Moussa Hojeij

Moussa Ali Hojeij (; born 6 August 1974) is a Lebanese football manager and former player.

Hojeij was the best player in the Al-Manar Football Festival several times, and was captain of the national team. He is also a match analyst for Lebanon national team matches on beIN Sports.

Club career

Hojeij joined Nejmeh's youth team on 26 February 1993. In 2000, Hojeij became the first captain to win the Lebanese Premier League title for Nejmeh after the civil war.

In 2006 he was released by Nejmeh after scoring a total of 75 league goals, and signed with Mabarra. In 2008 Hojeij signed for Lebanese Second Division club Khoyol,

Returns to Nejmeh

Hojeij returned as head coach of Nejmeh in 2018.

He returned to the helm of Nejmeh once again, in February 2022. After insulting the Lebanese Football Association (LFA) and its president, following a red card received by Nejmeh during a league match against Safa on 3 April, the LFA suspended Hojeij for one year, and fined him £L25 million. The LFA extended the suspension to two years on 11 April.

Safa and Tadamon Sour

On 9 January 2023, Hojeij was appointed head coach of Safa. He became coach of Tadamon Sour in 2024.

Presidential career

On 10 June 2021, Hojeij announced his candidacy to become president of the Lebanese Football Association; the only other candidate was incumbent president Hashem Haidar. The elections took place on 29 June in Beirut,

Honours

Player

Nejmeh

Lebanese Premier League: 1999–00, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05
Lebanese FA Cup: 1996–97, 1997–98, 2011–12
Lebanese Elite Cup: 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Lebanese Super Cup: 2000, 2002, 2004
AFC Cup runner-up: 2005

Mabarra

Lebanese FA Cup: 2007–08

Individual

IFFHS All-time Lebanon Men's Dream Team
Lebanese Premier League Best Player: 1999–2000, 2001–02
Lebanese Premier League Fans' Best Player: 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03
Lebanese Premier League Best Goal: 2002–03
Lebanese Premier League Team of the Season: 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05

Manager

Shabab Sahel

Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2015

Racing Beirut

Lebanese Challenge Cup: 2016