Hemeya Tanjy

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Hemeya Tanjy

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Hemeya Tanjy{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce14/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Mauritania |publisher=FIFA |page=7 |date=4 December 2021 |access-date=13 December 2022}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|5|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Teyarett, Mauritania{{GSA player|hemeya-tanjy/122551|access-date=22 June 2021}}

| height = 1.80 m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Al-Hilal

| clubnumber = 9

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2016–2018

| clubs1 = Tidjikja

| caps1 = 41

| goals1 = 31

| years2 = 2018–2023

| clubs2 = Nouadhibou

| caps2 = 150

| goals2 = 111

| years3 = 2023–

| clubs3 = Al-Ittihad

| caps3 = 6

| goals3 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2016

| nationalteam1 = Mauritania U20

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2018

| nationalteam2 = Mauritania U23

| nationalcaps2 = 0

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2018–

| nationalteam3 = Mauritania

| nationalcaps3 = 48

| nationalgoals3 = 7

| nationalteam-update = 27 February 2025

| years4 = 2024-

| clubs4 = Al-Hilal

| caps4 = 10

| goals4 = 3

}}

Hemeya Tanjy (born 1 May 1998) is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mauritanian club Nouadhibou and the Mauritania national team.

Club career

Tanjy grew up playing street football in the streets of his hometown of Nouakchott.{{cite news|url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/no-limits-for-talented-tanjy-as-mauritania-chase-world-cup-breakthrough|title=No limits for talented Tanjy as Mauritania chase World Cup breakthrough|publisher=Confederation of African Football|date=3 September 2021|access-date=8 December 2022}} He played for local teams such as Skok Club and Zamzam club before he was discovered by the National Football Academy, where he spent a few years.

Tanjy made his senior debut with topflight club Tidjikja, where he played for three years.{{cite news|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=922834|title=الطنجي.. واعد يهدد مركز بسام في منتخب موريتانيا|work=kooora.com|date=11 May 2020|access-date=8 December 2022|language=ar}} He finished as the league's leading scorer in the 2017–18 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1042128|title=الطنجي ينال لقب هداف الدوري الموريتاني|work=kooora.com|date=19 June 2021|access-date=8 December 2022|language=ar}}

Tanjy signed a two-year deal with Nouadhibou in June 2018.{{cite news|url=http://zahraa.mr/node/16862|title=نواذيبو يتعاقد مع نجوم تجكجه ويطيح بلكصر من كأس الرئيس / صور|work=zahraa.mr|date=8 June 2018|access-date=8 December 2022|language=ar}} In his first year with the club, he scored the game-winning goal in the title-clinching match against ASAC Concorde.{{cite news|url=https://alakhbar.info/?q=node/17168|title=أف سي نواذيبو بطلاً لموريتانيا 2019|work=alakhbar.info|date=21 April 2019|access-date=8 December 2022|language=ar}}

He finished as the leading scorer in the 2020–21 season, scoring 19 goals in 18 matches.

In December 2022, Tanjy became the first player in league history to score 100 goals.{{cite news|url=https://essahraa.net/node/34071|title=الدوري: 9 جولات من دون هزيمة لنواذيبو وإنجازٌ "تاريخي" للطنجي|work=essahraa.net|date=7 December 2022|access-date=8 December 2022|language=ar}}

International career

Tanjy played for the national under-20 team during the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifiers in 2016, scoring twice in two matches.{{cite news|url=https://www.akhbarnouadhibou.info/2021/06/hemeya-tanjy-letoile-montante-du.html|title=Hemeya Tanjy, l’étoile montante du football mauritanien|publisher=akhbarnouadhibou.info|access-date=8 December 2022|language=fr}}

In May 2018, he was named to the 22-man squad selected to play at the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifiers.{{cite news|url=https://www.saharamedias.net/fr/les-mourabitounes-u-23-en-stage-a-tunis-pour-preparer-les-eliminatoires-de-la-can-2019/|title=Les « Mourabitounes U-23 en stage à Tunis pour préparer les éliminatoires de la CAN 2019.|publisher=saharamedias.net|date=31 May 2018|accessdate=13 September 2018|language=fr}}

He received a callup up to the senior national team in January 2018 ahead of the 2018 African Nations Championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2018/01/10/chan-2018-23-de-mauritanie/|title=CHAN 2018: LES 23 DE LA MAURITANIE|publisher=Africa Top Sports|date=10 January 2018|accessdate=13 September 2018|language=fr}} He made his senior international debut during the first group stage match against Morocco on 13 January, replacing Moussa Samba in the 77th minute of an eventual 4–0 defeat.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/international/africa/african-nations-championship/2018-kenya/group-stage/group-a/g9586/|title=Morocco 4–0 Mauritania}} Mauritania was eliminated in the group stage.

He was called up yet again for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt,{{cite news|url=https://www.kingfut.com/2019/05/22/mauritania-squad-afcon/|title=Mauritania reveal squad ahead of AFCON|first=Ali|last=Ismail|publisher=KingFut|date=22 May 2019|accessdate=16 June 2019}} though he did not appear in any games.

On 9 October 2020, Tanjy scored his first senior international goal in a 2–1 friendly win over Sierra Leone. He scored his second international goal on 22 June 2021, netting the second goal in a 2–0 win over Yemen that qualified Mauritania to the FIFA Arab Cup.{{cite news|url=http://essaha.net/node/10131|title=منتخب المرابطين يفوز على نظيره اليمني|work=essaha.net|date=22 June 2021|access-date=8 December 2022|language=ar}} In November 2021, Tanjy was named to the final squad for the FIFA Arab Cup.{{cite news|url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2021/11/20/coupe-arabe-de-la-fifa-la-premiere-la-liste-didier-gomes-da-rosa-a-la-tete-de-la-mauritanie-connue/|title=Coupe arabe de la FIFA : La liste de la Mauritanie connue|work=Africa Top Sports|first=Alfred|last=Zikpi|date=20 November 2021|access-date=8 December 2022|language=fr}}

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|Cup !colspan=2\|Continental !colspan=2\|Others !colspan=2\|Total
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Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan=3\|Tidjikja \|2016-17 \|rowspan=2\|Super D1 \|21	16			colspan=2
\|colspan=2
\|21	16
2017-18 \|20	15			colspan=2
\|		20	15
colspan=2\|Total !41	31							41	31
rowspan=6\|Nouadhibou \|2018-19 \|rowspan=5\|Super D1 \|21	12			2	0			23	12
2019-20 \|				8	0
2020-21 \|18	19			1	1			15	20
2021-22 \|19	10	4	5	4	3			27	18
2022-23 \|25	21	3	1			2	2	30	24
colspan=2\|Total !83	62	7	6	15	4	2	2	107	74
Al-Ittihad \|2023-24 \|Libyan Premier League \|6	0			colspan=2
\|		6	0
rowspan=2\|Al Hilal \|2023-24 \|rowspan=2\|Libyan Premier League \|10	3			colspan=2
\|		10	3
2024-25				\|2	2			2	2
colspan=3\|Total career !140	110	7	6	17	6	2	2	166	124