Nayim

Nayim
Nayim in 2020
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Alí Amar
Date of birth (1966-11-05) 5 November 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Ceuta, Spain
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
Ceuta
1979–1985 Barcelona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1985 Barcelona C 27 (9)
1985–1987 Barcelona B 46 (7)
1987–1988 Barcelona 7 (0)
1988–1993 Tottenham Hotspur 112 (11)
1993–1997 Zaragoza 123 (5)
1997–2000 Logroñés 67 (5)
Total 382 (37)
International career
1984–1985 Spain U18 4 (0)
1985 Spain U19 1 (0)
1985 Spain U20 4 (0)
1987 Spain U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2006 Atlético Ceuta
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamed Alí Amar (Arabic: محمد علي عمار; born 5 November 1966), known as Nayim (Arabic: نعيم), is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

He scored a last-minute goal for Real Zaragoza in the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final against Arsenal,[1] with a 45-yard lob in the final minute of extra time. Over eight seasons in La Liga, he appeared in 130 matches and scored five goals.

He started his professional career with Barcelona and also represented Tottenham for five years, making over 100 league appearances.

  1. ^ "1994/95: Nayim's bolt from the blue sinks Arsenal". UEFA. 1 June 1995. Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2010.