Aymen Mouelhi (born 14 September 1986) is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Europa.[2] Born in Spain and raised in Tunisia, he plays for the Gibraltar national team, having been naturalised in 2018.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aymen Mouelhi | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1986 | ||
| 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 | |||
| –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 | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Gibraltar | 37 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 22 December 2024 (UTC+1) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:44, 15 November 2024 (UTC+1) | |||
International career
editMouelhi 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.[3] 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.[4]
Personal life
editMouelhi is a fan of FC Barcelona, being born in the Catalan capital. He now works as a security guard.[5]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 15 November 2024[6]
| Gibraltar | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 37 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ Aymen Mouelhi at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Aymen Mouelhi at Soccerway
- ^ "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
edit- Aymen Mouelhi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aymen Mouelhi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Aymen Mouelhi at WorldFootball.net
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