Samir Al Wahaj (born September 1, 1979) is a

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Su ...

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, currently playing for

Ahly Benghazi Al-Ahly Sports Cultural & Social Club () known as Al-Ahly SCSC is a Libyan Sports club based in Benghazi, Libya. Al-Ahly SC has its roots in a political party, the Omar al Mukhtar society. History Al-Ahly SC Libya was made a professional footb ...

in the

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Career

Samir is somewhat of a journeyman striker. He started his career at Ghawt Al Sha'al, before moving to Al Madina, where he won the

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. He then moved to

Wefaq Sabratha Wefaq Sabratha(وفاق صبراته) is a Libyan football club based in Sabratha, Libya. During the 2006/07 season, Wefaq finished 3rd in Group A of the Libyan Second Division. The club had participated in the Libyan Premier League from the 200 ...

, where he spent just over a year before he transferred to Al Urouba in July 2004. He won the

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with the club - season 2004-05 - and moved back to Tripoli to play for Al Wahda. He top scored in the

for the 2005-06 season when he scored 18 goals. After interest from other clubs, he then moved to

Akhdar Al-Akhdar Sports Club ( ar, نادي الأخضر الرياضي, ''Nādī al-ʾAkhḍar al-Riyāḍī'') is a Libyan football club based in Bayda, Libya. Honours * Libyan Cup: 0 ::Finalist: 1976, 2005, 2007 * Libyan SuperCup: 0 ::Finalist: 2 ...

prior to the 2006-07 season. In January 2007, he moved to Al Olympic after few chances in the Al Akhdar first team. He was loaned out to Al Urouba for the 2007-08 season, and was loaned out to Al Tersana for the 2008-09 season. He claimed the Libyan Golden Boot, scoring 19 goals, as well as firing two goals in the 2009 Libyan Cup Final. Ahly Benghazi signed him upon his return to

. He has also played for Al Dhahra.

References

1979 births Living people Libyan men's footballers Al-Madina SC players Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi) players Men's association football forwards Olympic Azzaweya SC players Libyan Premier League players {{Libya-footy-bio-stub