Mohammed Muntari | |
Fullname: | Mohammed Muntari[1] |
Birth Date: | 20 December 1993 |
Birth Place: | Kumasi, Ghana |
Height: | [2] |
Position: | Striker |
Currentclub: | Al-Gharafa |
Clubnumber: | 3 |
Years1: | 2013–2015 |
Clubs1: | El Jaish |
Caps1: | 45 |
Goals1: | 17 |
Years2: | 2015–2024 |
Clubs2: | Al-Duhail |
Caps2: | 85 |
Goals2: | 26 |
Years3: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs3: | → Al Ahli (loan) |
Caps3: | 9 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 2018 |
Clubs4: | → Al Ahli (loan) |
Caps4: | 8 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Years5: | 2024– |
Clubs5: | Al-Gharafa |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Youthclubs1: | Golden Lions Soccer Academy |
Nationalyears1: | 2016 |
Nationalteam1: | Qatar U23 |
Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2014– |
Nationalteam2: | Qatar |
Nationalcaps2: | 60 |
Nationalgoals2: | 15 |
Club-Update: | 25 September 2023 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 31 December 2023 |
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]
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]
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]
Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.[11]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
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1. | 27 December 2014 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 3–0 | Friendly | ||
2. | 28 August 2015 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 4–0 | |||
3. | 3 September 2015 | align=center | 6–0 | 15–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||
4. | align=center | 7–0 | |||||||
5. | align=center | 9–0 | |||||||
6. | 17 November 2015 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 3–0 | |||
7. | 14 November 2017 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
8. | 14 November 2019 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | ||||
9. | 24 March 2021 | Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | |||
10. | 31 March 2021 | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–1 | ||||
11. | 17 July 2021 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States | align=center | 3–0 | align=center | 4–0 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup | ||
12. | 15 December 2021 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–2 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup | ||
13. | 13 October 2022 | Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–1 | Friendly | ||
14. | 25 November 2022 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar | align=center | 1–2 | align=center | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | ||
15. | 15 June 2023 | Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–1 | Friendly |
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