Mohammed Muntari
Qatari footballer (born 1993)
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Mohammed Muntari (Arabic: محمد مونتاري; born 20 December 1993) is a professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for Al-Gharafa. Born in Ghana, he plays for the Qatar national team.[3]
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Muntari in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohammed Muntari[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 20 December 1993 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kumasi, Ghana | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Gharafa | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Golden Lions Soccer Academy | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | El Jaish | 45 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2024 | Al-Duhail | 85 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Al Ahli (loan) | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | → Al Ahli (loan) | 8 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Al-Gharafa | 16 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Qatar U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014– | Qatar | 65 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Career
Muntari started his career in the Golden Lions Soccer Academy, owned by former Ghanaian international Nii Lamptey.[4] He joined El Jaish in 2012.[5]
International career
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Muntari was born and raised in Ghana, but early in his career moved to Qatar and became a naturalized citizen. He was called up to the Qatar national team in December 2014.[7] He made his debut on 27 December 2014 in a friendly against Estonia, scoring his first goal.[8]
Muntari scored Qatar's first-ever, and only, World Cup goal during the 2022 FIFA World Cup against Senegal on 25 November 2022.[9][10]
International goals
- Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.[11]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 27 December 2014 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Estonia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 28 August 2015 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Singapore | 2–0 | 4–0 | |
| 3. | 3 September 2015 |  Bhutan | 6–0 | 15–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 4. | 7–0 | |||||
| 5. | 9–0 | |||||
| 6. | 17 November 2015 | Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan | Bhutan | 1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 7. | 14 November 2017 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Iceland | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 8. | 14 November 2019 | Singapore | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 9. | 24 March 2021 | Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary |  Luxembourg | 1–0 | 1–0 | |
| 10. | 31 March 2021 |  Republic of Ireland | 1–1 | 1–1 | ||
| 11. | 17 July 2021 | BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States |  Grenada | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 12. | 15 December 2021 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Algeria | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup |
| 13. | 13 October 2022 | Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain |  Nicaragua | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 14. | 25 November 2022 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Senegal | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 15. | 15 June 2023 | Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria |  Jamaica | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 16. | 27 December 2024 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Kuwait | 1–1 | 1–1 | 26th Arabian Gulf Cup |
Honours
Al-Duhail
- Qatar Stars League: 2016–17, 2019–20
- Emir of Qatar Cup: 2016, 2019, 2022
- Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2015, 2016
El-Jaish
