Khaled Takaji

Khaled Takaji
Takaji with Nejmeh in 2021
Personal information
Full name Khaled Mohamad Takaji[1]
Date of birth (1986-11-18) 18 November 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Safa
Youth career
2000–2006 Nejmeh
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Nejmeh
2008–2010 Pro's Cafe Beirut (futsal)
2011 Sadaka (futsal)
2012 All Sports Club (futsal)
2012–2017 Nejmeh 96 (24)
2016 Mayadeen (futsal)
2017–2018 Ansar 19 (5)
2018–2019 Akhaa Ahli Aley 17 (2)
2019–2022 Nejmeh 32 (7)
2022–2023 Bourj 21 (4)
2023– Safa 0 (0)
International career
2007–2013 Lebanon (futsal) (63)
2015 Lebanon 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:51, 23 July 2023 (UTC)

Khaled Mohamad Takaji (Arabic: خالد محمد التكه جي; born 18 November 1986) is a Lebanese footballer and former futsal player who plays as a forward for Lebanese Premier League club Safa.

Club career

Takaji signed for Lebanese Premier League side Nejmeh's youth sector on 4 August 2000; he was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2006–07 season.[2]

In 2008, Takaji decided to pursue a career as a futsal player, joining Pro's Cafe Beirut,[3] with whom he played at the 2010 AFC Futsal Club Championship.[4] He then played for Sadaka and All Sports Club at the 2011 and 2012 AFC Futsal Club Championships, respectively.[4]

On 23 August 2012, Takaji returned to Nejmeh.[5] In June 2016, Takaji played at the 2016 AFC Futsal Club Championship for Mayadeen.[6] He moved to Ansar, Nejmeh's rivals, on 3 August 2017.[7] After one season, on 28 August 2018, Takaji joined Akhaa Ahli Aley.[8]

Takaji returned to Nejmeh for a second time ahead of the 2019–20 season.[9] He renewed his contract for one year on 4 August 2020,[10] and for another year on 1 July 2021, following the 2020–21 season where he scored four goals and made six assists.[11]

On 23 August 2022, Takaji signed for Bourj on a free transfer.[12] He moved to Safa on 23 July 2023.[13]

International career

Takaji represented Lebanon internationally in futsal, playing at the 2007, 2008, 2010, and 2012 AFC Futsal Championships,[4] captaining Lebanon in the last edition.[14] With 13 goals, Takaji was the 2008 Arab Futsal Championship top scorer, and was awarded the Best Player award.[3] He also helped Lebanon to a sixth-place finish at the 2010 Mediterranean Futsal Cup.[15]

Takaji also played for the Lebanon national football team in 2015, in two friendly games against Syria and Jordan, and a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Laos.[16]

Style of play

A versatile forward, Takaji is capable of playing as a second striker or a winger.[17]

Personal life

Takaji is married to Mariam Hamadani.[18] She gave birth to their daughter Celine on 2 October 2018.[19]

Honours

Nejmeh

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Khaled Takaji". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  2. ^ "First Team List 2006/2007". Nejmeh SC. 6 January 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ a b "بروس كافيه يكرّم خالد تكجي أفضل لاعب عربي". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Khaled Takaji – AFC competition record
  5. ^ "أخبار الإنتقالات | خالد تكجي يعود للنجمة | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. ^ "تكه جي مع الميادين اللبناني في صالات آسيا". Kooora. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  7. ^ "خالد تكه ينضم رسميًا للأنصار اللبناني". Kooora. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  8. ^ "الاخاء الاهلي عاليه يخطف توقيع النجم خالد تكه جي". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  9. ^ "خالد تكه جي في تدريبات النجمة". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  10. ^ "النجمة يجدّد لتكه جي". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  11. ^ "النجمة يقطع الطريق على منافسيه نحو تكجي". كووورة. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  12. ^ "رسميًا.. خالد تكجي يوقع للبرج". كووورة. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  13. ^ "رسميا.. خالد تكجي يوقع للصفاء". كووورة. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  14. ^ Asian Football Confederation. "Lebanon 3-2 Chinese Taipei". 26 May 2012. Retrieved on 3 May 2013.
  15. ^ "Croatia claim Futsal trophy". FIFA.com. 15 November 2010. Archived from the original on 31 October 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  16. ^ "Khaled Takaji". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  17. ^ "تكجي: ندمت على انتقالي إلى الأنصار". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  18. ^ "Khaled Takaji". old.futsalplanet.com. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  19. ^ "خالد تكه جي يُرزق بـسيلين". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  20. ^ نتائج مهرجان كرة المنار الـ18. An-Nahar (in Arabic). 3 June 2014. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
  21. ^ مهرجان كرة المنار الـ19. An-Nahar (in Arabic). 10 June 2015. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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