The following year, on January 18, 2019, Lebanese club Ansar announced the signing of Soony Saad.[15][16] On his debut game in the 2018–19 Lebanese Football League, played on January 27, 2019, he scored and assisted once against Safa.[17] On February 15, 2019, Saad scored a long-distance shot from 30 metres, finding the back of the net in a 4–0 win against Salam Zgharta.[18] This would be the first time in more than two years that the Beirut Municipal Stadium had hosted a game.[19] On May 10, 2019, Saad scored in the quarter-finals of the Lebanese FA Cup, helping his side defeat Nejmeh in the Beirut Derby.[20]