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Aymen Mouelhi
Footballer (born 1986)
Aymen Mouelhi (born 14 September 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for St Joseph's.[2][3] Born in Spain and raised in Tunisia, he plays for the Gibraltar national team, having been naturalised in 2018.
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 | St Joseph's | ||
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– | St Joseph's | 69 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Gibraltar | 36 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 24 April 2024 (UTC+1) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:44, 21 November 2023 (UTC+1) |
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]
Mouelhi is a fan of FC Barcelona, being born in the Catalan capital. he works as a security guard[6]
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 |
- 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.
- Aymen Mouelhi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aymen Mouelhi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aymen Mouelhi at WorldFootball.net
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