Moudi Najjar ( ar, مودي النجار; born 20 June 2000) is a professional

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who plays as a

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, for

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in the

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. Born in Australia, Najjar was called up to the Syria national team in 2023.

Club career

Western Sydney Wanderers

At the age of 17, Najjar played his first game in his youth starting career. Najjar came on for

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while scoring his first goal for Western Sydney Wanderers Youth in an 8–0 win over Canberra United Youth. Najjar was part of the 2017-18 Y-League championship winning Western Sydney Wanderers Youth team. He replaced

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in the 71st minute as they beat Melbourne City Youth 3–1 in the 2018 Y-League Grand Final on 3 February 2018.

Melbourne City

On 1 July 2017, Najjar signed a two-year scholarship contract with Melbourne City. He made his professional debut as a second-half substitute in a Round 15 clash with his former club

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, City running out 4–3 winners at

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. Najjar signed his first professional contract on 11 September 2019, penning a two-year deal with the club. He scored his first

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goal in the final regular season match of the 2019–20 season, a 3–1 win over

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Macarthur

Following the conclusion of the

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season, Najjar went on loan to new

club Macarthur for the

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season. He also played for their

affiliate club,

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. In July 2021, Macarthur confirmed that Najjar's loan agreement with Melbourne City had been mutually closed, allowing Najjar to sign a two-year contract with Macarthur.

International career

On 10 June 2023, it was announced that Najjar had accepted a callup to the Syria national team for their friendly against

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Personal life

Born in Australia, Najjar is of

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descent from his mother and Lebanese descent from his father.

Honours

Western Sydney Wanderers *

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: 2017–18 Macarthur *

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Individual * Y-League Golden Boot: 2018–19

References

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Moudi Najjar
at Macarthur {{DEFAULTSORT:Najjar, Moudi 2000 births Living people Sportsmen from New South Wales Soccer players from New South Wales Australian people of Syrian descent Australian people of Lebanese descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Australian men's soccer players Syrian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Western Sydney Wanderers FC players Melbourne City FC players Macarthur FC players Northbridge FC players A-League Men players National Premier Leagues players Australia men's youth international soccer players