Mohamed Naim

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Mohamed Naim
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Naim
Date of birth (1996-10-07) 7 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Guraidhoo, Kaafu Atoll, Maldives
Position(s) Forward, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Buru Sports Club
Number 10
Youth career
2017 Club Eagles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2016 K. Guraidhoo
2017–2022 Club Eagles
2023– Buru Sports Club
International career
2018– Maldives 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamed Naim (born 7 October 1996) is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a forward, attacking midfielder or winger for Buru Sports Club and Maldives national team.

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Club career

Naim played in the Minivan Championship for his island team K. Guraidhoo, before joining Club Eagles in 2017. On 7 May 2017, he scored his first senior goal for Club Eagles against New Radiant. It was the only goal in the match where Eagles won 1–0 in 2017 Malé League. [1] He was also included in the Club Eagles U21 squad for the 2017 season and appeared in 2017 FAM Youth Championship, where his side won the championship for third consecutive time. He was included in the tournament's best 3 players. [2]

On 16 October 2019, Naim tore his ACL during the Dhivehi Premier League win against Maziya, forcing him to sit on sidelines for 6 months. [3]

Naim joined Buru Sports Club 2023.

International career

On 23 March 2018, Naim made his debut for the Maldives national team along with his elder brother Ahmed Numaan, at the National Stadium, Singapore, as an 80th-minute substitute for Hamza Mohamed in a friendly game where they lost 3–2 to Singapore. [4] Naim traveled to India for the 2018 SAFF Championship with the Maldives team as a standby player with Abdulla Yaameen, but did not make it to the final 20-men by Croatian coach Petar Segrt. [5]

Naim played in the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games, [6] and scored in the 3–1 loss against Mayotte in the last group stage game. [7] [8]

On 5 September 2019, Naim made his full debut for the national team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Guam at Dededo, where they won 1–0. [9] [10]

Personal life

Naim was born in Guraidhoo, Kaafu Atoll, on 7 October 1996. He has an elder brother, Ahmed Numaan, who is also a professional footballer playing for Club Eagles and Maldives national team with him. [11]

Naim married his girlfriend Shaany Ibrahim on 28 March 2019.

Honours

Club Eagles U21

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References

  1. ↑ "Important 3 points for Eagles" (in Divehi). Mihaaru. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Eagles won 3rd consecutive youth championship" (in Divehi). Mihaaru. 30 December 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Naim suffers a serious injury" (in Divehi). Mihaaru. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  4. ↑ "Singapore vs. Maldives 2018-03-23". NationalFootballTeams. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "SAFF18 squad with 2 standby players" (in Divehi). Mihaaru. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "IOIG19: Young players in the football squad" (in Divehi). Mihaaru. 14 July 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "IOIG19: Maldives football team eliminated" (in Divehi). Mihaaru. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "Maldives vs. Mayotte 2019-07-22". NationalFootballTeams. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  9. ↑ "Maldives wins first match against Guam" (in Divehi). Mihaaru. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  10. ↑ "Guam vs. Maldives 2019-09-05". NationalFootballTeams. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  11. ↑ "It's a dream to play for the national team with my brother: Naim" (in Divehi). Mihaaru. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
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