Mohamed Zubya
Libyan footballer (born 1989)
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Mohamed Noureddine Abdusalam Zubya (Arabic: محمد نور الدين عبد السلام زعبية; born March 20, 1989) is a Libyan retired footballer who played as a forward.
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Zubya in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Noureddine Abdusalam Zubya | ||
| Date of birth | March 20, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Tripoli, Libya | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Aschat | ||
| 2006–2011 | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | 73 | (29) |
| 2011–2012 | Al-Arabi Kuwait | ||
| 2012–2013 | Partizan | 4 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | JS Kabylie | 11 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | MC Oran | 32 | (17) |
| 2016–2017 | Espérance Tunis | 14 | (0) |
| 2017–2023 | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | ||
| International career | |||
| 2008–2021 | Libya | 24 | (6) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Born in Tripoli, he was playing with Aschat SC when he moved in 2006 to Al-Ittihad where he stayed until 2011 and where he won 4 successive Libyan Premier League championships.
In 2007 Zubya was handed a one-year ban by CAF[1] for trying to assault the assistant referee in his side's CAF Champions League match against FAR Rabat of Morocco. He returned after a six-month suspension and scored two goals.[2] in the Libyan SuperCup final against Al Akhdar.
In August 2011, Zubya sign for Al Arabi Kuwait.[3]
In June 2012, Zubya signed a four-year contract with Serbian club Partizan.[4] He made his debut for Partizan in club's first official match of the season, on July 17, 2012, in a 2012–13 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first-leg match, away, against Valletta.[5] Zubya was released from his Partizan contract in January 2013.[6]
In November 2013, Zubya sign for JS Kabylie.[7]
He then played with Esperance Sportive de Tunis in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.[8]
In April 2023, Zubya was kidnapped by an armed group, says the human rights committee in Libya.[9]
International career
Zubya played for the Libyan national team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[10]
International goals
- Scores and results list Libya's goal tally first.[11]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 December 2008 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Qatar | 1–1 | 2–5 | Friendly |
| 2. | 28 March 2016 | Petro Sport Stadium, New Cairo, Egypt |  São Tomé and Príncipe | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 2–0 | |||||
| 4. | 4–0 | |||||
| 5. | 9 June 2017 | Petro Sport Stadium, New Cairo, Egypt |  Seychelles | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 6. | 16 October 2018 | Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia |  Nigeria | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Al Ittihad Tripoli
- Libyan Premier League: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2021[8]
- Libyan Cup: 2007, 2009, 2018[8]
- Libyan SuperCup: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Al Arabi Kuwait
- Kuwait Crown Cup: 2011–12
Partizan
Riffa SC
Esperance Tunis
Individual
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 top scorer: 2015–16 (13 goals)