Lary Gaby Mehanna (; born 28 October 1983) is a Lebanese

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who plays as a

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for French club Villeparisis. Born in Lebanon to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Mehanna moved to France aged one. He was part of the

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, before moving back to Lebanon in 2003, playing for Ansar. After a short stint in France at Tremblay in 2011–12, Mehanna returned to Ansar, before moving to France in 2016, playing for amateur side Villeparisis. Mehanna has played for

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internationally between 2006 and 2014. He has played over 30 games, representing Lebanon at the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.

Early life

Born on 28 October 1983 in

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, Lebanon, to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Mehanna moved aged one with his family to

Dammartin-en-Goële Dammartin-en-Goële ( or , ) is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. It is around northeast of the centre of Paris. Geography It is well situated on a hill forming part of the plate ...

, France, due to the ongoing

Lebanese Civil War The Lebanese Civil War ( ) was a multifaceted armed conflict that took place from 1975 to 1990. It resulted in an estimated 150,000 fatalities and led to the exodus of almost one million people from Lebanon. The religious diversity of the ...

. Aged six, Mehanna played as a defender for

Cergy-Pontoise Cergy-Pontoise () is a new town and an agglomeration community in France, in the Val-d'Oise and Yvelines departments, northwest of Paris on the river Oise. It owes its name to two of the communes that it covers, Cergy and Pontoise. Its population ...

; he became a

aged 12 during a youth tournament. Between 1998 and 2002 Mehanna played for

's youth setup.

Club career

Mehanna joined

Lebanese Premier League The Lebanese First Division (), commonly known as the Lebanese Premier League (), is the top division of the Lebanese football league system. Established in 1934 and organized by the Lebanese Football Association (LFA), the Lebanese Premier Leagu ...

side Ansar on 8 July 2003. He retired from football in December 2015, before moving to France in January 2016, joining Regional 3 side Villeparisis in the French eighth division.

International career

On 16 October 2015, Mehanna announced his international retirement.

Personal life

On 21 August 2016, Mehanna married Natalie Nasrallah. His favourite club is French side Paris Saint-Germain.

Honours

Ansar *

: 2005–06, 2006–07 *

Lebanese FA Cup The Lebanon Cup (), commonly known as the Lebanese FA Cup, is an annual knockout football competition in domestic Lebanese football. In the first FA Cup final, held on 26 June 1938, Nahda beat Hilmi-Sport 3–2 in the replay (after drawing 1� ...

: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2009–10, 2011–12 Individual * Lebanese Premier League Best Goalkeeper: 2007–08 *

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: 2005–06, 2006–07

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mehanna, Lary 1983 births Living people Footballers from Beirut Footballers from Seine-et-Marne Lebanese emigrants to France Lebanese people of French descent Sportspeople of Lebanese descent Lebanese men's footballers 21st-century Lebanese sportsmen French men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Cergy Pontoise FC players Paris Saint-Germain FC players Al Ansar FC players Lebanese Premier League players Lebanon men's international footballers 21st-century French sportsmen