Mootaz Jounaidi

Mootaz Bellah Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed El Jounaidi (born 26 September 1986), or simply Mootaz Jounaidi (Arabic: معتز بالله الجنيدي‎, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [moʕˈtazz belˈlaː lʒ(u)ˈnajdi, -de]),[lower-alpha 1] is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lebanese Premier League club Ansar and the Lebanon national team. While not a fast player, Jounaidi's strengths lie in his experience and aerial threat.[4]

Mootaz Jounaidi
Jounaidi with Lebanon at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Mootaz Bellah Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed El Jounaidi
Date of birth (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Ansar
Number 3
Youth career
2001 Ansar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2013 Ansar 96 (5)
2013–2014 Dibba Al-Fujairah 20 (0)
2014–2015 Amanat Baghdad
2015–2016 Ansar 32 (3)
2017 Felda United 12 (0)
2017– Ansar 36 (3)
National team‡
2007 Lebanon U23[3]
2008– Lebanon 49 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2019

International career

Jounaidi has represented Lebanon in international competitions, appearing in qualifying matches for the 2010, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[5] In December 2018, he was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad.[2]

Honours and achievements

Club

Ansar

Individual

Awards

  • Al-Manar Sports Ethics Award: 2012–13

Footnotes
  1. Also written as Moataz Al Junaidi.

References
  1. "Mootaz El Jounaidi - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. "AC2019 Final Squads". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
  3. "Wayback Machine" (PDF). 16 June 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  4. "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  5. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mootaz Jounaidi". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 28 June 2018.


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