Aymen Mouelhi (born 14 September 1986) is a semi-professional

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who plays as a

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for St Joseph's. Born in Spain and raised in Tunisia, Mouelhi represents the Gibraltar national team after becoming naturalised in 2018.

International career

Mouelhi made his international debut for

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on 16 November 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for

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in the

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match against

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, which finished as a 6–2 loss. After a particularly impressive performance against

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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

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, who he had been tasked with marking throughout the game.

Personal life

Mouelhi is a fan of

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, being born in the Catalan capital. Outside of football, he works in the tourism industry in Gibraltar.The Gibraltar centre-back who stopped Haaland: A reinforcement for Barcelona?
Marca English. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

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* * * 1986 births Living people Footballers from Barcelona Gibraltarian footballers Gibraltar international footballers Gibraltarian people of Tunisian descent Spanish footballers Spanish people of Tunisian descent Spanish sportspeople of African descent European sportspeople of Tunisian descent Spanish emigrants to the United Kingdom Tunisian footballers Tunisian emigrants to the United Kingdom Association football central defenders Europa F.C. players Lions Gibraltar F.C. players Gibraltar United F.C. players Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Gibraltar Premier Division players Gibraltar National League players {{Gibraltar-footy-bio-stub