Moussa Hojeij
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moussa Hojeij | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon | ||
| Height | 174 cm (69 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Nejmeh | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–2006 | Nejmeh SC | – | (–) |
| 2006–2008 | Al-Mabarrah | 52 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Al-Khoyol | 20 | (12) |
| 2009–2011 | Shabab Al-Sahel | 66 | (21) |
| 2011– | Nejmeh SC | 26 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 1998–2002 | Lebanon | 33 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011– | Nejmeh (player-coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Moussa Hojeij is a Lebanese football player, born on August 6, 1974. He is the player and manager with the Nejmeh football club. He was the best player in the Al-Manar TV football festival several times, and was captain of the national team. Moussa won more than 50 caps for Lebanon. His nicknames include King Moussa and Maestro. Mousa was the first captain to hold The Lebanese Championship Cup for Nejmeh after The Civil War in 2000. Then in 2005, Nejmeh released the player, where he sign-up with Al-Mabarrah,In 2008 Houjeij signed for Lebanese Second Division club Al Khayoul,In summer of 2009 Houjeij signed with Shabab Al-Sahel, in August 2011 the nejmeh fans celebrated the return of moussa as a coach and a player and at his first season match against mabarrah he scored a goal. He also analyses the match the matches of the Lebanese national team at Al Jazeera Sports. He was considered as one of the best Lebanese players of all time.
International career
Moussa equalised in the 77th minute against Iraq at the 2000 AFC Asian Cup to bring the score to 2–2. The game was played at the Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium.
External links
- Moussa Hojeij at National-Football-Teams.com
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