moroccan football player

El Haddadi and the second or maternal family name is Mohamed. In this spanish name, the beginning or paternal surname isand the second or maternal class name is Munir El Haddadi Mohamed ( Arabic : منير الحدادي محمد ; born 1 September 1995 ), or just Munir, is a professional football player who plays as a fore for Sevilla and the Morocco national team.

Munir began his career in the youth ranks of Atlético Madrid before transferring to Barcelona in 2011, [ 3 ] where he won the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League. He made his debut for the B-team in March 2014, and scored in his beginning couple for the senior team in August of that class, at the start of a season in which they won the ternary. The pursue class, he was one of five acme scorers in the Copa del Rey, which his team won. Born in Spain to a Moroccan father, Munir earned his first base cap for the Spain national team against Macedonia on 8 September 2014. He switched his allegiance to Morocco in 2021, following FIFA ‘s change of rules that year .

early animation [edit ]

Munir was born in San Lorenzo de El Escorial, [ 4 ] Madrid, and grew up in nearby Galapagar on a street likened to a “ little Morocco ” by El Mundo. [ 5 ] His Moroccan father, [ 4 ] Mohamed El Haddadi Arbrqui, came to Spain in a fish boat at long time 18 and is now a chef. His mother, Saida Mohamed Haddou, hails from the spanish autonomous city of Melilla on the north coast of Africa ; she is a former kitchen hand who now looks after Munir ‘s three siblings. [ 5 ] Up to the old age of 14, Munir was a fan of Real Madrid. [ 5 ]

Club career [edit ]

early on career [edit ]

After starting at Galapagar and DAV Santa Ana, Munir scored 32 goals in 29 matches playing for CF Rayo Majadahonda ‘s Cadete A team, on loanword from Atlético Madrid, after impressing during a test in 2010. however, both Atlético and Real Madrid turned down the opportunity to bring him into their ranks. [ 6 ] As a solution, he attracted interest from a number of sides such as Manchester City, but signed for Barcelona ‘s young person academy the follow summer. [ 7 ]

Barcelona [edit ]

Munir made his UEFA Youth League debut with the Juvenil side against Ajax U19, where he scored two goals. [ 8 ] He scored braces against Milan U19 and Copenhagen U19, finishing the tournament scoring 11 goals in 10 matches. He scored a brace in the concluding against Benfica U19. [ 9 ] On 3 March 2014, he extended his Barça compress until June 2017. [ 10 ] After being an unused substitute against Tenerife and Deportivo de La Coruña, Munir made his professional debut for Barcelona B on 2 March 2014 in a 1–2 off win against Mallorca in the second division, coming as a 72nd-minute substitute for Sandro. [ 11 ] He scored his first goal as a senior player in a 2–1 base gain against Girona on 19 April. [ 12 ]
Rafinha, (right) warming up for Barcelona in August 2014 before the fixture against Gerard Piqué and Munirwarming up for Barcelona in August 2014 before the fixture against Napoli On 24 August 2014, Munir made his official debut for the beginning team in La Liga, against Elche at Camp Nou. He started the match and scored the second base finish of an eventual 3–0 winnings before being substituted after 67 minutes for Pedro. [ 13 ] Eight days short of his 19th birthday, he became Barcelona ‘s third-youngest goalscorer after Bojan and Lionel Messi. [ 6 ] Munir was a campaigner for the 2014 Golden Boy Award. [ 14 ] On 22 February 2015, Munir was sent off for two bookings in Barcelona B ‘s 0–1 defeat at Llagostera, [ 15 ] as the season ended with relegation to Segunda División B. [ 16 ] He played three matches each in Barcelona ‘s successful runs in the Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League, but was not included in the matchday squads for either concluding .
Munir playing for Barcelona in 2014 Munir was an unused substitute for their 5–4 acquire over Sevilla in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup on 11 August. [ 17 ] On 2 December, he scored his first Barcelona goals since his debut, scoring two in a 6–1 winnings over Villanovense as Barcelona advanced by the lapp score on aggregate in the domestic cup. [ 18 ] On 17 December, starting due to Messi and Neymar ‘s injuries in the semi-finals of the year ‘s FIFA Club World Cup in Yokohama, Munir won a penalty kick when fouled by Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao ‘s Huang Bowen, from which Luis Suárez finished his hat-trick to send Barcelona into the concluding, 3–0. [ 19 ] The south american duet returned for the final, which Barcelona won 3–0 against River Plate with Munir fresh. [ 20 ] On 13 January 2016, profiting from Suárez ‘s suspension, Munir scored both goals in a cup winnings at city rivals Espanyol, putting Barcelona into the quarter-finals 6–1 on sum. [ 21 ] He was unused for the final examination, a 2–0 extra-time acquire over Sevilla on 22 May, but with five goals was one of as many players to finish as the tournament ‘s top scorer, among them Messi and Suárez. [ 22 ] On 14 August 2016, Munir came on as substitute on the 76th-minute and scored to double Barcelona ‘s lead over Sevilla in the 2016 Supercopa de España first gear leg to give Barcelona a precede of two goals in the second leg. [ 23 ]

loan to Valencia [edit ]

