Abbas Ali Atwi
Abbas Ali Atwi (Arabic: عباس علي عطوي; born 15 December 1984), also known as Onika (Arabic: أونيكا, also spelled Unica), is a Lebanese former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
Contents
- 1 Club career
- 2 International career
- 3 Personal life
- 4 Career statistics
- 4.1 International
- 5 Honours
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 External links
Club career
Atwi joined Bourj's youth team aged 14; he made his senior debut in the Lebanese Second Division in 2000, in a 4–3 defeat against Ahed. Atwi moved to Lebanese Premier League side Olympic Beirut in 2002, with whom he won the domestic double (league and cup) in his first season.
In 2005 Atwi signed for Ahed. He scored 58 league goals and won five league *les in 12 years at the club.
Atwi joined Ansar in 2017, helping them win their first league *le in 14 years in 2021.
On 18 June 2021, Atwi moved back to Bourj, where he had begun his career. He announced his retirement on 20 May 2022, following the 2021–22 season.
International career
Atwi captaining the Lebanon national team in 2013.In 2005, Atwi played for the Lebanon national under-23 team; he scored from the half-way line in a game against *an U23, which Lebanon lost 2–1.
Atwi has played for the Lebanon national team between 2002 and 2016, scoring four goals in over 50 appearances. He has played at the 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, and the 2004 and 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers, as well as at the 2002 and 2004 WAFF Championships and at the 2002 Arab Cup.
Personal life
Atwi earned his nickname "Onika" in reference to the Lebanese chocolate bar Unica as, after being involved in a non-fatal car accident as a kid, the first thing he asked his mother was the chocolate bar that he was holding in his hand during the accident.
He is not related to fellow Lebanese footballer Abbas Ahmad Atwi.
Career statistics
International
Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Atwi goal.Honours
Bourj
- Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2021
- Lebanese Second Division: 2000–01
Olympic Beirut
- Lebanese Premier League: 2002–03
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2002–03
Ahed
- Lebanese Premier League: 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2014–15, 2016–17
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2008–09, 2010–11
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2015
Ansar
- Lebanese Premier League: 2020–21
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2020–21
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League Best Player: 2002–03
- Lebanese Premier League Best Young Player: 2001–02
- Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 2002–03, 2005–06, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19
- Lebanese Premier League top *ist provider: 2007–08, 2009–10
See also
- List of Lebanon international footballers
References
External links
- Abbas Ali Atwi at FA Lebanon
- Abbas Ali Atwi at RSSSF
- Abbas Ali Atwi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Abbas Ali Atwi at Soccerway
- Abbas Ali Atwi at Lebanon Football Guide