regionalliga West 27 9 — 2[a] 0 29 9
VfB Lübeck 2021–22 Regionalliga Nord 28 8 — 12[b] 1 40 9
VfB Lübeck II 2021–22 Oberliga 1 0 — — 1 0
1. FC Bocholt 2022–23 Regionalliga West 30 15 — 4[a] 1 34 16
2023–24 Regionalliga West 31 15 — 4[a] 0 35 15
Total 61 30 0 0 8 1 69 31
MSV Duisburg 2024–25 Regionalliga West 29 9 — 4[a] 1 33 10
Career total 266 90 0 0 36 7 302 97
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Appearances in Lower Rhine Cup
  2. ^ Eight appearances in championship round; four appearances, one goal in Schleswig-Holstein Cup

International

As of match played 10 June 2025[18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Lebanon 2024 4 1
2025 4 2
Total 8 3
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fakhro goal.
List of international goals scored by Malek Fakhro
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 November 2024 Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar  Myanmar 1–0 3–2 Friendly
2 25 March 2025 Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al-Wakrah, Qatar  Brunei 1–0 5–0 2027 Asian Cup qualification
3 3–0

Honours

VfB Lübeck

MSV Duisburg

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Malek Fakhro". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Spütz, Heinz (22 October 2020). "Fußball: Der „Büffel" steht in den Startlöchern". Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  3. ^ a b c ""Ich glaube, dass wir auf einem guten Weg sind" | 1. FC Bocholt 1900 e. V." www.1fcbocholt.de. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  4. ^ Himmelberg, Volker (6 May 2020). "Fußball-Oberliga: Trotz Corona-Zwangspause: SV Straelen plant für Regionalliga". Rheinische Post (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "#MSVereint | Goalgetter Malek Fakhro kommt: "Unbedingt zum MSV!"". MSV Duisburg (in German). 13 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. ^ a b c Malek Fakhro at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  7. ^ Germany, RevierSport, Essen. "Regionalliga: Ehemaliger ETB-Spieler als Wunschlösung- sechster Neuer für den 1. FC Bocholt". RevierSport online (in German). Retrieved 15 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ a b "Ein tolles Jahr in Meiderich: Danke, Zebras!". msv-duisburg.de (in German). 6 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  9. ^ "4:0 gegen Schalker U 23: MSV Duisburg bleibt auf Titelkurs". wdfv.de (in German). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  10. ^ Canizales, Tizian (29 April 2025). "Trio um den MSV Duisburg fix - zwei Meister werden noch gesucht". RevierSport (in German). Retrieved 29 April 2025.
  11. ^ "Neuer Mittelstürmer für den HFC: Nationalspieler Malek Fakhro kommt aus Duisburg". hallescherfc.de. 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  12. ^ Haidinger, Peter. "MSV Duisburg: Torjäger Malek Fakhro geht auf Länderspielreise". MSPW - Media Sportservice (in German). Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  13. ^ منتخب لبنان يستعيد حضوره الدولي و٣ مغتربين جدد ينضمون اليه [Lebanon national team regains its international presence and three new expatriates join it] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  14. ^ "Match Report of Thailand vs Lebanon". Global Sports Archive. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  15. ^ "Match Report of Myanmar vs Lebanon". Global Sports Archive. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  16. ^ "لبنان يتصدّر مجموعته في تصفيات كأس آسيا بفوزٍ كبير على بروناي". The LFA. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  17. ^ Malek Fakhro at WorldFootball.net
  18. ^ "Malek Fakhro". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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