Lary Gaby Mehanna ( ar, لاري غابي مهنا; born 28 October 1983) is a Lebanese

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who plays as a

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for French club Villeparisis. Born in Lebanon to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Mehanna moved to France aged one. He was part of the

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, before moving back to Lebanon in 2003, playing for Ansar. After a short stint in France at Tremblay in 2011–12, Mehanna returned to Ansar, before moving to France in 2016, playing for amateur side Villeparisis. Mehanna has played for

Lebanon Lebanon ( , ar, لُبْنَان, translit=lubnān, ), officially the Republic of Lebanon () or the Lebanese Republic, is a country in Western Asia. It is located between Syria to the north and east and Israel to the south, while Cyprus li ...

internationally between 2006 and 2014. He has played over 30 games, representing Lebanon at the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.

Early life

Born on 28 October 1983 in

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

, Lebanon, to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Mehanna moved aged one with his family to

Dammartin-en-Goële Dammartin-en-Goële ( or ) is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-et-Marne Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region in north-central France. It is around northeast of the centre of Paris. Geograp ...

, France, due to the ongoing

Lebanese Civil War The Lebanese Civil War ( ar, الحرب الأهلية اللبنانية, translit=Al-Ḥarb al-Ahliyyah al-Libnāniyyah) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 120,000 fatalities a ...

. Aged six, Mehanna played as a defender for

Cergy-Pontoise Cergy-Pontoise () is a New town#France, new town and an Agglomeration communities in France, agglomeration community in France, in the Val-d'Oise and Yvelines departments of France, departments, northwest of Paris on the river Oise (river), Oise. I ...

; he became a

aged 12 during a youth tournament. Between 1998 and 2002 Mehanna played for

's youth setup.

Club career

Mehanna joined

Lebanese Premier League The Lebanese First Division ( ar, الدوري اللبناني الدرجة الأولى), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. There are 12 teams competing in the league, ...

side Ansar on 8 July 2003. He retired from football in December 2015, before moving to France in January 2016, joining Regional 3 side Villeparisis in the French eighth division.

International career

On 16 October 2015, Mehanna announced his international retirement.

Personal life

On 21 August 2016, Mehanna married Natalie Nasrallah. His favourite club is French side Paris Saint-Germain.

Honours

Ansar *

: 2005–06, 2006–07 *

Lebanese FA Cup The Lebanon Cup (), commonly known as the Lebanese FA Cup, is a Lebanese football annual cup competition. The first edition, held in 1937, was won by Nahda. The most successful club in the competition is Ansar with 15 titles, followed by Nejmeh ...

: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12 Individual * Lebanese Premier League Best Goalkeeper: 2007–08 *

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: 2005–06, 2006–07

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mehanna, Lary 1983 births Living people Footballers from Beirut Footballers from Seine-et-Marne Lebanese emigrants to France Lebanese people of French descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Lebanese men's footballers French men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Cergy Pontoise FC players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Al Ansar FC players Lebanese Premier League players Lebanon men's international footballers