Munir El Haddadi

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Haddadi and the second or maternal family name is Mohamed.
Munir

Munir playing for Barcelona in 2014
Personal information
Full nameMunir El Haddadi Mohamed
Date of birth1 September 1995
Place of birthEl Escorial, Spain
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Barcelona B
Number11
Youth career
CD Galapagar
2009–2010DAV Santa Ana
2010–2011Atlético Madrid
2010–2011→ Rayo Majadahonda (loan)
2011–2014Barcelona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2014–Barcelona B18(5)
2014–Barcelona10(1)
National team‡
2014Spain U194(3)
2014–Spain U215(3)
2014–Spain1(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2015.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 March 2015

Munir El Haddadi Mohamed (Arabic: منير الحدادي‎; born 1 September 1995), known as Munir, is a Spanish footballer who plays for FC Barcelona B as a forward.[2]

He began his career in the youth ranks of Atlético Madrid before transferring to Barcelona in 2011, where he won the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League. He made his debut for the B-team in March 2014, and scored in his first match for the senior team in August of that year. Munir earned his first cap for the Spanish national team in September 2014.

Early life

Munir was born in San Lorenzo de El Escorial,[3] Madrid, and grew up in nearby Galapagar, on a street likened to a "Little Morocco" by El Mundo.[4] His Moroccan father,[3] Mohamed El Haddadi Arbrqui, came to Spain in a fishing boat from Fnideq at the age of 18 and is now a chef.[4] His mother Zaida is also Arab and Muslim; born in the Spanish exclave of Melilla, she is a former kitchen hand who now looks after Munir's three siblings.[4] Up to the age of 14, Munir was a fan of Real Madrid.[4]

Club career

Early career

Munir scored 30 goals in 29 matches playing for CF Rayo Majadahonda's Cadete A team, on loan from Atlético Madrid, after impressing in a trial in 2010.[5] As a result he attracted interest from a number of sides such as Real Madrid and Manchester City, but signed for FC Barcelona's youth academy the following summer.[6]

Barcelona

Rafinha, Gerard Piqué and Munir warming up for Barcelona in August 2014

Munir made his UEFA Youth League debut against Ajax U19 where he scored two goals.[7] He scored braces against Milan U19 and Copenhagen U19, finishing the tournament scoring 11 goals in 10 matches. He scored a brace in the final against Benfica U19.[8] On 3 March 2014, he extended his contract with the club keeping him with the club until June 2017.[9]

After being an unused substitute against CD Tenerife and Deportivo La Coruña, Munir made his professional debut for FC Barcelona B on 2 March 2014, in a 1–2 away win against RCD Mallorca in a second division, coming as a 72nd-minute substitute for Sandro Ramírez.[10] He scored his first goal as a senior player in a 2–1 home win against Girona FC on 19 April.[11]

On 24 August 2014, Munir made his official debut for the first team in La Liga, against Elche CF at the Camp Nou. He started the match and scored the second goal of an eventual 3–0 win before being substituted after 67 minutes for Pedro.[12]

Munir was a nominee for the 2014 Golden Boy Award.[13]

International career

Munir was born in Spain to two Moroccan parents and was eligible to represent either nation internationally.[14] It was rumoured that Qatar had offered Munir a financial deal to take Qatari nationality and play for the country that is currently set to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[4]

On 29 August 2014, Munir was called up for the first time as one of 21 players for Albert Celades' Spain Under-21 team to face Hungary and Austria in September.[15] However, after an injury to Diego Costa, Vicente del Bosque called Munir up to the senior squad for the first time ahead of a Euro 2016 qualifier against Macedonia on 8 September.[16] He made his debut in that match, replacing Koke for the final 13 minutes of a 5–1 victory at the Estadi Ciutat de València.[17]

Statistics

Club

As of 1 March 2015[18]
Club Season League Copa del Rey Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barcelona B 2013–14 114—114
2014–15 71—71
Total 185—185
Barcelona 2014–15 1013030—161
Total 101303[lower-alpha 1]0—161
Career totals 2863030—346
  1. ↑ All appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 8 September 2014[19]
Spain
YearAppsGoals
201410
Total10

Honours

Barcelona

References

  1. ↑ "Munir El Haddadi". Retrieved 24 August 2014.
  2. ↑ "Barcelona sign 15year child prodigy". Ahram. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "El Haddadi promise excites Barcelona". UEFA. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Mucha, Martín (31 August 2014). "El padre de Munir, la esperanza musulmana del Barça: 'Llegué en patera'" [The father of Munir, Barça's Muslim hope: 'I arrived in a small boat']. El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Exclusive interview with the new Barça player Munir El Haddadi".
  6. ↑ "Five facts about Arsenal linked Munir El Haddadi". Hereisthecity. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Barcelona 4 Ajax 1". UEFA. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Munir El Habbadi". UEFA. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Munir El Haddadi extended his contract with Barcelona". Starafrica. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "RCD Mallorca vs Barcelona B". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Barcelona B vs Girona FC". Marca. Retrieved 19 April 2014.
  12. ↑ Cryer, Andy (24 August 2014). "Barcelona 3-0 Elche". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  13. ↑ Richards, Alex (28 October 2014). "England pair Raheem Sterling and Calum Chambers join Adnan Januzaj in Golden Boy award nominations". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  14. ↑ http://www.espnfc.com/league-name/story/2024321/headline
  15. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Call up list for the matches against Hungary and Austria". RFEF. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Costa ruled out of Spain squad, Munir is replacement". Goal.com. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 5 September 2014.
  17. ↑ Jenson, Pete (8 September 2014). "Spain 5-1 Macedonia: David Silva stars as reigning champions get their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign off to a winning start". Daily Mail. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  18. ↑ "Munir". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
  19. ↑ Munir El Haddadi at National-Football-Teams.com
  20. ↑ "First Youth League title goes Barcelona's way". UEFA.com. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.

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