Muhammad Nashnoush (born June 14, 1988, in

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), is a

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who currently plays for Al-Ahli Tripoli as a

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Club career

Muhammad Nashnoush started his career at

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in 2010. In 2011, he signed for

Al-Ittihad Tripoli Al-Ittihad Sport, Cultural & Social Club ( ar, نادي الاتحاد الرياضي الثقافي الاجتماعي) famously known as Al-Ittihad Tripoli, or simply Al-Ittihad, is a Libyan football (soccer), football club based in Bab Ben Ga ...

. However, he did not make any appearances for the club after the

2010–11 Libyan Premier League The 2010–11 Libyan Premier League (known as the Libyana Premier League for sponsorship reasons) is the 44th edition of the competition since its inception in 1963. A total of 12 clubs will contest the league, with Ittihad the defending champio ...

was cancelled due to the

2011 Libyan Civil War The First Libyan Civil War was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya that was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups that were seeking to oust his government. It erupted with the Liby ...

. After the war ended and the league started, he signed for

Al-Ahly Tripoli Al Ahli Tripoli Sports Club ( en, National Sports Club ; ar, النادي االأهلي طرابلس الرياضي), also known as Al Ahli Tripoli, is a Libyan football club based in Tripoli, Libya. It is the second most successful Libyan cl ...

. He is now the vice-captain and the first-choice goalkeeper of the club.

International career

Muhammad Nashnoush was first called into the

Libyan national football team The Libya national football team ( ar, منتخب ليبيا لكرة القدم) represents Libya in men's international association football and it is controlled by the Libyan Football Federation. The team has never qualified for FIFA World Cup ...

in 2010. He made his first appearance in an

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match against Comoros in June 2011, coming on as a substitute. The match ended 1–1. After qualifying for the Africa Cup of Nations, he was named in the 23-man squad to compete in the tournament. However, he was an unused substitute in the whole tournament. In 2014, he was called into the national team for the

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where he helped the team through three consecutive penalty shoot-outs in the knockout stage, including scoring the winning penalty in the semi-final shootout with

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. Libya won the tournament (their first continental title) in the final match against

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Honors

Club: Al Ahli tripoli: ''Libyan premier league'': 2013-2014, 2015-2016, 2022-2023 ''Libyan Cup'': 2016, 2023 ''Libyan Super Cup'': 2017 International: Libya: African nations championship: 2014

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nashnouch, Muhammad 1988 births Living people Libyan men's footballers Libya men's international footballers Al-Ittihad Club (Tripoli) players 2012 Africa Cup of Nations players Sportspeople from Tripoli, Libya Men's association football goalkeepers Al Ahli SC (Tripoli) players Libyan Premier League players Libya men's A' international footballers 2014 African Nations Championship players 2018 African Nations Championship players