Mootaz Bellah Mohamad Ahmad Mohamad El Jounaidi) or simply Mootaz Jounaidi ( ar, معتز بالله محمد أحمد محمد الجنيدي; born 26 September 1986) is a Lebanese professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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, whom he

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Club career

Jounaidi joined Ansar's youth team in 2001, and made his senior debut during the 2006–07 season. He joined Dibba Al Fujairah in the UAE First Division League in September 2013. The following year, Jounaidi was sent on a one-year loan to Iraqi Premier League side

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. Following his two loan experiences, he returned to Ansar in August 2015. In January 2017, Jounaidi moved to FELDA United in the Malaysia Super League on a one-year loan. In June 2021, he renewed with Ansar for two seasons. Jounaidi left Ansar in July 2022, after having spent over 21 years with the club. On 12 July 2022, Jounaidi signed for

on a free transfer.

International career

Jounaidi represented Lebanon internationally at under-23 level at the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers in 2007. At the

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level, he appeared in qualifying matches for the

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and

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. In December 2018, Jounaidi was called up for the

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squad.

Style of play

While not a fast player, Jounaidi's strengths lie in his experience and aerial threat.

Honours

Ansar * Lebanese Premier League: 2005–06, 2006–07,

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* Lebanese FA Cup: 2001–02, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12,

; runner-up: 2021–22 * Lebanese Super Cup: 2012,

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; runner-up: 2002, 2010 * Lebanese Elite Cup runner-up: 2005, 2008, 2010

Notes

References

External links

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* * * * 1986 births Living people Footballers from Beirut Lebanese men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Al Ansar FC players Dibba Al Fujairah FC players Naft Al-Basra SC players FELDA United F.C. players Sagesse SC (football) players Lebanese Premier League players UAE First Division League players Iraq Stars League players Malaysia Super League players Lebanese expatriate men's footballers Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Iraq Lebanese expatriate sportspeople in Malaysia Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq Expatriate men's footballers in Malaysia Lebanon men's youth international footballers Lebanon men's international footballers 2019 AFC Asian Cup players {{Lebanon-footy-bio-stub