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Murad Naji
Personal information
Full name	Murad Naji Hussein
Date of birth	June 12, 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Algeria
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right-back[citation needed]
Team information
Current team	Al-Rayyan
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2012	Al-Rayyan
2012–2013	Qatar SC
2013–2017	El Jaish SC
2014–2015	→ Umm Salal SC (loan)
2017–2020	Al-Duhail
2019–2020	→ Umm Salal SC (loan)
2020–2023	Al-Wakrah
2024–	Al-Wakrah
International career
2009–	Qatar U-23
2013	Qatar
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Murad Naji Hussein (born 12 June 1991) is a Qatari footballer who currently plays for Qatar Stars League side Al-Wakrah.^[1] He is a graduate of Qatar's Aspire Academy.^[2] He has also appeared for the Qatar national team and the U23 team.

Career

Club career

Murad Naji initially expressed his desire in professional football in France, and has received offers from Olympique de Marseille and AS Nancy.^[3] While negotiating his contract renewal with Al Rayyan in May 2012, he asked management for a large increase in salary, claiming that he has offers in Europe. Al Rayyan refused, and he joined Qatar SC on a 2-year deal instead.^[4]

International career

Born in Algeria, Naji is of Jordanian descent and moved to Qatar at a young age. He Naji received his first call-up to the Qatar Olympic football team in August 2008 by then coach Hassan Harmutallah.^[5]

He has played for the Qatar Olympic team in the GGC U23 tournament held in Qatar in August 2011.^[6]

Personal

Murad Naji graduated from Qatar University with a degree in Sports science.

Honours

Al-Rayyan

Emir of Qatar Cup: 2010, 2011

Notes

^ QSL.com.qa - Murad Naji^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence - Where ASPIRE Graduates Are". Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
^ "Murad keen on playing in France". Doha Stadium Plus. 29 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.
^ "الريان يعلن أن رحيل مراد ناجي بسبب المغالاة المادية". Al Kass. 27 May 2012.
^ "العنابي الاولمبي يستدعي مراد ناجي من الريان". Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2012-05-26.
^ "Qatar U23 Football team line up for GCC Tournament". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-08-12.

External links

goal.com Murad Naji
Murad Naji at Soccerway

[1] QSL.com.qa - Murad Naji^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] "ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence - Where ASPIRE Graduates Are". Archived from the original on 2012-03-18. Retrieved 2011-08-12.

[3] "Murad keen on playing in France". Doha Stadium Plus. 29 November 2011. Archived from the original on 25 December 2011. Retrieved 26 December 2011.

[4] "الريان يعلن أن رحيل مراد ناجي بسبب المغالاة المادية". Al Kass. 27 May 2012.

[5] "العنابي الاولمبي يستدعي مراد ناجي من الريان". Archived from the original on 2008-08-20. Retrieved 2012-05-26.

[6] "Qatar U23 Football team line up for GCC Tournament". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-08-12.

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