Mohamed Zubya
Mohamed Zubya | |
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| Born | Mohamed Noureddine Abdusalam Zubya March 20, 1989 Tripoli, Libya |
| Occupation | Professional footballer |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Known for | Football player for Al-Ittihad Tripoli and Libya national team |
Mohamed Noureddine Abdusalam Zubya (; born March 20, 1989) is a professional football player from Libya currently representing Al-Ittihad Tripoli.
Club career
Originating from Tripoli, Zubya started his football journey at Aschat SC before transferring to Al-Ittihad in 2006. During his time there, he contributed to securing four straight Libyan Premier League championships by 2011.
In 2007, he faced a one-year suspension imposed by CAF due to an incident involving an attempted attack on an assistant referee during a 2007 CAF Champions League fixture against Moroccan team FAR Rabat. After serving six months of the ban, Zubya returned to action and netted two goals in the Libyan SuperCup final versus Al Akhdar.
August 2011 marked his move to Al Arabi Kuwait. On June 11, 2012, Zubya secured a four-year deal with Serbian club Partizan. Following medical examinations and clearance from Al-Arabi, he officially joined the squad on June 12 to prepare for the forthcoming UEFA Champions League qualifying rounds under coach Vladimir Vermezović.
His debut for Partizan occurred on July 17, 2012, during the first leg of the second qualifying round against Valletta. However, his contract was terminated in January 2013.
In November 2013, Zubya signed with Algerian outfit JS Kabylie and subsequently featured for Espérance Tunis competing in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Reports from Libya’s human rights committee in April 2023 indicated that Zubya was abducted by an armed faction.
International career
Zubya has been capped by the Libyan national team, participating in the qualifiers for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
International goals
- The following table lists Libya's score first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 30 December 2008 | Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Template:Fb | 1–1 | 2–5 | Friendly |
| 2. | 28 March 2016 | Petro Sport Stadium, New Cairo, Egypt | Template:Fb | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 2–0 | |||||
| 4. | 4–0 | |||||
| 5. | 9 June 2017 | Petro Sport Stadium, New Cairo, Egypt | Template:Fb | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 6. | 16 October 2018 | Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia | Template:Fb | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Al Ittihad Tripoli
- Libyan Premier League titles: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2021
- Libyan Cup victories: 2007, 2009, 2018
- Libyan SuperCup wins: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Al Arabi Kuwait
- Kuwait Crown Cup champion: 2011–12
Partizan
- Serbian SuperLiga champion: 2012–13
Riffa SC
- Bahraini Premier League title: 2014
Esperance Tunis
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 champion: 2016–17
Individual
- Top scorer of the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with MC Oran: season 2015–16 (13 goals)