Mohamed El-Monir Abdessalam ( ar, محمد المنير; born 8 April 1992), also known as Mohamed El Monir, is a Libyan professional

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who plays for

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club Al-Ahli Tripoli and the Libya national team as a defender or

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Club career

Al-Ittihad Tripoli

El Monir came through the youth ranks of Al-Ittihad Tripoli and was promoted to the first team in the 2010–11 Libyan Premier League season. Al-Ittihad with El Monir were top of the league, undefeated after 15 rounds, with 13 victories and just two draws, when the league was abandoned half-way due to the

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Jagodina

2011–12 season

El Monir signed with Serbian side

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in summer 2011 coming from Al-Ittihad Tripoli. He made his debut for FK Jagodina on 26 October 2011 as a starter in a last 16-round match of

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against

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, a 3–5 penalty loss after a 1–1 draw after extra-time. His league debut happened on 17 March 2012, in a round 19 match against current league leaders and previous season champions,

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2012–13 season

On 21 April 2012, he impressed the local media and specially the club supporters when he showed extreme will of playing and a die-hard attitude when he played 35 minutes of the 23rd round of the SuperLiga match against

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with a fractured foot. It all happened in the 10th minute, however El Monir willing to keep on playing only reported the injury at the half-time and got substituted. As this was only the second time that he got a chance to be a starter in the team he did not wanted to miss the chance to show his skills, and despite the pain, he did his best to contribute to keep on playing. Despite the questionable attitude from the point of view of his health, the national press and Jagodina officials and supporters couldn't resist not to praise this display of enormous dedication. In early October 2012, prior to his departure to join the national team, El Monir renewed his contract with Jagodina until 2015. On 8 May 2013, he played a key role in Jagodina's 1–0 victory against

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in the 2013 Serbian Cup Final.

2013–14 season

At the beginning of the 2013–14 season, El Monir played against

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in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase and play-off round. On 4 November 2013, it was announced that

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sent scouts to watch El Monir play for Jagodina.

Return to Al-Ittihad Tripoli

During the winter break, he left Jagodina and returned to Libya and played for his former club Al-Ittihad Tripoli.

Return to Jagodina

On 28 August 2014, he signed again with

. During the first part of 2014–15 season, he has not played a single game. In December 2014, El Monir went on trial at

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in Belgium.

Dinamo Minsk

On 30 April 2015, El Monir signed a contract with Dinamo Minsk. He made his debut for Dinamo in Vysheyshaya Liga on 31 May 2015, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win over

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. During his first season in Belarus, he has played 11 league games. On 1 October 2015, El Monir made his debut in UEFA Europa League group stage against

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as a substitute in the 66th minute. On 5 November, El Monir was the first time in the starting lineup in Europa League, in a 1–2 home defeat against

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. On 10 December, he entered in the game in 65th minute of the match against Rapid Wien and scored a goal one minute later in 2–1 away loss. On 24 April 2016, El Monir played full 90 minutes with providing two assists in a 3–3 away draw against BATE Borisov.

Partizan

After a year and a half playing in Belarus, when his contract with Dinamo Minsk, El Monir among several options decided to return to Serbia, only that this time, to join the power-house

. He had been on Partizan's agenda on several occasions in the past and the move finally materialised. On 16 January 2017, he signed with Partizan a three-year contract. He made his club debut on 13 April 2017 in a 3–1 away win against

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Orlando City

On 27 December 2017, El Monir signed with

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. He made his debut on March 4 in Orlando's season opener at home to

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, a 1–1 draw.

Los Angeles FC

On 11 December 2018, El Monir was traded by Orlando to

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in exchange for

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Al-Ittihad Tripoli

On 6 April 2021, El Monir returned to Al-Ittihad Tripoli for a third spell.

International career

Mohamed El Monir made the squad for the

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, but was an unused substitute at all the matches at the tournament. Subsequently, he was part of the Libyan squad in the following call by Marcos Paquetá for the

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qualifiers against Togo and Cameroon, played on 3 and 10 June respectively. He finally made his debut appearance for Libya on 14 October 2012 in his country's 2–0 loss to

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Career statistics

International goals

:''As of match played 11 November 2016.''

Honours

Jagodina *

: 2012–13 Partizan *

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: 2016–17 *

: 2016–17 Los Angeles FC * Supporters' Shield:

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Al-Ittihad Tripoli *

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References

External links

Profile and photo
at FK Jagodina official website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Monir, Mohamed 1992 births Living people Footballers from Tripoli, Libya Libyan men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers Libya men's international footballers 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players Men's association football midfielders Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli) players FK Jagodina players FK Partizan players FC Dinamo Minsk players Serbian SuperLiga players Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus Orlando City SC players Los Angeles FC players Major League Soccer players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Belarusian Premier League players Libyan Premier League players Libyan expatriate sportspeople in the United States Libyan expatriate sportspeople in Belarus Libyan expatriate sportspeople in Serbia Libya men's A' international footballers 2022 African Nations Championship players Al Ahli SC (Tripoli) players