Fadi El Khatib

Fadi El Khatib
	El Khatib as a guest of MTV Lebanon in 2019
Sagesse SC
Position	Small forward
League	Lebanese Basketball League
Personal information
Born	1 January 1979; Shheem, Lebanon
Listed height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Career information
Playing career	1997–Present
Career history
1997–2004	Sagesse
2004–2005	Al-Ittihad Aleppo
2005–2006	Sagesse
2006–2007	Blue Stars
2007–2008	Cherkaski Mavpy
2008–2009	Al Riyadi Beirut
2009–2010	Champville
2010–2011	Al Riyadi Beirut
2011–2013	Champville
2013–2014	Amchit
2014–2015	Foshan Long Lions
2015	Al Riyadi Beirut
2015–2016	Fujian Sturgeons
2016–2017	Homenetmen Beirut
2017–2020	Champville
2022–2023	Sagesse
2025-present	Sagesse SC
Career highlights
	3x FIBA Asia Cup Silver Medallist (2001, 2005, 2007); 2x FIBA Asia Cup All-Star Team (2001, 2005); FIBA Asia Challenge winner (2010); 4x FIBA Asia Champions Cup champion (1999, 2000, 2004, 2011); 2x FIBA Asia Champions Cup MVP (2005, 2011); FIBA Hall of Fame Class of 2025;
Men's basketball
Representing Lebanon
FIBA Asia Championship
FIBA Asia Challenge

Fadi El Khatib (Arabic: فادي الخطيب; born 1 January 1979), nicknamed the "Lebanese Tiger", and "Abu Jihad" is a Lebanese basketball player for Sagesse SC of the Lebanese Basketball League. El Khatib played for several teams in the Lebanese Basketball League, and also played abroad in Syria, Ukraine and China. He was also a member of the Lebanon national team that finished runners-up in the FIBA Asia Championship three times, in 2001, 2005 and 2007. El Khatib also participated in the FIBA World Championship in 2002, 2006 and 2010.