Muhannad Naim

Muhannad Naim (born 28 January 1993) is a footballer who currently plays for Qatar Stars League side Umm Salal as a goalkeeper. He also currently plays for the Qatar U-21 national team as their first choice goalkeeper, and he also plays for the Qatar Olympic (U-23) team.

Muhannad Naim
Personal information
Full name Muhannad Naim Hussain
Date of birth (1993-01-28) 28 January 1993
Place of birth Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Umm Salal
Number 87
Youth career
Al Khor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2017 Al Sadd 17 (0)
2013–2014 → Eupen (loan) 2 (0)
2017–2018 Al-Arabi 12 (0)
2018–2019 Al-Kharaitiyat 1 (0)
2019– Umm Salal 2 (0)
National team
2009–2013 Qatar U-20 – (0)
2010– Qatar U-23 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Naim first started playing football at the age of eight.[1] He played in Al Khor's youth team as a teenager, but later joined Al Sadd's senior team in 2009 in what was supposed to be a temporary loan.[2]

He participated in the ASPIRE U-19 tournament held in Doha in April 2012. Qatar won the tournament, only conceding a single goal, resulting in Naim winning the "Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament" award.[3]

In January 2013, he had undergone a training period in German club Schalke 04 in the interim of their training camp being held in Doha. Additionally, he played in a friendly for Al Sadd against Schalke, narrowly losing 2–3. Later that month, he was sent on loan to ASPIRE-owned Belgian 2nd Division club Eupen until the end of the season.[4] He made 2 appearances for the club before returning to Al Sadd.

International career

Naim was born in Saudi Arabia to Palestinian parents, and moved to Qatar at a young age. He is a youth international for Qatar.[5]

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References
  1. Robert Booth (14 November 2015). "'We will be ready, inshallah': inside Qatar's $200bn World Cup". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  2. Al Sadd - MUHANNAD NAIM
  3. Al Kass - اثارة وندية و"كيكة" في مران السد استعدادا للخويا
  4. مهند نعيم ينتقل من السد إلى بلجيكا (in Arabic). Al Kass. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. "Palestine-Eligible Players -". footballpalestine.com.


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