Hazem El Masri (Arabic: حازم المصري; born 1 April 1976) is a Lebanese Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a winger in the 1990s and 2000s.

[5] El Masri, widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkickers ever seen on a rugby league field, scored the second most points (2,418) by any player in NRL history.

[4] He began playing soccer at an early age but during his senior years in high school switched to rugby league, joining a local club, the Enfield Federals.

While playing for Belmore Boys High School in 1994, El Masri was spotted by Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs development officers and was invited to trials for their Jersey Flegg side.

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.

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.

[10] He then played for Canterbury on the wing[2] in their 2004 NRL grand final victory over cross-city rivals the Sydney Roosters, scoring a try and kicking two goals.

As 2004 NRL premiers, the Canterbury Bulldogs faced Super League IX champions, Leeds, in the 2005 World Club Challenge.

El Masri set the Canterbury club's career points record, surpassing Daryl Halligan during the 2005 NRL season.

El Masri was called up to Game 3 of the 2007 State of Origin series to make his debut for New South Wales after Jamie Lyon was ruled out through injury.

[14][15] El Masri set the NRL career point-scoring record of 2,418[16][self-published source] points across 317 games, with 159 tries and 891 goals in 1087 attempts at 81.97%.

After his retirement, El Masri made an appearance, kicking a goal, in the opening ceremony of Melbourne's new AAMI Park before the 2010 ANZAC Test.