Munir Mohamedi
![]() Munir with Morocco at the 2018 World Cup | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Munir Mohand Mohamedi El Kajoui | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 10 May 1989||
Place of birth | Melilla, Spain[1] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Hatayspor | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
Goyu Ryu | |||
2008 | Ceuta | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2009 | Ceuta B | ||
2009 | Almería B | 4 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Melilla B | ||
2010–2014 | Melilla | 74 | (0) |
2014–2018 | Numancia | 74 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Málaga | 76 | (0) |
2020– | Hatayspor | 48 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2015– | Morocco | 41 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:48, 4 November 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2021 |
Munir Mohand Mohamedi El Kajoui (born 10 May 1989), known simply as Munir, is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Turkish club Hatayspor.
Club career[]
Born in Melilla, Munir graduated from lowly CG Goyu Ryu's youth setup, and made his debut as a senior with AD Ceuta's reserves in 2008, in the regional leagues.[2] On 29 January of the following year he moved to another reserve team, UD Almería B from Tercera División,[3] but appeared sparingly and was subsequently released.[4]
Munir joined UD Melilla in summer 2009, initially being assigned to the reserves and being definitely promoted to the main squad in Segunda División B the following year. He acted mainly as a backup to Pedro Dorronsoro during his first two seasons at the club, becoming a starter afterwards.
On 17 June 2014, Munir signed a two-year with Segunda División side CD Numancia.[5] On 10 September he made his professional debut, starting in a 1–1 away draw against CD Leganés in the second round of the Copa del Rey and also saving two penalties during the shootout.[6]
Munir made his debut in the second tier on 19 October 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 loss at UD Las Palmas.[7] He subsequently acted as first choice for the remainder of the campaign, overtaking Biel Ribas.[8]
Munir left the Soria team at the end of 2017–18, after losing his starting spot to Aitor Fernández.[9] On 19 July 2018, he joined Málaga CF also in the second division.[10]
International career[]
Having Moroccan heritage, Munir switched his allegiance to its national team in 2014. On 9 March 2015, he was called up by manager Ezzaki Badou for a friendly against Uruguay to be held late in the month,[11] and made his debut by starting in the 0–1 loss.[12]
On 29 December 2016, Munir was included in Hervé Renard's 23-man squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations,[13] and started the whole tournament ahead of Yassine Bounou. He was also selected to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[14] making his first appearance in the competition on 15 June in the 0–1 group stage defeat to Iran.[15]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- As of 15 June 2021[16]
Morocco | ||
Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|
2015 | 6 | 0 |
2016 | 6 | 0 |
2017 | 12 | 0 |
2018 | 9 | 0 |
2019 | 5 | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 0 |
2021 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 41 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ a b c "Munir Mohand Mohamedi" (in Spanish). CD Numancia. Archived from the original on 6 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
- ^ "Munir rescinde su contrato con el Ceuta" [Munir terminates his contract with Ceuta] (in Spanish). AD Ceuta. 28 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 January 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ^ "Almería "B": se incorpora Munir (Ceuta)" [Almería "B": Munir (Ceuta) added] (in Spanish). esFutbol. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ "El Almería B, con Constantin Galca al frente, comienza la pretemporada" [Almería B, with Constantin Galca at the helm, start the pre-season] (in Spanish). Join Futbol. 16 July 2009. Archived from the original on 13 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Munir, portero del Melilla, primer fichaje numantino para la temporada 2014–15" [Munir, Melilla's goalkeeper, first numantino signing for the 2014–15 season] (in Spanish). CD Numancia. 17 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Munir frena el sueño copero del Leganés" [Munir halts Leganés' cup dream]. Marca (in Spanish). 11 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
- ^ "Las Palmas vuelve a ganar al Numancia jugando media hora con uno menos" [Las Palmas beat Numancia again playing half an hour with one less]. Marca (in Spanish). 19 October 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
- ^ "Munir le quita a Biel Ribas la titularidad en la portería del Numancia" [Munir takes starting spot in Numancia's goal from Biel Ribas] (in Spanish). Vavel. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ^ Hernández Casado, Luis (12 June 2018). "Aitor, un portero que suma puntos" [Aitor, a goalkeeper who keeps adding points]. Heraldo de Soria (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
- ^ "Una portería más internacional con Munir" [A more international goal with Munir] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Munir, convocado con Marruecos" [Munir, called up with Morocco]. Diario de Soria (in Spanish). 9 March 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Edinson Cavani scores penalty to give Uruguay win in Morocco". ESPN FC. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
- ^ "Morocco name AFCON 2017 squad". African Football. 29 December 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "World Cup 2018: Sofiane Boufal left out of Morocco squad". BBC Sport. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
- ^ Mather, Victor (15 June 2018). "Morocco own goal gives Iran a World Cup victory". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
- ^ Munir at National-Football-Teams.com
External links[]
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Spanish sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Citizens of Morocco through descent
- Spanish footballers
- Moroccan footballers
- Footballers from Melilla
- Association football goalkeepers
- Segunda División players
- Segunda División B players
- Tercera División players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- UD Almería B players
- UD Melilla footballers
- CD Numancia players
- Málaga CF players
- Süper Lig players
- Hatayspor footballers
- Morocco international footballers
- 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2018 FIFA World Cup players
- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Spanish expatriate footballers
- Moroccan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Spanish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey