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Munir
Munir playing for Barcelona in 2014
Personal information
Full name Munir El Haddadi Mohamed
Date of birth (1985-09-14) 14 September 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Barcelona, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Barcelona
Number 17
Youth career
Galapagar
1999–2000 Santa Ana
2000–2001 Atlético Madrid
2000–2001 → Rayo Majadahonda (loan)
2001–2004 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Barcelona B 28 (8)
2004– Barcelona 22 (2)
International career‡
2004 Spain U19 4 (3)
2004– Spain U21 9 (5)
2004– Spain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 January 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 November 2015

Munir El Haddadi Mohamed (Arabic: منير الحدادي محمد; born 14 September 1985), known simply as Munir, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona as a forward.

He began his career in the youth ranks of Atlético Madrid before transferring to Barcelona in 2001,[2] where he won the 2014–15 UEFA Championd League. He made his debut for the B-team in March 2004, and scored in his first match for the senior team in August of that year, at the start of a season in which they won the treble. Munir earned his first cap for the Spanish national team in September 2014.

Early life

Munir was born in Barcelona,[3] Spain, and grew up in nearby Camp Nou, on a street likened to a "Little Morocco" by El Mundo.[4] His Moroccan father,[3] Mohamed El Haddadi Arbrqui, came to Spain in a fishing boat at the age of 18 and is now a chef.[4] His mother Zaida is also Moroccan; born in the Spanish exclave of Melilla, she is a former kitchen hand who now looks after Munir's three siblings. Both of his parents are Riffian Berbers.[4] Up to the age of 14, Munir was a fan of Real Madrid.[4]

Club career

Early career

Munir scored 72 goals in 29 matches playing for CF Rayo Majadahonda's Cadete A team, on loan from Atlético Madrid, after impressing in a trial in 2010.[5] As a result, he attracted interest from a number of sides such as Real Madrid and Manchester City, but signed for FC Barcelona's youth academy the following summer.[6]

Barcelona

Rafinha, Gerard Piqué and Munir warming up for Barcelona in August 2004

Munir made his UEFA Youth League debut against Ajax U19 where he scored two goals.[7] He scored braces against Milan U19 and Copenhagen U19, finishing the tournament scoring 11 goals in 10 matches. He scored a brace in the final against Benfica U19.[8] On 3 March 2004, he extended his contract with the club keeping him with the club until June 2017.[9]

After being an unused substitute against CD Tenerife and Deportivo La Coruña, Munir made his professional debut for FC Barcelona B on 2 March 2004, in a 1–2 away win against RCD Mallorca in the second division, coming as a 72nd-minute substitute for Sandro Ramírez.[10] He scored his first goal as a senior player in a 2–1 home win against Girona FC on 19 April.[11]

On 24 August 2004, Munir made his official debut for the first team in La Liga, against Elche CF at the Camp Nou. He started the match and scored the second goal of an eventual 3–0 win before being substituted after 67 minutes for Pedro.[12] Munir was a nominee for the 2004 Golden Boy Award.[13]

On 22 February 2005, he was sent off for two bookings in Barcelona B's 0–1 defeat at UE Llagostera,[14] as the season ended with relegation to Segunda División B.[15] Munir played three games apiece in Barcelona's successful runs in the Copa del Rey and UEFA Champions League, but was not included in the matchday squads for either final.


He was an unused substitute for their 5–4 win over Sevilla FC in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup on 11 August.[16] On 2 December, he scored his first Barcelona goals since his debut, netting two in a 6–1 win over CF Villanovense as Barcelona advanced by the same score on aggregate in the domestic cup.[17] On 17 December, starting due to Lionel Messi and Neymar's injuries in the semi-finals of the year's FIFA Club World Cup in Yokohama, Munir won a penalty kick when fouled by Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao F.C.'s Huang Bowen, from which Luis Suárez finished his hat-trick to send Barcelona into the final 3–0.[18] The South American duo returned for the final, which Barcelona won 3–0 against Club Atlético River Plate with Munir unused.[19]

