Omar Al Khouja
Libyan footballer (born 2000)
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Omar Al Khouja (born 1 March 2000) is a Libyan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Libya national team.
Full name
Omar Yousef Nouri Al-Khouja
Date of birth
1 March 2000
Place of birth
Tripoli, Libya
Position
Midfielder
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omar Yousef Nouri Al-Khouja | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Tripoli, Libya | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Al-Ittihad Tripoli | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021– | Libya | 28 | (7) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 June 2024 | |||
He made his international debut on 1 September 2021, in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Gabon in a 2-1 victory. On 7 September 2021, Al Khouja scored his first goal for Libya against Angola in a 1-0 victory.[1]
International goals
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 7 September 2021 | Estádio 11 de Novembro, Luanda, Angola |  Angola | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 1 February 2022 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Kuwait | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 11 November 2023 | Martyrs of February Stadium, Benina, Libya |  Sudan | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 2 January 2024 | Mardan Sports Complex, Antalya, Libya |  Indonesia | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 12 January 2024 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Kuwait | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 2–0 | |||||
| 7. | 22 March 2024 | Père Jégo Stadium, Casablanca, Morocco |  Burkina Faso | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |