{{short description|Qatari footballer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mohammed Muntari | image = Esteghlal FC vs Al-Gharafa FC, 16 September 2024 - 02.jpg | caption = Muntari in 2024 | fullname = Mohammed Muntari<ref>{{cite web |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/fb00fb4f430e88fc/original/vfolbncwswkxqi8ostba-pdf.pdf |title=FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list |work=FIFA |date=1 February 2021 |access-date=1 February 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|12|20|df=y}} | birth_place = Kumasi, Ghana | height = {{height|m=1.94|precision=0}}<ref name="FIFA 2022">{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Qatar |publisher=FIFA |page=23 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=22 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221218195301/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=18 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> | position = Striker | currentclub = Al-Gharafa | clubnumber = 3 | years1 = 2013–2015 | clubs1 = El Jaish | caps1 = 45 | goals1 = 18 | years2 = 2015–2024 | clubs2 = Al-Duhail | caps2 = 85 | goals2 = 26 | years3 = 2017–2018 | clubs3 = → Al Ahli (loan) | caps3 = 9 | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2018 | clubs4 = → Al Ahli (loan) | caps4 = 8 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2024– | clubs5 = Al-Gharafa | caps5 = 16 | goals5 = 4 | youthclubs1 = Golden Lions Soccer Academy | nationalyears1 = 2016 | nationalteam1 = Qatar U23 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2014– | nationalteam2 = Qatar | nationalcaps2 = 65 | nationalgoals2 = 16 | club-update = 17 January 2026 | nationalteam-update = 28 December 2024 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|QAT}}}} {{MedalSport|Men's Football}} {{MedalComp|FIFA Arab Cup}} {{Medal|3rd|2021 Qatar|}} }} '''Mohammed Muntari''' ({{langx|ar|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/mohammed-muntari/286019/|title=Player profile|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref>
==Career== Muntari started his career in the Golden Lions Soccer Academy, owned by former Ghanaian international Nii Lamptey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=340205|title=Ghana loses hugely talented striker Mohammed Muntari to Qatar|publisher=ghanaweb.com|date=23 December 2014|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref> He joined El Jaish in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://asia.eurosport.com/football/mohammed-muntari_prs347414/person.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227194349/http://asia.eurosport.com/football/mohammed-muntari_prs347414/person.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 December 2014|title=Player profile|publisher=eurosport.com|accessdate=27 December 2014}}</ref>
In July 2015, he signed a five-year deal with Lekhwiya.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.qsl.qa/en/muntari-signs-lekhwiya | title=Muntari signs for Lekhwiya | date= | accessdate=2022-11-29}}</ref>
==International career== [[File:2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar 0–2 Ecuador - (6).jpg|thumb|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/141222/qatar-squad-asian-cup|title=Qatar squad for Asian Cup|publisher=Xinhua News Agency|date=22 December 2014|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref> He made his debut on 27 December 2014 in a friendly against Estonia, scoring his first goal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cdn.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=81504|title=منتخبنا الوطني يفوز على استونيا بثلاثية|publisher=alkass.net|date=27 December 2014|accessdate=27 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227200320/http://cdn.alkass.net/news_details.aspx?news_id=81504|archive-date=27 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Muntari scored Qatar's first-ever, and only, World Cup goal during the 2022 FIFA World Cup against Senegal on 25 November 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Qatar 1-3 Senegal: World Cup hosts on brink of elimination after defeat |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12754582/qatar-1-3-senegal-world-cup-hosts-on-brink-of-elimination-after-defeat |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-25 |title=World Cup 2022: Ghana-born Mohammed Muntari becomes first-ever player to score for Qatar |url=https://ghanasoccernet.com/world-cup-2022-ghana-born-mohammed-muntari-becomes-first-ever-player-to-score-for-qatar |access-date=2022-11-25 |website=GhanaSoccernet |language=en}}</ref>
===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.''<ref name="NFT">{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/57994/Mohammed_Muntari.html|title=Muntari, Mohammed|publisher=National Football Teams|accessdate=30 January 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 27 December 2014 || Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar || {{fb|EST}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 || rowspan=2 | Friendly |- | 2. || 28 August 2015 || rowspan=4 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar || {{fb|SIN}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 4–0 |- | 3. || rowspan=3 | 3 September 2015 || rowspan=3 | {{fb|BHU}} || align=center | '''6'''–0 || rowspan="3" style="text-align:center" | 15–0 || rowspan=4 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |- | 4. || align=center | '''7'''–0 |- | 5. || align=center | '''9'''–0 |- | 6. || 17 November 2015 || Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan || {{fb|BHU}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 3–0 |- | 7. || 14 November 2017 || rowspan=2 | Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar || {{fb|ISL}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–1 || rowspan=4 | Friendly |- | 8. || 14 November 2019 || {{fb|SIN}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–0 |- | 9. || 24 March 2021 || rowspan=2 | Nagyerdei Stadion, Debrecen, Hungary || {{fb|LUX}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 |- | 10. || 31 March 2021 || {{fb|IRL}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–1 |- | 11. || 17 July 2021 || BBVA Stadium, Houston, United States || {{fb|GRN}} || align=center | '''3'''–0 || align=center | 4–0 || 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup |- | 12. || 15 December 2021 || Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar || {{fb|ALG}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 1–2 || 2021 FIFA Arab Cup |- | 13. || 13 October 2022 || Marbella Football Center, Marbella, Spain || {{fb|NIC}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || Friendly |- | 14. || 25 November 2022 || Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar || {{fb|SEN}} || align=center | '''1'''–2 || align=center | 1–3 || 2022 FIFA World Cup |- | 15. || 15 June 2023 || Stadion Wiener Neustadt, Wiener Neustadt, Austria || {{fb|JAM}} || align=center | '''2'''–0 || align=center | 2–1 || Friendly |- | 16. || 27 December 2024 || Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait || {{fb|KUW}} || align=center | '''1'''–1 || align=center | 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
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category|Mohammed Muntari}} *{{Soccerway|286019}} *{{NFT player|57994}}
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