Aymen Mouelhi

Aymen Mouelhi (born 14 September 1986) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for St Joseph's.[2][3] Born in Spain and raised in Tunisia, Mouelhi represents the Gibraltar national team after becoming naturalised in 2018.

Aymen Mouelhi
Personal information
Full name Aymen Mouelhi
Date of birth (1986-09-14) 14 September 1986
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain[1]
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 St Joseph's
Number 16
Youth career
0000–2013 Olympique Kef
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013 Olympique Kef 1 (0)
2013–2015 Europa 28 (1)
2015–2016 Lions Gibraltar 18 (1)
2016–2019 Gibraltar United 65 (6)
2019– St Joseph's 46 (1)
National team‡
2018– Gibraltar 24 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:11, 24 April 2022 (UTC+1)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:44, 23 March 2022 (UTC+1)

International career

Mouelhi made his international debut for Gibraltar on 16 November 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Joseph Chipolina in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D match against Armenia, which finished as a 6–2 loss.[4] After a particularly impressive performance against Norway which saw the minnows restrict the Scandinavians to only 3 goals in a respectable defeat, Mouelhi went viral after he quipped that he "expected more" of the highly rated Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, who he had been tasked with marking throughout the game.[5]

Personal life

Mouelhi is a fan of FC Barcelona, being born in the Catalan capital. Outside of football, he works in the tourism industry in Gibraltar.[6]

Career statistics

International
As of 23 March 2022[7]
Gibraltar
YearAppsGoals
201820
201950
202060
2021100
202210
Total240

References
  1. Aymen Mouelhi at WorldFootball.net
  2. Aymen Mouelhi at Soccerway
  3. Aymen Mouelhi at FootballDatabase.eu
  4. "UEFA Nations League – Gibraltar v Armenia". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. “I expected more” – Outstanding big-time behaviour from Gibraltar defender Aymen Mouelhi as he gives Erling Haaland assessment Caught Offside. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. The Gibraltar centre-back who stopped Haaland: A reinforcement for Barcelona? Marca English. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. "Aymen Mouelhi". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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