Jimmy Kazan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jimmy Jihad Kazan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Enosis Neon Paralimni | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2025 | Racing Beirut | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2025 | Racing Beirut | 29 | (8) |
| 2025– | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:10, 22 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jimmy Jihad Kazan (Arabic: جيمي جهاد قازان; born 26 March 2007) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a winger or forward for Cypriot First Division club Enosis Neon Paralimni.
Club career
Racing Beirut
Coming through the youth system,[2] Kazan made his senior debut for Racing Beirut in the 2023–24 Lebanese Premier League on 28 September 2023, aged 16 years and 186 days, as a 78th-minute substitute in a 1–1 draw against Nejmeh.[3] His first goal came on 20 June 2024, in the final matchday of the season, in a 2–1 defeat to Bourj.[4]
Kazan's breakthrough season came in 2024–25, in which he was used by Racing as a starter.[5] He scored three consecutive goals between 8 and 19 May 2025[5] – against Bourj,[6] Chabab Ghazieh,[7] and Shabab Sahel[8] – and a brace against Bourj on 7 June 2025.[9] Kazan finished the season with seven goals in 26 appearances.[1] He was also crowned top scorer of the under-20 league with 13 goals.[10]
Enosis Neon Paralimni
On 5 October 2025, Kazan joined Enosis Neon Paralimni in the Cypriot First Division during the 2025–26 season.[11][12] He scored his first goal for the club on 22 October, in a 2–0 win against Chalkanoras Idaliou in the Cypriot Cup, two minutes after entering as a second-half substitute.[13]
International career
In September 2025, Kazan took part in a training camp with the Lebanon national under-20 team in Tabarja, Lebanon, ahead of the 2025 WAFF U-20 Championship.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 22 October 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Racing Beirut | 2023–24 | Lebanese Premier League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024–25 | Lebanese Premier League | 26 | 7 | — | — | 26 | 7 | |||
| Total | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 8 | ||
| Enosis Neon Paralimni | 2025–26 | Cypriot First Division | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Career total | 31 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | ||
- ^ Includes Lebanese FA Cup, Cypriot Cup
- ^ Includes Lebanese Federation Cup
References
- ^ a b c d "Jimmy Kazan". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
- ^ Itani, Riad (4 April 2023). لهذه الأسباب عاد الراسينغ إلى "دوري الأضواء" [For these reasons, Racing returned to the Premier League]. grandlb.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ "Racing Club Bayrūt vs Nejmeh SC – Lebanese First Division 2023/2024". Global Sports Archive. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ لقب الدوري في الأسبوع الأخير بين النجمة والأنصار [The league title in the last week between Nejmeh and Ansar]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ a b Younes, Tarek (20 May 2025). قازان يسجل للمباراة الثالثة توالياً [Kazan scores for the third consecutive match]. El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ البرج يحسم «دربي الضاحية» ويهدي الراسينغ صدارة الأواخر [Bourj wins the "Dahiyeh derby" and hands the lead to Racing Club in the final rounds]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). 15 May 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ الراسينج يهزم شباب الغازية ويتصدر سداسية الأواخر [Racing defeats Chabab Ghazieh and leads the Final Six]. Kooora (in Arabic). 14 May 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ غزارة أهداف في سداسية الأواخر وإيقافات إدارية في الاوائل [Abundant goals in the Final Six and administrative suspensions in the first matches]. Al Akhbar (in Arabic). 20 May 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ Younes, Tarek (8 June 2025). الراسينغ يفوز على البرج بالثلاثة ويتصدر سداسية الأواخر [Racing beats Bourj 3–0 and leads the Final Six]. El Maestro Sport (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ جيمي قازان لاعب نادي الراسينغ، يحصل على لقب هدّاف بطولة الدوري اللبناني للشباب دون 20 سنة للموسم الرياضي 2025/2024، بتسجيله 13 هدفاً [Jimmy Kazan, the player of Racing Club, gets the title of top goalscorer of the Lebanese Youth League under 20 for the season 2025/2024, scoring 13 goals]. LEB Sports (in Arabic). 12 May 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025 – via Facebook.
- ^ Enosis Neon Paralimni FC [@enp1936]; (5 October 2025). "Welcome Jimmy Kazan!" – via Instagram.
- ^ Ανακοίνωσε Τζίμι Καζάν η Ένωση [Jimmy Kazan joins Enosis]. AlphaNews (in Cypriot Greek). 5 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ ΕΝΠ – Χαλκάνορας 2–0: Εύκολη βυσσινί πρόκριση! [ENP – Chalkanoras 2–0: Easy qualification for the red-crowned cranes!]. Sportime (in Cypriot Greek). 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
- ^ منتخب لبنان للشباب يستعد لبطولة غرب آسيا [The Lebanon youth team is preparing for the WAFF Championship]. Lebanese Football Association (in Arabic). 6 September 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
External links
- Jimmy Kazan at Soccerway