Mohammed Muntari
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammed Muntari[1] | ||
Date of birth | 20 December 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Duhail | ||
Number | 29 | ||
Youth career | |||
– | Golden Lions Soccer Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | El Jaish | 45 | (18) |
2015–2017 | Lekhwiya | 19 | (8) |
2017– | Al-Duhail | 52 | (16) |
2017–2018 | → Al Ahli (loan) | 9 | (3) |
2018 | → Al Ahli (loan) | 8 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Qatar U23 | 4 | (0) |
2014– | Qatar | 43 | (12) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 9 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 9 February 2022 (UTC) |
Mohammed Muntari (born 20 December 1993) is a Ghanaian-born naturalised Qatari footballer who currently plays for Al-Duhail as a striker.[2] Muntari was naturalized to play for the Qatar national team.
Career[]
Muntari started his career in the Golden Lions Soccer Academy, owned by former Ghanaian international Nii Lamptey.[3] He joined El Jaish in 2012.[4]
In July 2015, he signed a five-year deal with Lekhwiya.[5]
International career[]
Muntari was born and raised in Ghana, but early in his career moved to Qatar and became a naturalized citizen. He was called up to the Qatar national team in December, 2014.[6] He made his debut on 27 December 2014 in a friendly against Estonia, scoring his first goal.[7]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.[8]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 27 December 2014 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Estonia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
2. | 28 August 2015 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Singapore | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
3. | 3 September 2015 | Bhutan | 6–0 | 15–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
4. | 7–0 | |||||
5. | 9–0 | |||||
6. | 17 November 2015 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan | 1–0 | 3–0 | ||
7. | 14 November 2017 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Iceland | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
8. | 14 November 2019 | Singapore | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
9. | 24 March 2021 | Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
10. | 31 March 2021 | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
11. | 17 July 2021 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States | Grenada | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
12. | 15 December 2021 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Algeria | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup |
Honours[]
Club[]
Al-Duhail
- Qatar Stars League: 2016–17, 2019–20
- Qatar Emir Cup: 2016, 2019
- Qatar Super Cup: 2015, 2016
El-Jaish
References[]
- ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Player profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Ghana loses hugely talented striker Mohammed Muntari to Qatar". ghanaweb.com. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Player profile". eurosport.com. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Muntari signs for Lekhwiya". Qatar Stars League. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Qatar squad for Asian Cup". Xinhua News Agency. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "منتخبنا الوطني يفوز على استونيا بثلاثية". alkass.net. 27 December 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ "Muntari, Mohammed". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
External links[]
- Mohammed Muntari at Soccerway
- Mohammed Muntari at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- El Jaish SC players
- Lekhwiya SC players
- Al-Duhail SC players
- Al Ahli SC (Doha) players
- Qatari footballers
- Ghanaian footballers
- Qatar Stars League players
- Qatar international footballers
- Ghanaian emigrants to Qatar
- Naturalised citizens of Qatar
- Qatari people of Ghanaian descent
- Sportspeople from Kumasi
- Association football forwards
- 2015 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players