Mohammed Muntari
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.
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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 | |||||||||||||||
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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) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* 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) | ||||||||||||||||
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]
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.
- "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.
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