| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Moudi Najjar | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 2000[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hwaseong FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016 | Bonnyrigg White Eagles | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Western Sydney Wanderers NPL | 8 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Melbourne City NPL | 34 | (24) |
| 2019–2021 | Melbourne City | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Macarthur FC (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Northbridge FC (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2021–2023 | Macarthur FC | 22 | (3) |
| 2022 | Northbridge FC | 6 | (1) |
| 2024 | Rockdale Ilinden | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Hwaseong FC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Australia U19 | 3 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2018 | |||
Moudi Najjar (Arabic: مودي النجار; born 20 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward, for Hwaseong FC in the K3 League.[2] Born in Australia, Najjar was called up to the Syria national team in 2023.
At the age of 17, Najjar played his first game in his youth starting career. Najjar came on for Mohamed Adam while scoring his first goal for Western Sydney Wanderers Youth in an 8–0 win over Canberra United Youth.
Najjar was part of the 2017-18 Y-League championship winning Western Sydney Wanderers Youth team. He replaced Fabian Monge in the 71st minute as they beat Melbourne City Youth 3–1 in the 2018 Y-League Grand Final on 3 February 2018.[3]
On 1 July 2017, Najjar signed a two-year scholarship contract with Melbourne City.[4] He made his professional debut as a second-half substitute in a Round 15 clash with his former club Western Sydney Wanderers, City running out 4–3 winners at AAMI Park.[5]
Najjar signed his first professional contract on 11 September 2019, penning a two-year deal with the club.[6] He scored his first A-League goal in the final regular season match of the 2019–20 season, a 3–1 win over Western United.[7]
Following the conclusion of the 2019–20 A-League season, Najjar went on loan to new A-League club Macarthur for the 2020–21 A-League season.[8] He also played for their National Premier Leagues NSW affiliate club, Northbridge FC.[9]
In July 2021, Macarthur confirmed that Najjar's loan agreement with Melbourne City had been mutually closed, allowing Najjar to sign a two-year contract with Macarthur.[10]
On 10 June 2023, it was announced that Najjar had accepted a callup to the Syria national team for their friendly against Vietnam.[11][12]
Born in Australia, Najjar is of Syrian descent from his mother and Lebanese descent from his father.[13]
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