Munir Mohamedi Explained

Munir
Fullname:Munir Mohand Mohamedi El Kajoui
Birth Date:10 May 1989[1]
Birth Place:Melilla, Spain
Height:1.90 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:RS Berkane
Clubnumber:1
Youthyears1:2004–2008
Youthclubs1:Goyu Ryu
Youthyears2:2008
Youthclubs2:Ceuta
Years1:2008–2009
Years2:2009
Caps2:4
Goals2:0
Years3:2009–2010
Years4:2010–2014
Caps4:74
Goals4:0
Years5:2014–2018
Caps5:74
Goals5:0
Years6:2018–2020
Caps6:76
Goals6:0
Years7:2020–2022
Caps7:71
Goals7:0
Years8:2022–2024
Caps8:49
Goals8:0
Years9:2024–
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2015–
Nationalcaps1:46
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2024
Nationalcaps2:6
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:13:51, 28 May 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:17:10, 8 August 2024 (UTC)

Munir Mohand Mohamedi El Kajoui (Arabic: منير محند محمدي الكجوي; born 10 May 1989), known simply as Munir, is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Botola club RS Berkane and the Morocco national team.

He played for Ceuta B, Almería B, Melilla, Numancia, Málaga, Hatayspor, Al Wehda and RS Berkane.

Born in Spain, Munir represented Morocco at international level, making his debut in 2015 and being part of the squads at two World Cups and four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.

Club career

Born in Melilla, Munir played youth football with CG Goyu Ryu and AD Ceuta,[2] and made his debut as a senior with the latter's reserves in the regional leagues.[3] On 29 January 2009 he moved to another reserve team, UD Almería B from Tercera División,[4] but appeared sparingly and was subsequently released.[5]

Munir joined UD Melilla in summer 2009, initially being assigned to the reserves and being definitely promoted to the main squad in the Segunda División B the following year. He acted mainly as a backup to Pedro Dorronsoro in his first two seasons at the club, becoming a starter afterwards.[6]

On 17 June 2014, Munir signed a two-year contract with Segunda División side CD Numancia.[7] On 10 September he made his professional debut, starting in a 1–1 away draw against CD Leganés in the second round of the Copa del Rey and also saving two penalties during the shootout.[8]

Munir made his debut in the second tier on 19 October 2014, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–0 loss at UD Las Palmas.[9] He was first choice for the remainder of the campaign, overtaking Biel Ribas.[10]

Munir left the Soria team at the end of 2017–18, after losing his starting spot to Aitor Fernández.[11] On 19 July 2018, he joined Málaga CF also in the second division.[12]

From 2020 to 2022, Munir competed in the Turkish Süper Lig with Hatayspor.[13] On 10 June 2022, he agreed to a two-year deal at Saudi Arabian club Al Wehda FC.[14]

On 2 July 2024, RS Berkane announced the signing of Munir on a two-year contract.[15]

International career

Having Moroccan-Riffian heritage, Munir switched his allegiance to its national team in 2014. On 9 March 2015, he was called up by manager Ezzaki Badou for a friendly against Uruguay to be held late in the month,[16] and made his debut by starting in the 1–0 loss.[17]

On 29 December 2016, Munir was included in Hervé Renard's 23-man squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations,[18] and started the whole tournament ahead of Yassine Bounou. He was also selected to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia,[19] making his first appearance in the World Cup on 15 June in the 1–0 group stage defeat to Iran.[20]

Munir was also selected for the 2019[21] and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations[22] and the 2022 World Cup.[23] [24] After starter Bounou fell ill shortly before the start of the group-stage fixture against Belgium in the latter tournament, he replaced him and eventually contributed to a 2–0 win in Doha;[25] he and his teammates were part of the first African nation ever to reach the semi-finals of the competition.[26]

Munir was amongst the 27 players picked by coach Walid Regragui for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[27] [28] He also made the squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris as an overage player,[29] playing all the minutes and winning the bronze medal.[30]

Career statistics

International

Morocco
YearAppsGoals
201560
201660
2017120
201890
201950
202010
202120
202230
202320
Total460

Honours

Al Wehda

Morocco Olympic

Individual

2019–20 Segunda División[32]

Orders

2022[33]

