Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh (born on 20 December 1995) is a Djiboutian professional

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who plays as a

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for Arta/Solar7 and the Djibouti national team.

International career

Mahabeh debuted internationally on 3 June 2016 in a 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifier and scored his first goal for Djibouti in a 4–3 away loss against

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. Mahabeh also appeared in the

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as he scored a penalty goal against

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resulting a draw at 1–1.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Djibouti's goal tally first.''

References

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* 1995 births Living people Djiboutian men's footballers Men's association football forwards AS Ali Sabieh/Djibouti Télécom players Djibouti Premier League players Djibouti men's international footballers AS Arta/Solar7 players {{Djibouti-footy-bio-stub