Moutir Chajia
{{short description|Belgian footballer (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Moutir Chajia
| image =
| caption =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|4|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
| height = 1.77 m
| position = Left winger[https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/moutir-chajia/ Profile at WorldFootball], worldfootball.net
| currentclub = Dinamo Batumi
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Oostende
| youthyears2 = 2016–2017
| youthclubs2 = Novara
| years1 = 2017–2018 | caps1 = 26 | goals1 = 2 | clubs1 = Novara
| years2 = 2018–2019 | caps2 = 0 | goals2 = 0 | clubs2 = Estoril
| years3 = 2019–2020 | caps3 = 19 | goals3 = 1 | clubs3 = Ascoli
| years4 = 2020 | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0 | clubs4 = → Virtus Entella (loan)
| years5 = 2020–2021 | caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 2 | clubs5 = Lokomotiva Zagreb
| years6 = 2021–2025 | caps6 = 54 | goals6 = 1 | clubs6 = Como
| years7 = 2025– | caps7 = 0 | goals7 = 0 | clubs7 = Dinamo Batumi
| club-update = 23 February 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Moutir Chajia ({{langx|ar|متير شجيع}}; born 6 June 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays in Georgia as a forward for Dinamo Batumi.{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.us/player/253919/moutir-chajia|title=Moutir Chajia Player Profile – ESPN FC|website=www.espnfc.us}}
Club career
Chajia arrived to Novara from Oostende in 2015.{{cite web|url=http://www.tuttonovara.it/altre-notizie/la-storia-di-chajia-moutir-che-ha-esordito-in-b-contro-la-spal-40571|title=La storia di Chajia Moutir, che ha esordito in B contro la SPAL|publisher=}} Chajia made his professional debut for Novara in a Serie B 2–0 loss to SPAL on 4 April 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.us/match?gameId=463161|title=SPAL vs. Novara – Football Match Summary – April 4, 2017 – ESPN|website=ESPNFC.com}}
After the first part of the season in Portuguese club Estoril, on 22 January 2019 Chajia signed a 2.5-year contract with Italian Serie B side Ascoli.{{cite web|publisher=Ascoli Calcio|url=https://www.ascolicalcio1898.it/index.php/news/dettaglio/calciomercato-ufficiale-chajia-fino-al-2021|title=Calciomercato: ufficiale Chajia fino al 2021.|trans-title=Transfer Market: Chajia officially signs until 2021.|date=22 January 2019|language=Italian}} On 29 January 2020, he joined Virtus Entella on loan with an option to purchase.{{cite press release|publisher=Virtus Entella|url=https://www.entella.it/prima-squadra/ufficiale-moutir-chajia-e-un-nuovo-giocatore-dellentella/|title=Ufficiale, Moutir Chajia è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella|date=29 January 2020|language=Italian}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascolicalcio1898.it/index.php/news/dettaglio/calciomercato-chajia-allentella|title=Calciomercato: Chajia all'Entella.|date=|website=ascolicalcio1898.it|language=it|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-01-30}}
On 13 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Italian club Como.{{cite web|publisher=Como|url=https://comofootball.com/moutir-chajia-al-como-fino-al-giugno-2023/|title=MOUTIR CHAJIA AL COMO FINO AL GIUGNO 2023|date=13 July 2021|language=it}}
Personal life
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 10 May 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Novara
|7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|Serie B |19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 2 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 2 | |||
| Estoril
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Ascoli
|Serie B |7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20
|Serie B |12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 1 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 1 | |||
| Virtus Entella (loan)
|2019–20 |Serie B |6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Lokomotiva Zagreb
|27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Como
|Serie B |14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23
|Serie B |12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24
|Serie B |27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 0 | |||
| colspan="2"|Total
!53 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 55 | 1 | |||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!131 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 6 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{TuttoCalciatori|Chajia_Moutir}}
- {{Soccerway|moutir-chajia/476746}}
- [http://www.skysports.com/football/player/150059/moutir-chajia Chajia Sky Sports Profile]
- [https://www.novaracalcio.com/en/player/moutir-chajia/ Chajia Novara Profile]
{{Dinamo Batumi squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chajia, Moutir}}
Category:People from Heusden-Zolder
Category:Belgian men's footballers
Category:Belgian sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Category:G.D. Estoril Praia players
Category:Ascoli Calcio 1898 FC players
Category:Virtus Entella players
Category:NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players
Category:FC Dinamo Batumi players
Category:Croatian Football League players
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country)
Category:Belgian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country)