Mohammed Muntari

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]

Mohammed Muntari

Muntari in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Mohammed Muntari[1]
Date of birth	(1993-12-20) 20 December 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Kumasi, Ghana
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
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	5	(2)
International career‡
2016	Qatar U23	4	(0)
2014–	Qatar	65	(16)
Medal record Representing  Qatar Men's Football FIFA Arab Cup 2021 Qatar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 December 2024 ‡ 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]

In July 2015, he signed a five-year deal with Lekhwiya.^[6]

International career

Muntari with Qatar at the 2022 FIFA World Cup opening game.

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
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

• Qatari Stars Cup: 2012–13
• Qatar Cup: 2014