On 30 August 2016, Munir moved to fellow La Liga cabaret Valencia on a season-long lend. [ 24 ] He was handed the number 9 previously worn by Paco Alcácer, who had moved in the opposite focus. [ 25 ] Munir made his introduction on 11 September, replacing Santi Mina after 63 minutes of a home plate game against Real Betis, and his rally header was scored by Ezequiel Garay in a 2–3 kill. [ 26 ] On 22 October, he scored his beginning goal for Los Che, coming on at half-time for Martín Montoya and equalising at the Mestalla against his rear club in a loss by the lapp score. [ 27 ]

loanword to Alavés

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On 1 September 2017, Munir joined Deportivo Alavés on a season-long lend hand. [ 28 ] He made his debut nine days later in a 1–0 loss at Celta de Vigo, replacing Enzo for the final examination 33 minutes. [ 29 ] On 30 September he scored his first finish for the Basques, opening a 2–1 succeed at UD Levante. [ 30 ] In the reverse repair the following 1 March, he was sent off for diving in a 1–0 acquire at the Mendizorrotza Stadium. [ 31 ]

sevilla [edit ]

Munir was offered the find to renew his contract with Barcelona before its exhalation in the summer, but refused to do so. Barcelona assured him that he would not play for the club again and has been favored to be sold by Coach Ernesto Valverde, saying “ it would be for the best ”. several clubs from England and Italy were concerned in the forward, but, in January 2019, Sevilla was able to claim him for a fee of around €1 million. The transfer was able to be completed before the transplant windows closed in January, rather than during the summer. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] On 13 January, Munir made his sevilla debut in a 2–0 loss at Athletic Bilbao, replacing Roque Mesa for the final examination 12 minutes. [ 34 ] He scored his first goals in March, one in each leg of a Europa League last-16 tie against SK Slavia Prague, who however won 6–5 on aggregate, [ 35 ] and finished the league season with five goals in 16 games including in a 2–0 win against Athletic on the final day to qualify for the continental tournament again. [ 36 ] Munir scored a hat-trick on 7 November 2019 in a 5–2 Europa League group win at F91 Dudelange, which put his team through to the last 32 and bought his tally in the competition to five. [ 37 ] On 24 November 2020, Munir scored his beginning Champions League goal in a 2–1 away win over Krasnodar in the 2020–21 season, that finish came in the blockage time to grant his team a place in the smasher stages. [ 38 ]

International career [edit ]

Munir was born and raised in Spain, the son of a Moroccan father, and was eligible to represent either nation internationally. It was rumoured Qatar had offered Munir a fiscal deal to take that area ‘s nationality and represent the nation, which is set to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. [ 5 ] On 29 August 2014, Munir was called up for the beginning time as one of 21 players for Albert Celades ‘ Spain under-21 team to face Hungary and Austria in September. [ 39 ] however, after an wound to Diego Costa, Vicente del Bosque called Munir up to the senior squad for the beginning fourth dimension ahead of a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Macedonia on 8 September. [ 40 ] He made his introduction in that match, replacing Koke for the final 13 minutes of a 5–1 victory at the Estadi Ciutat de València. [ 41 ] He said after the couple he never considered playing for Morocco. [ 42 ] In June 2017, it was reported Munir and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation ( FRMF ) had contacted FIFA to change his commitment to Morocco. however, a FIFA spokesman denied any contact and said the player was ineligible for a switch. [ 43 ] On Munir and the FRMF ‘s request, the Court of Arbitration for Sport began debating FIFA ‘s rules on switching allegiances in April 2018. [ 44 ] His appeal to represent Morocco was denied on 14 May. [ 45 ] On 1 October 2020, following a rule change by FIFA that allowed a player to change their national team provided they had made three or fewer appearances in qualifiers before the age of 21, Munir once again attempted to switch from Spain to Morocco and was called up to their national team. [ 46 ] Nevertheless, this switch was besides rejected by FIFA, on the grounds that Munir had played for the spanish under-21 team in September 2016, after turning 21. [ 47 ] On 28 January 2021, FIFA published the eligibility requirements for national teams, and Munir received the park light to represent Morocco, as he played once for Spain before he turned 21. [ 48 ]

style of play [edit ]

As a child, Munir idolised Messi and Moroccan external Adel Taarabt. [ 49 ] A report from FourFourTwo cartridge holder noted his composure on the ball, tricks, speed and highlighted his finish ability and set-pieces ; his ability with his weak right metrical foot was criticised. [ 49 ] After his goalscoring debut, Barcelona director Luis Enrique praised Munir as a actor whose campaign in training matches that on the pitch, but warned against getting carried away with his operation. [ 49 ]

career statistics [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of match played 7 November 2021[50]

International [edit ]

As of match played 12 November 2021[51]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2014 1 0
Total 1 0
Morocco 2021 8 2
Total 8 2
Scores and results list Morocco’s goal tally first.[51]

Honours [edit ]

Barcelona [ 50 ]
Sevilla
Individual

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