Aymen Mouelhi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aymen Mouelhi | ||
Date of birth | (1986-09-14) 14 September 1986 (age 37) | ||
Place of birth | Barcelona, Spain[1] | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Europa | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2013 | Olympique Kef | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013 | Olympique Kef | 1 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Europa | 28 | (1) |
2015–2016 | Lions Gibraltar | 18 | (1) |
2016–2019 | Gibraltar United | 65 | (6) |
2019–2024 | St Joseph's | 70 | (1) |
2024– | Europa | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Gibraltar | 36 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 17 August 2024 (UTC+1) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:44, 21 November 2023 (UTC+1) |
Aymen Mouelhi (born 14 September 1986) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Europa.[2][3] Born in Spain and raised in Tunisia, he plays for the Gibraltar national team, having been naturalised in 2018.
International career
Mouelhi made his international debut for Gibraltar on 16 November 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute for Joseph Chipolina in the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D match against Armenia, which finished as a 6–2 loss.[4] After a particularly impressive performance against Norway which saw the minnows restrict the Scandinavians to only 3 goals in a respectable defeat, Mouelhi went viral after he quipped that he "expected more" of the highly rated Norwegian striker Erling Haaland, who he had been tasked with marking throughout the game.[5]
Personal life
Mouelhi is a fan of FC Barcelona, being born in the Catalan capital. he works as a security guard[6]
Career statistics
International
- As of 21 November 2023[7]
Gibraltar | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2018 | 2 | 0 |
2019 | 5 | 0 |
2020 | 6 | 0 |
2021 | 10 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 0 |
2023 | 10 | 0 |
Total | 36 | 0 |
References
- ^ Aymen Mouelhi at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Aymen Mouelhi at Soccerway
- ^ Aymen Mouelhi at FootballDatabase.eu
- ^ "UEFA Nations League – Gibraltar v Armenia". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ “I expected more” – Outstanding big-time behaviour from Gibraltar defender Aymen Mouelhi as he gives Erling Haaland assessment Caught Offside. 26 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
- ^ Gibraltar-France : agent des douanes, policier ou comptable… A la rencontre des joueurs de Gibraltar qui défient les Bleus Marca English. 16 June 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- ^ "Aymen Mouelhi". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
External links
- Aymen Mouelhi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aymen Mouelhi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aymen Mouelhi at WorldFootball.net
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