Mouhammed-Ali_Dhaini
Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini
Association football player (born 1994)
Mouhammed-Ali Najib Dhaini (Arabic: محمد علي نجيب دهيني; born 1 March 1994) is a footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Lebanese Premier League club Ansar and the Lebanon national team.
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Dhaini in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mouhammed-Ali Najib Dhaini[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-03-01) 1 March 1994 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Strömstad, Sweden[1] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ansar | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | BK Olympic | 75 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | Torns IF | 84 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Trelleborgs FF | 87 | (9) |
| 2023– | Ansar | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Lebanon | 26 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:24, 25 February 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 January 2023 | |||
Having begun his senior career in Sweden at Division 3 side BK Olympic in 2013, Dhaini joined Torns IF in the Division 2 in 2017, helping them gain promotion to the Division 1 in his first season. In 2020, he joined Superettan club Trelleborgs FF. Dhaini moved to Lebanon in 2023, joining Ansar.
Born in Sweden, Dhaini is of Lebanese descent; he made his senior debut for Lebanon in 2020.
Torns IF
Dhaini joined Swedish Division 2 side Torns IF on 2 January 2017.[3] He played 27 games, 25 in the league and two in the Svenska Cupen, helping his side gain promotion to the Division 1.[4] Dhaini was nominated 2017 Torns FF Player of the Year for his performances.[5]
In the Division 1, Dhaini played a total of 59 games (29 in 2018 and 30 in 2019),[6] scoring once in 2018 against Utsiktens BK.[7] Dhaini played 90 games in total for Torns IF.[6]
Trelleborgs FF
Following a trial in December 2019,[8] Dhaini moved to Superettan side Trelleborgs FF on a one-year contract on 17 February 2020.[9] Following a knee operation, Dhaini made his debut on 13 July against GAIS.[10] He played 21 league games,[6] making three assists,[10] and helped his side remain in the Superettan after beating IF Brommapojkarna on penalty shoot-outs in the relegation playoffs.[11][12]
Trelleborg extended Dhaini's contract for two years on 14 January 2021.[10] Dhaini scored his first goal for Trelleborg on 10 May, helping his team draw 1–1 in the 2021 Superettan against Akropolis.[13] On 26 October, Dhaini scored a brace in a 4–0 league win against AFC Eskilstuna.[14] During the 2022 season, he helped Trelleborg come back from 2–0 down to win 4–2 against Dalkurd on 21 August, scoring the temporary 1–2 goal.[15]
Ansar
On 29 December 2023, Dhaini joined Lebanese Premier League side Ansar ahead of the second leg of the 2023–24 season.[16]
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Dhaini made his debut for the Lebanon national team in a friendly against Bahrain on 12 November 2020.[17] In December 2023, Dhaini was included in the Lebanese squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[18]
A defensive midfielder, Dhaini has been noted for his passing and ball retention.[3] Salif Camara Jönsson, team manager at Trelleborgs FF, described Dhaini's dual game and fighting spirit as his main strengths.[19]
Dhaini has a younger brother, an older sister and a younger sister.[3] While playing for BK Olympic, Dhaini worked at a bakery.[3]
Club
- As of match played 13 August 2023[6]
| Club | Season | League | Svenska Cupen | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BK Olympic | 2013 | Division 3 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2014 | Division 3 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | Division 3 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | Division 2 | 23 | 2 | — | — | 23 | 2 | |||
| Total | 75 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 3 | ||
| Torns IF | 2017 | Division 2 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Division 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | Division 1 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 84 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 1 | ||
| Trelleborgs FF | 2020 | Superettan | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| 2021 | Superettan | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 4 | ||
| 2022 | Superettan | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Superettan | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Total | 87 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 10 | ||
| Career total | 246 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 264 | 14 | ||
- Appearance in Superettan relegation play-offs
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lebanon | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | |
Individual
- "Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "AFC Asian Cup 2023 Qatar Squad Lists" (PDF). Asian Football Confederation. p. 13. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- "Ännu ett nyförvärv klart" [Another new signing ready]. Torns IF (in Swedish). 2 January 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- "Torns IF:s succé: "Det är en Åshöjdenstory – men vi har ingen blåbärskung"". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- "Dhaini blev Årets Tornare 2017". Torns IF. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- "Utsikten kunde inte stoppa formstarka Torn". www.hallandsposten.se. 24 July 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- Cronhag, Jacob. "Mohammed-Ali Dhaini har nått elitfotbollen". Trelleborgs FF (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- Cronhag, Jacob. "Mohammed-Ali Dhaini är klar för TFF". Trelleborgs FF (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- Ragnar, Emanuel (14 January 2021). "Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini förlänger sitt kontrakt med Trelleborgs FF!". Trelleborgs FF (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- Abou Diab, Rami (21 December 2020). "Lebanese Players Abroad: December 2020, Week 3". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Trelleborgs FF - IF Brommapojkarna - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 13 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- Abou Diab, Rami (17 May 2021). "Lebanese Players Abroad: May 2021, Week 2". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- "TFF stod för kross – hakar på toppen". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- "TFF vände 2-0 till 4-2 mot Dalkurd". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- "الأنصار يعلن التعاقد مع الدهيني وعواضة". 29 December 2023.
- "Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- "منتخب لبنان يعلن تشكيلته إلى كأس آسيا" [The Lebanon national team announces its squad for the Asian Cup] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- Abou Diab, Rami (5 March 2021). "A new call-up for the national team". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- "Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- "Bollklubben Olympic". www.bkolympic.se. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- "Årets Tornare". Torns IF (in Swedish). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- Mouhammed-Ali Dhaini at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Mouhammed Ali-Dhaini at Lagstatistik