Lary Mehanna
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lary Gaby Mehanna[1] | ||
Date of birth | 28 October 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon[1] | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | |||
Youth career | |||
1990–1998 | |||
1998–2002 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2011 | Ansar | ||
2011–2012 | |||
2012–2016 | Ansar | 60 | (0) |
2016– | |||
National team | |||
2006–2014 | Lebanon | 36 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Lary Gaby Mehanna (Arabic: لاري غابي مهنا; born 28 October 1983) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French club .
Born in Lebanon to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Mehanna moved to France aged one. He was part of the youth team of Paris Saint-Germain, before moving back to Lebanon in 2003, playing for Ansar. After a short stint in France at in 2011–12, Mehanna returned to Ansar, before moving to France in 2016, playing for amateur side Villeparisis.
Mehanna has played for Lebanon internationally between 2006 and 2014. He has played over 30 games, representing Lebanon at the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.
Early life[]
Born on 28 October 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon, to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Mehanna moved aged one with his family to Dammartin-en-Goële, France, due to the ongoing Lebanese Civil War.[2] Aged six, Mehanna played as a defender for ; he became a goalkeeper aged 12 during a youth tournament.[2] Between 1998 and 2002 Mehanna played for Paris Saint-Germain's youth setup.[2]
Club career[]
Mehanna joined Lebanese Premier League side Ansar on 8 July 2003.[3] He retired from football in December 2015,[2] before moving to France in January 2016,[4] joining Regional 3 side in the French eighth division.[2]
International career[]
On 16 October 2015, Mehanna announced his international retirement.[5]
Personal life[]
On 21 August 2016, Mehanna married Natalie Nasrallah.[6] His favourite club is French side Paris Saint-Germain.[7]
Honours[]
Ansar
- Lebanese Premier League: 2005–06, 2006–07
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12
Individual
- Lebanese Premier League Best Goalkeeper: 2007–08
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Lary Mehanna". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Poix, Anthony (6 October 2018). "Régional 3 : de Beyrouth à Villeparisis, le long chemin du gardien libanais". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "لاري مهنا يغادر الأنصار إلى فرنسا". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ لاري مهنا حارس "الأنصار" يعلن رسمياً أعتزراله دوليا [Larry Mehanna, "Al-Ansar" goalkeeper, officially announces his international retirement]. albahraintoday (in Arabic). 16 October 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ لاري مهنا يدخل ألقفص الذهبي [Lary Mehanna ties the knot]. Al Jadeed. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ "Du PSG au club Al-Ansa, Lary Méhanna joue les prolongations à Villeparisis". France 3 Paris Ile-de-France (in French). 12 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
External links[]
- Lary Mehanna – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Lary Mehanna at FA Lebanon
- Lary Mehanna at National-Football-Teams.com
- Lary Mehanna at Global Sports Archive
- Lary Mehanna at Goalzz.com (available in Arabic at Kooora.com)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Beirut
- Lebanese footballers
- French footballers
- Lebanese people of French descent
- French people of Lebanese descent
- Association football goalkeepers
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Al Ansar FC players
- Lebanon international footballers