Mohamed Naim (born 7 October 1996) is a Maldivian professional

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who plays as a forward,

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or winger for

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and

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Club career

Naim played in the

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for his island team K. Guraidhoo, before joining

in 2017. On 7 May 2017, he scored his first senior goal for Club Eagles against

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. It was the only goal in the match where Eagles won 1–0 in

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. He was also included in the Club Eagles U21 squad for the 2017 season and appeared in 2017 FAM Youth Championship, where his side won the championship for third consecutive time. He was included in the tournament's best 3 players. On 16 October 2019, Naim tore his ACL during the

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win against

Maziya Maziya Sports and Recreation Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Malé. They compete in the Dhivehi Premier League, the country's top division. The club was formed in 1996 and was promoted to the first division for the firs ...

, forcing him to sit on sidelines for 6 months.

International career

On 23 March 2018, Naim made his debut for the Maldives national team along with his elder brother

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, at the

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, as an 80th-minute substitute for

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in a

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where they lost 3–2 to

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. Naim traveled to India for the

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with the Maldives team as a standby player with

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, but did not make it to the final 20-men by

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coach

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. Naim played in the 2019 Indian Ocean Island Games, and scored in the 3–1 loss against

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in the last group stage game. On 5 September 2019, Naim made his full debut for the national team in the

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match against

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, where they won 1–0.

Personal life

Naim was born in Guraidhoo,

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, on 7 October 1996. He has an elder brother,

, who is also a professional footballer playing for

and

with him. Naim married his girlfriend Shaany Ibrahim on 28 March 2019.

Honours

Club

;Club Eagles U21s *

FAM Youth Championship The FAM Youth Championship is a Maldives, Maldivian Association football, football competition run by Football Association of Maldives, The Football Association of Maldives. It is contested between the U19 divisions of clubs. Past winners Winne ...

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References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Naim, Mohamed 1996 births Living people Maldivian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Maldives men's international footballers Club Eagles players