Mohammed Muntari

Mohammed Muntari
Muntari in 2024
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Muntari[1]
Date of birth (1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Kumasi, Ghana
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Al-Gharafa
Number 3
Youth career
Golden Lions Soccer Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 El Jaish 45 (18)
2015–2024 Al-Duhail 85 (26)
2017–2018 → Al Ahli (loan) 9 (3)
2018 → Al Ahli (loan) 8 (3)
2024– Al-Gharafa 5 (2)
International career‡
2016 Qatar U23 4 (0)
2014– Qatar 65 (16)
Medal record
Representing  Qatar
Men's Football
FIFA Arab Cup
Third place 2021 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 December 2024

Mohammed Muntari (Arabic: محمد مونتاري; born 20 December 1993) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Al-Gharafa. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Qatar national team.[3]

Career

Muntari started his career in the Golden Lions Soccer Academy, owned by former Ghanaian international Nii Lamptey.[4] He joined El Jaish in 2012.[5]

In July 2015, he signed a five-year deal with Lekhwiya.[6]

International career

Muntari with Qatar at the 2022 FIFA World Cup opening game.

Muntari was born and raised in Ghana, but early in his career moved to Qatar and became a naturalized citizen. He was called up to the Qatar national team in December 2014.[7] He made his debut on 27 December 2014 in a friendly against Estonia, scoring his first goal.[8]

Muntari scored Qatar's first-ever, and only, World Cup goal during the 2022 FIFA World Cup against Senegal on 25 November 2022.[9][10]

International goals

Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.[11]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 December 2014 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Estonia 1–0 3–0 Friendly
2. 28 August 2015 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Singapore 2–0 4–0
3. 3 September 2015  Bhutan 6–0 15–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 7–0
5. 9–0
6. 17 November 2015 Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan  Bhutan 1–0 3–0
7. 14 November 2017 Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Iceland 1–1 1–1 Friendly
8. 14 November 2019  Singapore 1–0 2–0
9. 24 March 2021 Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary  Luxembourg 1–0 1–0
10. 31 March 2021  Republic of Ireland 1–1 1–1
11. 17 July 2021 BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States  Grenada 3–0 4–0 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
12. 15 December 2021 Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Algeria 1–1 1–2 2021 FIFA Arab Cup
13. 13 October 2022 Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain  Nicaragua 1–0 2–1 Friendly
14. 25 November 2022 Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Senegal 1–2 1–3 2022 FIFA World Cup
15. 15 June 2023 Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria  Jamaica 2–0 2–1 Friendly
16. 27 December 2024 Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait  Kuwait 1–1 1–1 26th Arabian Gulf Cup

Honours

Al-Duhail

El-Jaish

References

  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Qatar" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Player profile". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Ghana loses hugely talented striker Mohammed Muntari to Qatar". ghanaweb.com. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Player profile". eurosport.com. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Muntari signs for Lekhwiya". Retrieved 29 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Qatar squad for Asian Cup". Xinhua News Agency. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  8. ^ "منتخبنا الوطني يفوز على استونيا بثلاثية". alkass.net. 27 December 2014. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Qatar 1-3 Senegal: World Cup hosts on brink of elimination after defeat". Sky Sports. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  10. ^ "World Cup 2022: Ghana-born Mohammed Muntari becomes first-ever player to score for Qatar". GhanaSoccernet. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Muntari, Mohammed". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
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