{{Short description|Lebanese footballer (born 1994)}} {{Use dmy dates|date = June 2021}} {{Family name hatnote|Mustafa|Skaf|lang=Lebanese}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Shadi Skaf | image = 2020-21 Akhaa Ahli Aley vs Shabab Sahel 04 (Shadi Skaf).jpg | caption = Skaf with Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2020 | fullname = Shadi Mustafa Skaf<ref name=GSA>{{GSA player|shadi-skaf/56356|access-date=21 August 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|2|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Burj el-Shemali, Lebanon<ref name=GSA/> | height = | currentclub = Tadamon Sour | clubnumber = | position = Centre-back | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Islah Bourj Shmali | years1 = 2010–2013 | clubs1 = Islah Bourj Shmali | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2013–2016 | clubs2 = Nejmeh | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2015–2016 | clubs3 = Nabi Chit | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2016–2017 | clubs4 = Salam Zgharta | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2017–2018 | clubs5 = Tadamon Sour | caps5 = 20 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2018–2021 | clubs6 = Akhaa Ahli Aley | caps6 = 36 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2021–2022 | clubs7 = Bourj | caps7 = 10 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2021–2022 | clubs8 = → Churchill Brothers (loan) | caps8 = 1 | goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2022–2024 | clubs9 = Bourj | caps9 = 39 | goals9 = 1 | years10 = 2024–2025 | clubs10 = Racing Beirut | caps10 = 19 | goals10 = 0 | years11 = 2025– | clubs11 = Tadamon Sour | caps11 = 0 | goals11 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2013 | nationalteam1 = Lebanon U20 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2015 | nationalteam2 = Lebanon U23 | nationalcaps2 = 4 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = 12:10, 1 August 2025 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = }} '''Shadi Mustafa Skaf''' ({{langx|ar|شادي مصطفى سكاف}}; born 9 February 1994) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for {{Lebanese football updater|TadSour}} club Tadamon Sour.
==Club career==
=== Lebanon === Coming through the youth system, Skaf began his career at Islah Bourj Shmali in the 2010–11 Lebanese Premier League.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=لقب افضل لاعب ناشئ في لبنان للاعب الاصلاح الموهوب شادي سكاف :: موقع يا صور|url=https://www.yasour.org/news.php?go=fullnews&newsid=19754|access-date=2021-08-21|website=www.yasour.org|archive-date=20 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920170411/https://www.yasour.org/news.php?go=fullnews&newsid=19754|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011 he was awarded Lebanese Young Player of the Year.<ref name=":0" /> On 8 July 2013, Skaf joined Nejmeh,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=تحت الأضواء|url=https://www.aljoumhouria.com/ar/news/81959|access-date=2021-08-21|website=الجمهورية|language=ar|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821175928/https://www.aljoumhouria.com/ar/news/81959|url-status=live}}</ref> before moving to Nabi Chit on 13 October 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=النبي شيت يضم شادي سكاف|url=https://www.elsport.com/news/show/282393/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D8%B6%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81|access-date=2021-08-21|website=Elsport News|language=ar|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419111631/https://www.elsport.com/news/show/282393/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A-%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%AA-%D9%8A%D8%B6%D9%85-%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A-%D8%B3%D9%83%D8%A7%D9%81|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 17 August 2016, Skaf was signed by Salam Zgharta.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lebanon|first=Football|title=شادي سكاف جديد السلام زغرتا|url=http://football-lebanon.com/details.php?id=1395|access-date=2021-08-21|website=football-lebanon.com|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821181237/http://football-lebanon.com/details.php?id=1395|url-status=live}}</ref> After having terminated his contract with Salam, Tadamon Sour announced the signing of Skaf on a four-year contract on 5 July 2017.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=التضامن صور يحسم رسميًا صفقته الرابعة|url=https://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=601683&pg=1&o=n3112572|access-date=2021-08-22|website=www.kooora.com| date=8 July 2019 |archive-date=22 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822011348/https://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=601683&pg=1&o=n3112572|url-status=live}}</ref> On 3 August 2018, Skaf joined Akhaa Ahli Aley.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-08-03|title=اللاعب شادي سكاف يوقع على كشوفات الإخاء الأهلي عاليه لمدة ثلاث سنوات.|url=https://alayamsport.com/archives/5792|access-date=2021-08-21|website=موقع الايام|language=ar|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821181238/https://alayamsport.com/archives/5792|url-status=live}}</ref> After three years at the club, on 7 June 2021, he moved to Bourj.