Muhannad Naim (born 28 January 1993) is a

Qatar Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...

i-Palestinian

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who plays as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

. He also currently plays for the Qatar U-21 national team as their first choice goalkeeper, and he also plays for the Qatar Olympic (U-23) team.

Career

Muhannad Naim first started playing football at the age of eight. He played in

Al Khor Al Khor ( ar, الخور; also spelled ''Al Khawr''), officially Al Khor and Al Thakhira, is a municipality in coastal northeastern Qatar. Al Khor City, the municipal seat, is located in the northeast coast of Qatar, around from the capital, ...

's youth team as a teenager, but later joined

Al Sadd Al Sadd Sports Club ( ar, نادي السد الرياضي, lit=Dam Sports Club) is a Qatari sports club based in the Al Sadd district of the city of Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in th ...

's senior team in 2009 in what was supposed to be a temporary loan. He participated in the ASPIRE U-19 tournament held in Doha in April 2012. Qatar won the tournament, only conceding a single goal, resulting in Naim winning the "''Best Goalkeeper of the Tournament''" award. In January 2013, he had undergone a training period in German club

Schalke 04 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 (), or abbreviated as S04 (), is a professional German football and multi-sports club originally from the Schalke district of Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine ...

in the interim of their training camp being held in

Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the coun ...

. Additionally, he played in a friendly for Al Sadd against Schalke, narrowly losing 2–3. Later that month, he was sent on loan to ASPIRE-owned Belgian 2nd Division club

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until the end of the season. He made 2 appearances for the club before returning to Al Sadd.

Personal life

Naim was born in Saudi Arabia to Palestinian parents, and moved to Qatar at a young age. He is a youth international for Qatar.

External links

QATAR STARS LEAGUE - QSL.com.qa
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References

1993 births Living people Qatari footballers Qatar men's youth international footballers Palestinian emigrants to Qatar Qatari people of Palestinian descent Naturalised citizens of Qatar Al-Khor SC players Al Sadd SC players Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) players Al Kharaitiyat SC players Umm Salal SC players Muaither SC players Qatari expatriate footballers Qatar Stars League players Qatari Second Division players Challenger Pro League players K.A.S. Eupen players Expatriate footballers in Belgium Qatari expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Men's association football goalkeepers Asian Games competitors for Qatar {{Qatar-footy-goalkeeper-stub