Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh Explained

Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh
Fullname:Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh[1] [2]
Birth Date:20 December 1995
Birth Place:Djibouti
Height:1.70 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Arta/Solar7
Clubnumber:30
Years1:2018–2022
Clubs1:ASAS Djibouti Télécom
Years2:2022–
Clubs2:Arta/Solar7
Caps2:13
Goals2:8
Nationalyears1:2016–
Nationalteam1:Djibouti
Nationalcaps1:26
Nationalgoals1:7
Pcupdate:15 December 2023
Ntupdate:9 February 2023

Mahdi Houssein Mahabeh (born on 20 December 1995) is a Djiboutian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Arta/Solar7 and the Djibouti national team.

International career

Mahabeh debuted internationally on 3 June 2016 in a 2017 African Cup of Nations qualifier and scored his first goal for Djibouti in a 4–3 away loss against Ethiopia.

Mahabeh also appeared in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification as he scored a penalty goal against Gambia resulting a draw at 1–1.[3]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Djibouti's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 August 2019 Dire Dawa Stadium, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia align=center 3–3 align=center 3–4 2020 African Nations Championship qualification
2. 4 September 2019 El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti align=center 1–0 align=center 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3. 13 October 2019 Independence Stadium, Bakau, Gambia align=center 1–0 align=center 1–1
2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4. 23 November 2019 El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti align=center 3–0 align=center 3–0 Friendly
5. 11 December 2019 Lugogo Stadium, Kampala, Uganda align=center 1–0 2–1 2019 CECAFA Cup
6. align=center 2–1
7. 2 September 2022 Al Merreikh Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan 1–3 2–3 2022 African Nations Championship qualification

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20191108192934/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/players/player/400094747/ FIFA.com
  2. Web site: Djibouti - M. Mahabeh - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway. soccerway.com.
  3. Web site: Gambia vs. Djibouti - 13 October 2019 - Soccerway. us.soccerway.com.