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-07|title=رسميًا.. البرج يضم شادي سكاف|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1038157|access-date=2021-08-21|website=كووورة|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821181238/https://www.kooora.com/?n=1038157|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Churchill Brothers === Skaf moved abroad, joining I-League side Churchill Brothers on 20 August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-20|title=شادي سكاف يوقع لتشرشل الهندي|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1060153|access-date=2021-08-21|website=كووورة|archive-date=21 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210821181236/https://www.kooora.com/?n=1060153|url-status=live}}</ref> He made his debut in their 1–0 defeat to Gokulam Kerala on 26 December.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.siasat.com/news/i-league-defending-champs-gokulam-kerala-begin-campaign-with-solid-win-2248470/|title=I-League: Defending champs Gokulam Kerala begin campaign with solid win|website=siasat.com|publisher=The Siasat Daily|date=26 August 2021|access-date=26 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211226163819/https://www.siasat.com/i-league-defending-champs-gokulam-kerala-begin-campaign-with-solid-win-2248470/amp/|archive-date=26 December 2021}}</ref> On 12 January 2022, the club announced that the two had parted ways on mutual terms.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 January 2022|title=We have mutually parted ways with another member of our lebanon family shadi skaf.We wish shadi best of luck in his future endeavors .|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=332558078872409|access-date=20 January 2022|website=Churchill Brothers FC Goa|archive-date=20 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120074927/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=332558078872409|url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Return to Lebanon === Following his experience in India, Skaff returned to Bourj in January 2022.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1277605962732889</ref> Despite having been announced as a Tadamon Sour player in June 2024,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kooora.com/default.aspx?n=1333482&o=nclb | title=التضامن صور يعلن ثالث صفقاته الصيفية | date=11 June 2024 }}</ref> Skaf joined Racing Beirut two months later.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Facebook | url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1037885428338255&set=a.196507002476106&locale=ar_AR | access-date=2024-12-27 | website=www.facebook.com}}</ref> In July 2025, Skaf returned to Tadamon Sour.<ref>{{Cite web |title=التضامن صور يعزز صفوفه بضم الصاطي وماضي - موقع المنار الرياضي |url=https://www.manartv.com.lb/sports/article/1326294/ |access-date=2025-08-01 |website=www.manartv.com.lb}}</ref>
== International career == Having also captained the under-20 team<ref name=":1" /> at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-09-09|title=Les 7es Jeux de la francophonie à Nice, un message d'espoir|url=https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/832135/les-7es-jeux-de-la-francophonie-a-nice-un-message-despoir.html|access-date=2021-07-06|website=L'Orient-Le Jour|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419050907/https://www.lorientlejour.com/article/832135/les-7es-jeux-de-la-francophonie-a-nice-un-message-despoir.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Skaf represented Lebanon at under-23 level in 2015, playing four games in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.<ref name=GSA/>
==Honours== '''Nejmeh''' * Lebanese Premier League: 2013–14 * Lebanese FA Cup: 2015–16; runner-up: 2014–15 * Lebanese Elite Cup: 2014; runner-up: 2013 * Lebanese Super Cup: 2014
'''Salam Zgharta''' * Lebanese Challenge Cup runner-up: 2016
'''Tadamon Sour''' * Lebanese Challenge Cup runner-up: 2017
'''Individual''' * Lebanese Premier League Best Young Player: 2010–11<ref>{{Cite web|title=معتوق أفضل لاعب لبناني وحيدر يطالب بإصلاحات|url=https://al-akhbar.com/Sport/88593|access-date=14 May 2019|website=الأخبار|date=18 May 2011 |language=ar|archive-date=19 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419111550/https://al-akhbar.com/Sport/88593|url-status=live}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commonscat}} * {{FA Lebanon player|15344}} * {{Soccerway|330154}} * {{Goalzz|112572}}
{{Lebanese Premier League Best Young Player}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Skaf, Shadi}} Category:1994 births Category:Living people Category:People from Tyre District Category:Sportspeople from South Governorate Category:Lebanese men's footballers Category:21st-century Lebanese sportsmen Category:Men's association football central defenders Category:Islah Borj Al Shmali Club players Category:Nejmeh SC players Category:Shabab Baalbek SC players Category:Salam Zgharta FC players Category:Tadamon SC Sour players Category:Akhaa Ahli Aley FC players Category:Bourj FC players Category:Churchill Brothers FC players Category:Lebanese Premier League players Category:Lebanese Second Division players Category:I-League players Category:Lebanon men's youth international footballers Category:Lebanese expatriate men's footballers Category:Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in India Category:Expatriate men's footballers in India