Jihad Khaled Ayoub (Arabic: جِهَاد خَالِد أَيُّوب; born 30 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Lebanese Premier League club Safa.

[5] His youth career includes stints at Margarita in Venezuela, Millwall and Notts County in England,[4] and Melita in Malta,[6] where he played for their under-21 team.

[8] He was sent on a one-year loan to Lebanese Second Division side Shabab Sahel for the 2017–18 season, where they finished in first place and were promoted to the Premier League.

[16] He returned to the club the same month,[17] and helped Ansar win the domestic double (league and Lebanese FA Cup) in 2020–21.

[20] Ayoub made his international debut for Lebanon on 1 December 2021, as a substitute in a 1–0 defeat to Egypt at the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.