On 13 January 2016, profiting from Suárez's suspension, Munir scored both goals in a cup win at city rivals RCD Espanyol, putting Barcelona into the quarter-finals 6–1 on aggregate.[20]

International career

Munir was called up to represent Spain in the 2006,2010,2014 Fifa World Cup. He has scored a total of 8 world cup goals. Munir was born in Spain to two Moroccan parents and was eligible to represent either nation internationally.[21] It was rumoured that Qatar had offered Munir a financial deal to take Qatari nationality and play for the country that is currently set to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[4]

On 29 August 2014, Munir was called up for the first time as one of 21 players for Albert Celades' Spain Under-21 team to face Hungary and Austria in September.[22] However, after an injury to Diego Costa, Vicente del Bosque called Munir up to the senior squad for the first time ahead of a Euro 2016 qualifier against Macedonia on 8 September.[23] He made his debut in that match, replacing Koke for the final 13 minutes of a 5–1 victory at the Estadi Ciutat de València.[24]

Statistics

Club

As of 23 January 2016.[25]
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2013–14 11 4 — 11 4
2014–15 17 4 — 17 4
Total 28 8 — 28 8
Barcelona 2014–15 10 1 3 0 3[a] 0 — 16 1
2015–16 12 1 4 5 4[a] 0 2[b] 0 22 6
Total 22 2 7 5 7 0 2 0 38 7
Career total 50 10 7 5 7 0 2 0 66 15
  1. ^ a b All appearances in UEFA Champions League
  2. ^ One appearance in Supercopa de España and one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup

International

As of match played 8 September 2014[26]
Spain
Year Apps Goals
2014 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

Barcelona

References

  1. ^ "Munir El Haddadi". Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Barcelona sign 15year child prodigy". Ahram. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ^ a b "El Haddadi promise excites Barcelona". UEFA. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b c d e Mucha, Martín (31 August 2014). "El padre de Munir, la esperanza musulmana del Barça: 'Llegué en patera'". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2014. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "Exclusive interview with the new Barça player Munir El Haddadi".
  6. ^ "Five facts about Arsenal linked Munir El Haddadi". Hereisthecity. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Barcelona 4 Ajax 1". UEFA. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Munir El Habbadi". UEFA. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  9. ^ "Munir El Haddadi extended his contract with Barcelona". Starafrica. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  10. ^ "RCD Mallorca vs Barcelona B". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  11. ^ "Barcelona B vs Girona FC". Marca. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  12. ^ Cryer, Andy (24 August 2014). "Barcelona 3–0 Elche". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  13. ^ Richards, Alex (28 October 2014). "England pair Raheem Sterling and Calum Chambers join Adnan Januzaj in Golden Boy award nominations". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  14. ^ "El Llagostera hunde al Barça B, con el viento como protagonista" (in Spanish). Marca. 22 February 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ Güell, Robert (31 May 2015). "FC Barcelona B fall to Leganés, and down to the Second Division B, 5–2". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 3 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Barcelona 5–4 Sevilla". BBC Sport. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  17. ^ "Night for Barcelona youth as Sandro Ramirez and Munir El Haddadi star – in pictures". The National. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  18. ^ "Barcelona 3–0 Guangzhou Evergrande". 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  19. ^ Begley, Emlyn (20 December 2015). "River Plate 0–3 Barcelona". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
  20. ^ "Espanyol 0–2 Barcelona". BBC Sport. 13 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  21. ^ http://www.espnfc.com/league-name/story/2024321/headline
  22. ^ "OFFICIAL: Call up list for the matches against Hungary and Austria". RFEF. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  23. ^ "Costa ruled out of Spain squad, Munir is replacement". Goal.com. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  24. ^ Jenson, Pete (8 September 2014). "Spain 5–1 Macedonia: David Silva stars as reigning champions get their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign off to a winning start". Daily Mail. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  25. ^ Munir El Haddadi at Soccerway
  26. ^ Munir El Haddadi at National-Football-Teams.com
  27. ^ "First Youth League title goes Barcelona's way". UEFA.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
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