Aymen Mouelhi

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.

Aymen Mouelhi
Personal information
Full name Aymen Mouelhi
Date of birth (1986-09-14) 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
 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 64 (1)
International career‡
2018– Gibraltar 34 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:11, 3 October 2023 (UTC+1)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:44, 16 October 2023 (UTC+1)

International career

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]

Personal life

Mouelhi is a fan of FC Barcelona, being born in the Catalan capital. Outside of football, he works in the tourism industry in Gibraltar.[6]

Career statistics

International
As of 16 October 2023[7]
Gibraltar
YearAppsGoals
201820
201950
202060
2021100
202230
202380
Total340

References
  1. Aymen Mouelhi at WorldFootball.net
  2. Aymen Mouelhi at Soccerway
  3. Aymen Mouelhi at FootballDatabase.eu
  4. "UEFA Nations League – Gibraltar v Armenia". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. “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.
  6. The Gibraltar centre-back who stopped Haaland: A reinforcement for Barcelona? Marca English. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. "Aymen Mouelhi". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
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