Hazem El Masri

: January 6, 2024
: Rugby League Player

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Hazem El Masri Biography
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Quick Facts

Full Name	Hazem El Masri
Occupation	Rugby League Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 1, 1976(1976-04-01)
Age	48
Birthplace	Tripoli
Country	Lebanon
Birth City	North Governorate
Horoscope	Aries

Hazem El Masri Biography

Name	Hazem El Masri
Birthday	Apr 1
Birth Year	1976
Place Of Birth	Tripoli
Home Town	North Governorate
Birth Country	Lebanon
Birth Sign	Aries
Siblings	Samer El Masri, Sarah El Masri, Louana El Masri, MORE
Spouse	Arwa El Masri , Douah El-Cherif

Hazem El Masri is one of the most popular and richest Rugby League Player who was born on April 1, 1976 in Tripoli, North Governorate, Lebanon. El Masri was born to Khaled and Amal, ethnic Lebanese parents in Tripoli, Lebanon, on April 1, 1976. When he was twelve years old, he emigrated from Lebanon to Australia with his family. At an early age, he began playing soccer. However, he switched to rugby league during high school, joining the Enfield Federals, a local club. El Masri, who was playing at Belmore Boys High School in 1994 was spotted by Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs’ development officers. He was invited to trial for their Jersey Flegg team. He was promoted to the President’s Cup team in the following year.

El Masri’s debut as a player for Lebanon was in 1999 when he played against Morocco in the Mediterranean Cup. He scored 48 points in this match, which was the most points scored by a single player in an international match.

The Lebanon nation side qualified for their first ever World Cup in 2000 and El Masri captained the side. He played in all three of Lebanon’s World Cup games. He played in his country’s first ever World Cup Match against New Zealand, which they lost 64–0. He scored a try and kicked three goals in their 24–22 defeat by Wales. He scored two tries and kicked three goals in their 22–22 draw against the Cook Islands. At the end of the group stage, Lebanon finished on one point and did not advance to the knockout stage. At the end of the World Cup his stats were three tries and six goals for 24 points for Lebanon. His brother, Samer El Masri, also played for Lebanon. El Masri later played for the New South Wales representative side in 2001 and would go on to appear in the annual City vs Country Origin fixture on five occasions.

In 2002, El Masri topped the League’s point-scoring table for the first time and rejected a $2 million offer from the South Sydney Rabbitohs, opting to stay with the Bulldogs. In 2002, he played for the Australian team against New Zealand. El Masri set a new record for most goals scored by a Bulldogs player in a single match with 11 against the South Sydney Rabbitohs in Round 21, 2003.

El Masri was a regular player in the Canterbury-Bankstown team by the 1998 NRL season. Although his team reached the 1998 NRL Grand Finals, El Masri did not participate in the Broncos’ defeat of Canterbury.

Hazem El Masri Net Worth

Net Worth	$5 Million
Source Of Income	Rugby League Player
House	Living in own house.

Hazem El Masri is one of the richest Rugby League Player from Lebanon. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Hazem El Masri 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Hazem El Mashri (Arabic: Hzm lmSry – born 1 April 1976 in Lebanese) is a former professional rugby league footballer from Australia who was a winger during the 1990s, 2000s. He was an international representative for Australia, Lebanon and a New South Wales State of Origin representative goal-kicking sidekick. He played his entire career in Sydney with Canterbury-Bankstown, with whom he won NRL Premiership 2004. El Masri held the record for highest premiership point scorer and was, for the sixth consecutive season, the NRL’s leading point scorer. El Masri also became the seventh player to score more than 150 NRL try points. He played mainly on the wing but also at fullback.

El Masri made his debut in the Sydney Bulldogs’ inaugural grade team during 1996 ARL season. The Bulldogs had Daryl Halligan, a renowned sharpshooter, as their first goal-kicker. El Masri was only able to kick for the club after Halligan was hurt in 1997. El Masri’s memorable Super League win against Halifax in 1997 was a remarkable one.

In 2000, El Masri married a Saudi Arabian-born Palestinian woman, Arwa Abousamra. They have three children.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height	5 ft 10 in

Hazem El Masri height 5 ft 10 in Hazem weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Hazem El Masri Dating?

According to our records, Hazem El Masri married to Arwa El Masri , Douah El-Cherif. As of December 1, 2023, Hazem El Masri’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2006, El Masri broke another two club records: the most points scored for a single game (34 points, round 2 against the Wests Tigers) and the most first grade tries for Canterbury (123, Round 13 against the Newcastle Knights). He also kicked his 600th goal during that match.

Facts & Trivia

Hazem Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby League Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Lebanon. Hazem El Masri celebrates birthday on April 1 of every year.

El Masri broke the all-time highest NRL career point scoring record in front of a crowd of 19,791 against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in round 1, 2009, with a penalty goal on a rainy Saturday night, giving him 2,208 points. On 15 May 2009, El Masri played his 300th game in the Bulldogs 20–18 defeat by the Dragons at Win Jubilee Stadium. He was the first Canterbury play to reach the milestone. He joined the exclusive ‘300’ club behind, Darren Lockyer (355), Terry Lamb (349), Steve Menzies (349), Brad Fittler (336), Cliff Lyons (332), Andrew Ettingshausen (328), Geoff Gerard (320), Jason Croker (318), Paul Langmack (315), Ruben Wiki (312), Steve Price (306), Luke Ricketson (301) and Petero Civoniceva (300). In June 2009, El Masri announced that he would retire from the NRL at the end of the 2009 season. He played his 317th and final game on 25 September 2009 against the Parramatta Eels in the preliminary final in front of a crowd of 74,549 people, the largest finals crowd ever recorded for a non-grand final. Lebanon Cedars’ coach John Elias approached El Masri to play a one-off European Cup tie for Lebanon against Russia in Tripoli in October 2009. El Masri considered accepting this invitation but found himself unable to do so.

What does Hazem El Masri do now?

So, if it is true that all athletes die twice, a decade after he retired, Hazem El Masri appears to have finally navigated beyond that “first death”. As well as his school clinic initiatives and the fresh fan accolades, he has taken up carpentry , mirroring his immigrant father’s simpler ways.