Omar Bugiel

Omar Chaaban Khaled Bugiel[note 1] (Arabic: عُمَر شَعْبَان خَالِد بُوغِيل, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕomar ʃaʕˈbeːn]; born 3 January 1994), known as Omar Bugiel,[note 2] is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for EFL League Two club AFC Wimbledon and the Lebanon national team.

He made his international debut with the Lebanon national team in 2017, and played in the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

Bugiel was born in Berlin, Germany, to Lebanese father Khaled and a Polish mother Ewa.

[5] He moved to England the following year aged 16 with the aim of learning English,[5] and enrolled at Chichester College in Sussex.

[9] Bugiel lodged at Hinshelwood's house for two and a half years, while part of the youth team at Chichester City.

[15] He had prolific goalscoring form over four years at the Rebels, scoring 45 league goals in 103 appearances,[16] and hitting double figures in each of his last three seasons.

[17] Bugiel scored a goal and made an assist on his debut on 11 February,[15] in a 2–0 win over Boreham Wood.

[22] He scored his first National League goal for the club on 26 October 2019, in a 3–2 home defeat to Ebbsfleet United.

[26] The next matchday, on Boxing Day, he scored a brace against Woking in a 2–0 away win in the league,[27] with his first goal being a 25-yard volley in the first minute.

[37] On 1 June 2023, League Two side AFC Wimbledon announced the signing of Bugiel, with the contract becoming valid from 1 July.