Hazem El Masri, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Hazem El Masri

Australian rugby league player

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1976

Place of Birth: Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon

Profession: rugby league player

Nationality: Lebanon

Zodiac Sign: Aries


Show Famous Birthdays Today, Lebanon

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Hazem El Masri

  • Hazem El Masri (Arabic: ???? ???????; born 1 April 1976) is a Lebanese Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a winger in the 1990s and 2000s.
  • An international representative for Australia and Lebanon, and a New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking wing, he played his entire club football career in Sydney with the Bulldogs with whom he won the 2004 NRL Premiership.
  • In 2009 (his final season in the NRL) El Masri took the record for the highest-ever point scorer in premiership history and for a record sixth time was the NRL's top point scorer for the season.
  • He also became only the seventh player in history to score over 150 NRL tries, having primarily played on the wing, but also at fullback. El Masri is a self-identified devout Muslim.
  • He is widely respected for his community work with young people, winning the NRL's Ken Stephen Award in 2002.
  • The award recognises players who contribute to the betterment of their community away from rugby league.El Masri, widely regarded as the greatest goalkicker ever seen on a rugby league field, scored the second most points (2,418) by any player in NRL history.

Read more at Wikipedia