Aymen Mouelhi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aymen Mouelhi | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain[1] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | St Joseph's | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Olympique Kef | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Olympique Kef | 1 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Europa | 28 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Lions Gibraltar | 18 | (1) |
| 2016–2019 | Gibraltar United | 65 | (6) |
| 2019– | St Joseph's | 43 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018– | Gibraltar | 23 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:11, 26 February 2022 (UTC+1) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:44, 16 November 2021 (UTC+1) | |||
Aymen Mouelhi (born 14 September 1986) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for St Joseph's.[2][3] Born in Spain and raised in Tunisia, Mouelhi represents the Gibraltar national team after becoming naturalised in 2018.
International career[]
Mouelhi made his international debut for Gibraltar on 16 November 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Joseph Chipolina in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D match against Armenia, which finished as a 6–2 loss.[4] After a particularly impressive performance against Norway which saw the minnows restrict the Scandinavians to only 3 goals in a respectable defeat, Mouelhi went viral after he quipped that he "expected more" of the highly rated Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, who he had been tasked with marking throughout the game.[5]
Personal life[]
Mouelhi is a fan of FC Barcelona, being born in the Catalan capital. Outside of football, he works in the tourism industry in Gibraltar.[6]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- As of 16 November 2021[7]
| Gibraltar | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 23 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Aymen Mouelhi at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Aymen Mouelhi at Soccerway
- ^ Aymen Mouelhi at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ "UEFA Nations League – Gibraltar v Armenia". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ “I expected more” – Outstanding big-time behaviour from Gibraltar defender Aymen Mouelhi as he gives Erling Haaland assessment Caught Offside. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ The Gibraltar centre-back who stopped Haaland: A reinforcement for Barcelona? Marca English. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ "Aymen Mouelhi". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
External links[]
- Aymen Mouelhi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aymen Mouelhi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aymen Mouelhi at WorldFootball.net
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