Ali Tneich

Ali Samir Tneich (علي سمير طنيش; born 16 July 1992), also known as Sisi (السيسي), is a Lebanese footballer and former futsal player who plays as a midfielder for club Ansar and the Lebanon national team.

Club career
Tneich played for Salam Zgharta in the Lebanese Second Division, helping them finish second in the 2012–13 season and gain promotion to the Lebanese Premier League.

Following a career a futsal player Tneich returned to football, joining Nejmeh ahead of the 2020–21 Lebanese Premier League season. On 13 December 2020, Tneich scored a long-distance goal against rivals Ansar, in a Beirut derby encounter in the league, to help Nejmeh win 2–1. The goal was noted as arguably one of the best in the derby. Tneich finished the season with one goal in 16 league games for Nejmeh. Tneich was regarded as the best midfielder of the season according to Tadamon Sour head coach Mohammed Zouheir.

The following season, on 30 June 2021, Tneich transferred to Ansar in a free transfer, on a two-year contract. Despite interest from Lebanese champions Ahed in 2023, Tneich extended his contract with Ansar a further three years.

International career
Tneich made his debut for the Lebanon national team on 30 December 2022, in a friendly game against the United Arab Emirates. His first goal came on 12 October 2023, scoring in a 3–2 friendly defeat to Montenegro.

In December 2023, Tneich was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

International

 * Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Tneich goal.

Honours
Salam Zgharta
 * Lebanese Second Division: 2012–13 (group A)

Bank of Beirut (futsal)
 * Lebanese Futsal League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
 * Lebanese Futsal Cup: 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
 * Lebanese Futsal Super Cup: 2014, 2017, 2018

Ansar
 * Lebanese FA Cup: 2023–24
 * Lebanese Super Cup: 2021