Mohammed Muntari (Arabic: محمد مونتاري; born 20 December 1993) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Al-Duhail.
Born in Ghana, he plays for the Qatar national team.
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Full name | Mohammed Muntari | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 20 December 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al-Duhail | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 29 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Golden Lions Soccer Academy | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | El Jaish | 45 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
2015– | Al-Duhail | 75 | (25) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Al Ahli (loan) | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2018 | → Al Ahli (loan) | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2016 | Qatar U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2014– | Qatar | 55 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 November 2022 |
Muntari started his career in the Golden Lions Soccer Academy, owned by former Ghanaian international Nii Lamptey. He joined El Jaish in 2012.
In July 2015, he signed a five-year deal with Lekhwiya.
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. He made his debut on 27 December 2014 in a friendly against Estonia, scoring his first goal.
Muntari scored Qatar's first-ever, and only, World Cup goal during the 2022 FIFA World Cup against Senegal on 25 November 2022.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 27 December 2014 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Estonia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
2. | 28 August 2015 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Singapore | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
3. | 3 September 2015 | Bhutan | 6–0 | 15–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
4. | 7–0 | |||||
5. | 9–0 | |||||
6. | 17 November 2015 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan | Bhutan | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
7. | 14 November 2017 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Iceland | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
8. | 14 November 2019 | Singapore | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
9. | 24 March 2021 | Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
10. | 31 March 2021 | Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
11. | 17 July 2021 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States | Grenada | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
12. | 15 December 2021 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Algeria | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup |
13. | 13 October 2022 | Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain | Nicaragua | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
14. | 25 November 2022 | Al Thumama Stadium, Al Thumama, Qatar | Senegal | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
15. | 15 June 2023 | Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria | Jamaica | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Al-Duhail
El-Jaish
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