{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{family name hatnote|Saab|Pomonti|lang=Spanish}} {{Short description|Venezuelan footballer (born 2001)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Karin Saab | image = | caption = | fullname = Karin Alfredo Saab Pomonti<ref name="GSA" /> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2001|1|11|df=yes}} | birth_place = Caroní, Venezuela<ref name="GSA" /> | height = 1.78 m | currentclub = Tadamon Sour | clubnumber = | position = Right-back | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Mineros de Guayana | years1 = 2019–2022 | clubs1 = Mineros de Guayana | caps1 = 57 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2023 | clubs2 = Deportivo La Guaira | caps2 = 3 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2024 | clubs3 = Angostura | caps3 = 5 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2025 | clubs4 = Anzoátegui | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2025– | clubs5 = Tadamon Sour | caps5 = 0 | goals5 = 0 | club-update = 10:57, 22 June 2023 (UTC) }} '''Karin Alfredo Saab Pomonti''' (born 11 January 2001) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for {{Lebanese football updater|TadSour}} club Tadamon Sour.
== Career == Coming through the youth system,<ref>https://www.facebook.com/ACCDMinerosdeG/posts/pfbid08wJe8tZgMfbMPjg6W6VojrpfiSBV1PSDVjLrFxCgaNPn43zMQtuYtxn9du2akZDQl</ref> Saab made his Venezuelan Primera División debut for Mineros de Guayana in January 2019.<ref>https://x.com/MinerosGuayana/status/1091007202498879489</ref> On 11 February 2023, Saab joined Deportivo La Guaira.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/Cohdbphj83H/</ref> Saab and the club terminated the contract on mutual terms on 5 December 2023.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/C0fO0c5Ocja/</ref> On 17 January 2024, Saab moved to Angostura.<ref>{{Cite Instagram |postid=C2NtFeQxWbv |user=tuangosturafc |title=¡Bienvenida a bordo, Karin Saab! |author=Angostura F.C. |date=17 January 2024 |language=es}}</ref>
On 31 August 2025, Saab moved to Lebanon, joining Tadamon Sour in the Lebanese Premier League.<ref name="tadamon">{{Cite Instagram |postid=DOBCnODjJrD |user=tadamonsoursc |title= |author=Tadamon SC Sour |date=31 August 2025 |language=ar |script-title=ar:نادي التضامن صور يرحّب بالنجم الفنزويلي من أصول لبنانية الكابتن كارين صعب |trans-title=Tadamon SC Sour welcomes the Venezuelan star of Lebanese origin captain Karin Saab}}</ref>
== International career == Born in Venezuela, Saab is of Lebanese descent and is eligible to play for both Venezuela and Lebanon internationally.<ref name="tadamon" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Krayem |first=Charbel |date=22 June 2023 |script-title=ar:أبناء المهاجرين ذخيرة لبنان في كأس آسيا |trans-title=Children of immigrants ammunition for Lebanon in the Asian Cup |url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport_Lebanon/364727 |access-date=22 June 2023 |website=Al Akhbar |language=ar}}</ref>
He was called up to the Venezuela national under-20 team for two training camps in Porlamar, Venezuela between October and December 2019,<ref>https://www.facebook.com/ACCDMinerosdeG/posts/pfbid02tR5FaEcL4rJDN3oqVnb754BzbhANJsFR8F9Dr25TV6LHenFZAAP77ABnQWZfSGbLl</ref><ref>https://www.facebook.com/ACCDMinerosdeG/posts/pfbid02SZWZidz2Toh4qoRk5v1RcA25z37HkUkNfR5FxTMqwhcBTTxbfXxpomcWGrZ8rqnGl</ref> and for a training camp in Valencia, Spain between 26 and 30 December 2020.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=3971423726201071</ref><ref>https://primicia.com.ve/deportes/tres-mineristas-llamados-al-modulo-de-la-sub20-en-valencia/</ref>
== Career statistics == === Club === {{updated|match played 15 March 2025}}<ref>{{Soccerway|551082|access-date=24 April 2022}}</ref><ref name="GSA">{{GSA player|karin-saab/255064|access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{Efn|Includes Copa Venezuela, Lebanese FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="5" |Mineros de Guayana |2019 |Venezuelan Primera División |16||0||1||0|| colspan="2" |—||17||0 |- |2020 |Venezuelan Primera División |15||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||15||0 |- |2021 |Venezuelan Primera División |4||0|| colspan="2" |—||1{{Efn|Appearance in Copa Sudamericana}}||0||5||0 |- |2022 |Venezuelan Primera División |22||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||22||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !57!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0!!59!!0 |- |Deportivo La Guaira |2023 |Venezuelan Primera División |3||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||3||0 |- |Angostura |2024 |Venezuelan Primera División |5||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||5||0 |- |Anzoátegui |2025 |Venezuelan Primera División |0||0|| colspan="2" |—|| colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- |Tadamon Sour |2025–26 |Lebanese Premier League |0||0||0||0|| colspan="2" |—||0||0 |- ! colspan="3" |Career total !65!!0!!1!!0!!1!!0!!67!!0 |} {{notelist}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saab, Karin}} Category:2001 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Venezuelan sportsmen Category:Venezuelan people of Lebanese descent Category:Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Category:Footballers from Bolívar (state) Category:Venezuelan men's footballers Category:Men's association football full-backs Category:A.C.C.D. Mineros de Guayana players Category:Deportivo La Guaira F.C. players Category:Angostura F.C. players Category:Anzoátegui F.C. players Category:Tadamon SC Sour players Category:Venezuelan Primera División players <!--Category:Lebanese Premier League players-->
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