Moutir Chajia

Moutir Chajia
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-06) 6 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left winger[1]
Team information
Current team
 Como
Youth career
Oostende
2016–2017 Novara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Novara 26 (2)
2018–2019 Estoril 0 (0)
2019–2020 Ascoli 19 (1)
2020 → Virtus Entella (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2021 Lokomotiva Zagreb 27 (2)
2021– Como 53 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2024

Moutir Chajia (Arabic: متير شجيع; born 6 June 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays in Italy as a forward for Serie A club Como.[2]

Club career

Chajia arrived to Novara from Oostende in 2015.[3] Chajia made his professional debut for Novara in a Serie B 2–0 loss to SPAL on 4 April 2017.[4]

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.[5] On 29 January 2020, he joined Virtus Entella on loan with an option to purchase.[6][7]

On 13 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Italian club Como.[8]

Personal life

Born in Belgium, Chajia is of Moroccan descent.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Novara 2016–17 Serie B 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2017–18 Serie B 19 2 1 0 — — 20 2
Total 26 2 1 0 — — 27 2
Estoril 2018–19 Liga Portugal 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ascoli 2018–19 Serie B 7 0 0 0 — — 7 0
2019–20 Serie B 12 1 2 0 — — 14 1
Total 19 1 2 0 — — 21 1
Virtus Entella (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 6 0 — — — 6 0
Lokomotiva Zagreb 2020–21 Croatian Football League 27 2 1 0 — — 28 2
Como 2021–22 Serie B 14 0 1 0 — — 15 0
2022–23 Serie B 12 1 0 0 — — 12 1
2023–24 Serie B 27 0 1 0 — — 28 0
Total 53 1 2 0 — — 55 1
Career total 131 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 137 6

References

  1. ^ Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
  2. ^ "Moutir Chajia Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.us.
  3. ^ "La storia di Chajia Moutir, che ha esordito in B contro la SPAL".
  4. ^ "SPAL vs. Novara – Football Match Summary – April 4, 2017 – ESPN". ESPNFC.com.
  5. ^ "Calciomercato: ufficiale Chajia fino al 2021" [Transfer Market: Chajia officially signs until 2021.] (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio. 22 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Ufficiale, Moutir Chajia è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 29 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Calciomercato: Chajia all'Entella". ascolicalcio1898.it (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  8. ^ "MOUTIR CHAJIA AL COMO FINO AL GIUGNO 2023" (in Italian). Como. 13 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Belgische dribbelaar kon naar Portugese topclub, maar gaat carrière herlanceren in Italië na zware blessure | Het Nieuwsblad".