Michael Chehade

Michael Basim Chehade (born December 22, 1986 is a Lebanese British footballer. He made his debut for the Lebanon national football team aged just 18 years and 47 days against Jordan on 1st February 2005. He went on to make 9 caps for his country and scoring 5 goals, before being forced to retire from football at the age of 20 due to injury. Before his injury, Michael was named by Asian footballing legend Ali Daei of Iran as one of Asia's "Top Footballing Prospects 2006".

Biography

Early Life

Born in Welwyn Garden City to an English mother, Ann, and Lebanese father, Riad, Michael led an ordinary life until the age of 8 when he was spotted playing for Gosling Youth.

Football career

Despite only making a handful of appearances for his country, Chehade formed an amicable central midfielder partnership with current star, and all time record holding appearance and goal scorer, Roda Antwar. Chehade's crowning international moment came just over two years later, as his hattrick versus Saudi Arabia on March 17th 2007 sealed a historic victory for his nation over a much superior footballing nation.

Michael's career was sadly cut short in May 2007, after sustaining a freak injury whilst saving a six year old child from the path of an oncoming cyclist left him with a dislocated patella which he never recovered from. He has since made a comeback for several local teams, most notably, Welwyn St. Mary's and Lemsford Town FC although never reaching his former heights.