Muhannad Naim

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Muhannad Naim

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Muhannad Naim Hussain

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|1|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Al Khor

| years1 = 2009–2017

| clubs1 = Al Sadd

| caps1 = 17

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2013–2014

| clubs2 = → Eupen (loan)

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2018

| clubs3 = Al-Arabi

| caps3 = 12

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2018–2019

| clubs4 = Al-Kharaitiyat

| caps4 = 1

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019–2020

| clubs5 = Umm Salal

| caps5 = 2

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2020–2021

| clubs6 = Muaither

| caps6 = 0

| goals6 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2009–2013

| nationalteam1 = Qatar U-20

| nationalcaps1 = –

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2010–

| nationalteam2 = Qatar U-23

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

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Muhannad Naim (born 28 January 1993) is a Qatari-Palestinian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/14/qatar-world-cup-200-billion-dollar-gamble|title='We will be ready, inshallah': inside Qatar's $200bn World Cup|publisher=The Guardian|author=Robert Booth|date=14 November 2015|accessdate=14 November 2015}} He played in Al Khor's youth team as a teenager, but later joined Al Sadd's senior team in 2009 in what was supposed to be a temporary loan.[http://www.alsaddclub.com/EN/Football/Pages/PlayerProfilePage.aspx?Playerid=13 Al Sadd - MUHANNAD NAIM]{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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.[http://www.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=35302 Al Kass - اثارة وندية و"كيكة" في مران السد استعدادا للخويا]

In January 2013, he had undergone a training period in German club Schalke 04 in the interim of their training camp being held in Doha. 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 Eupen until the end of the season.{{cite web|url=http://cdn.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=48691|script-title=ar:مهند نعيم ينتقل من السد إلى بلجيكا|publisher=Al Kass|date=31 January 2013|language=Arabic|accessdate=31 January 2013}} 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.{{Cite web|url=https://footballpalestine.com/palestine-eligible-players/|title=Palestine-Eligible Players -|website=footballpalestine.com}}

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120403000603/http://www.qsl.com.qa/Users/Players/PlayersDetails.aspx?pregno=10281&clubid=9&p=1&s=-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1,-1, QATAR STARS LEAGUE - QSL.com.qa]
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