Mootaz Jounaidi
Jounaidi with Lebanon at the 2019 Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Mootaz Bellah Mohamad Ahmad Mohamad El Jounaidi[1]
Date of birth (1986-09-26) 26 September 1986
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Sagesse
Number 18
Youth career
2001–2006 Ansar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2022 Ansar 130+ (15)
2013–2014 → Dibba Al Fujairah (loan) 20 (0)
2014–2015 → Naft Al-Janoob (loan)
2017 → FELDA United (loan) 12 (0)
2022– Sagesse 0 (0)
International career
2007 Lebanon U23
2008–2019 Lebanon 50 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:51, 14 July 2022 (UTC)

Mootaz Bellah Mohamad Ahmad Mohamad El Jounaidi[lower-alpha 1] (Arabic: معتز بالله محمد أحمد محمد الجنيدي; born 26 September 1986) is a Lebanese professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lebanese Premier League club Sagesse, whom he captains.

Club career

Jounaidi joined Ansar's youth team in 2001,[3] and made his senior debut during the 2006–07 season.[4] He joined Dibba Al Fujairah in the UAE First Division League in September 2013.[5] The following year, Jounaidi was sent on a one-year loan to Iraqi Premier League side Naft Al-Janoob.[6]

Following his two loan experiences, he returned to Ansar in August 2015.[7] In January 2017, Jounaidi moved to FELDA United in the Malaysia Super League on a one-year loan.[8] In June 2021, he renewed with Ansar for two seasons.[9] Jounaidi left Ansar in July 2022, after having spent over 21 years with the club.[3]

On 12 July 2022, Jounaidi signed for Sagesse on a free transfer.[10]

International career

Jounaidi represented Lebanon internationally at under-23 level at the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers in 2007.[11] At the senior level, he appeared in qualifying matches for the 2010, 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup.[12] In December 2018, Jounaidi was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad.[2]

Style of play

While not a fast player, Jounaidi's strengths lie in his experience and aerial threat.[13]

Honours

Ansar

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Commonly referred to as Mootaz Bellah El Jounaidi (Arabic: معتز بالله الجنيدي) or simply Mootaz Jounaidi

References

  1. 1 2 "Mootaz Jounaidi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 "AC2019 Final Squads". Asian Football Confederation. p. 19. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  3. 1 2 "بالصور.. الأنصار يودع الجنيدي ويمنحه الاستغناء". كووورة. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "قمة بين السعودية وإيران واختبار صعب للأردن في تصفيات أولمبياد بكين". www.alayyam.info (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  5. ↑ "دبا الفجيرة يضم اللبناني معتز الجنيدي". www.albayan.ae (in Arabic). 5 September 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "نفط الجنوب يلاعب الحدود ومدربه واثق من قدرات لاعبيه للتميز - جريدة الشرق". www.alsharqpaper.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "رسمياً معتز بالله الجنيدي يعود الى نادي الأنصار". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "الجنيدي يوقّع لفيلدا يونايتد الماليزي". lebanonfg.com. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  9. ↑ "قائد الأنصار يعلن التجديد موسمين". كووورة. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  10. ↑ "الجنيدي يوقع للحكمة". كووورة. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Vietnam v Lebanon" (PDF). The AFC. 28 February 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Mootaz Jounaidi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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