Notes and References

  1. News: Munir. Diario AS. es. 23 November 2022.
  2. Web site: El ex del Ceuta Munir se enfrenta a España con Marruecos: "Vamos a luchar con nuestra armas". Former Ceuta man Munir takes on Spain with Morocco: "We will fight with our weapons". Ceuta Deportiva. es. 5 December 2022. 13 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Munir rescinde su contrato con el Ceuta. Munir terminates his contract with Ceuta. AD Ceuta. es. 28 January 2009. 15 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20110102213827/http://www.adceuta.org/munir-rescinde-su-contrato-con-el-ceuta/. 2 January 2011.
  4. Web site: Almería "B": se incorpora Munir (Ceuta). Almería "B": Munir (Ceuta) added. esFutbol. es. 29 January 2009. 16 November 2015.
  5. Web site: El Almería B, con Constantin Galca al frente, comienza la pretemporada. Almería B, with Constantin Galca at the helm, start the pre-season. Join Futbol. es. 16 July 2009. 13 September 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140913213751/http://www.joinfutbol.com/es/el_almeria_b_con_galca_al_frente_comienza_la_pretemporada__20823.php. 13 September 2014.
  6. Web site: Munir retoma el hilo conector entre Melilla y Málaga. Munir the new connecting thread between Melilla and Málaga. El Desmarque. Enrique. Salvatierra. es. 19 July 2018. 23 November 2022.
  7. Web site: Munir, portero del Melilla, primer fichaje numantino para la temporada 2014–15. Munir, Melilla's goalkeeper, first numantino signing for the 2014–15 season. CD Numancia. es. 17 June 2014. 13 September 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140703033246/http://www.cdnumancia.com/-/munir-portero-del-melilla-primer-fichaje-numantino-para-la-temporada-2014-15. 3 July 2014.
  8. News: Munir frena el sueño copero del Leganés. Munir halts Leganés' cup dream. Marca. es. 11 September 2014. 13 September 2014.
  9. News: Las Palmas vuelve a ganar al Numancia jugando media hora con uno menos. Las Palmas beat Numancia again playing half an hour with one less. Marca. es. 19 October 2014. 3 February 2021.
  10. Web site: Munir le quita a Biel Ribas la titularidad en la portería del Numancia. Munir takes starting spot in Numancia's goal from Biel Ribas. Vavel. es. 23 December 2014. 16 November 2015.
  11. News: Aitor, un portero que suma puntos. Aitor, a goalkeeper who keeps adding points. Heraldo de Soria. Luis. Hernández Casado. es. 12 June 2018. 17 August 2018.
  12. Web site: Una portería más internacional con Munir. A more international goal with Munir. Málaga CF. es. 19 July 2018. 19 July 2018.
  13. Web site: De Málaga a Turquía: Munir ya es del Hatayspor. From Málaga to Turkey: Munir already belongs to Hatayspor. Be Soccer. es. 5 September 2020. 14 July 2022.
  14. Web site: الوحدة" يتعاقد مع حارس منتخب المغرب منير المحمدي. Al-Wehda sign Moroccan goalkeeper Munir Mohamedi. Sabq. ar. 10 June 2022. 19 June 2022.
  15. Web site: المحمدي يحرس شباك نهضة بركان. Mohamedi to defend Nahdat Berkane's goal. Hespress. Mohamed. Fankar. ar. 2 July 2024. 2 July 2024.
  16. News: Munir, convocado con Marruecos. Munir, called up with Morocco. Diario de Soria. es. 9 March 2015. 3 July 2015.
  17. Web site: Edinson Cavani scores penalty to give Uruguay win in Morocco. ESPN FC. 28 March 2015. 3 July 2015.
  18. Web site: Morocco name AFCON 2017 squad. African Football. 29 December 2016. 1 August 2017.
  19. Web site: World Cup 2018: Sofiane Boufal left out of Morocco squad. BBC Sport. 17 May 2018. 22 May 2018.
  20. News: Morocco own goal gives Iran a World Cup victory. The New York Times. Victor. Mather. 15 June 2018. 15 June 2018.
  21. Web site: Africa Cup of Nations squads. BBC Sport. 22 May 2019. 23 November 2022.
  22. Web site: Afcon 2021: Morocco add three to squad for Cameroon. BBC Sport. 28 December 2021. 23 November 2022.
  23. Web site: Morocco World Cup 2022 squad: Who's in and who's out?. Goal. Soham. Mukherjee. 10 November 2022. 10 November 2022.
  24. Web site: Moroccan coach unveils list of 26 Atlas Lions in 2022 World Cup. Hespress. 10 November 2022. 10 November 2022.
  25. Web site: LATE CHANGE Where is Yassine Bounou? Morocco fans confused over late goalkeeper switch as Sevilla man on pitch for national anthem before Munir Mohamedi starts World Cup clash against Belgium. Talksport. Josh. Fordham. 27 November 2022. 27 November 2022.
  26. Web site: Walid Regragui avant d'affronter la France: "Nous avons faim, nous voulons que l'Afrique soit au sommet du monde". Walid Regragui before facing France: "We are hungry, we want Africa to be on top of the world". RTBF. Jâd. El Nakadi. fr. 13 December 2022. 13 December 2022.
  27. Web site: Regragui unveils 27 player list for Morocco's participation in CAN 2023. Hespress. 28 December 2023. 29 December 2023.
  28. Web site: Regragui names 27 provisional players for AFCON. Confederation of African Football. 28 December 2023. 29 December 2023.
  29. Web site: Maroc: liste et joueurs pour les JO 2024. Morocco: squad and players for the 2024 OG. Afrik Foot. Anthony. Olivier. fr. 19 July 2024. 25 July 2024.
  30. Web site: JO 2024: le Maroc, du jeu, des buts et une belle médaille de bronze au foot. 2024 OG: Morocco, plays, goals and a nice bronze medal in footy. Radio France Internationale. Ndiasse. Sambe. fr. 8 August 2024. 8 August 2024.
  31. News: Al-Mayouf's heroics gives Al-Hilal the King's Cup. Arab News. John. Duerden. 13 May 2023. 13 March 2024.
  32. News: Munir se lleva el Zamora de Segunda. Munir takes Zamora in Segunda. La Opinión de Málaga. Manuel. García. es. 21 July 2020. 10 December 2022.
  33. Web site: King receives members of national soccer team, decorates them with Royal wissams. Hespress. 20 December 2022. 4 May 2023.

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