Mohamed Al-Taay

Mohamed Al-Taay (born 15 June 2000) is an Australian professional footballer of Iraqi descent who plays as a central midfielder for Newcastle Jets.[1]

Mohamed Al-Taay
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Al-Taay
Date of birth (2000-06-15) 15 June 2000
Place of birth Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Newcastle Jets
Number 14
Youth career
2012-2015 Blacktown City
2016 Marconi Stallions FC
2017 Western Sydney Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2021 Western Sydney Wanderers NPL 76 (0)
2021– Newcastle Jets 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 December 2021

Early life

Mohamed Al-Taay was born and raised in South West Sydney town of Campbelltown,New South Wales. He was born to both Iraqi parents who fled Iraq in 1989 following the Iran-Iraq War.

Club career

Blacktown City FC

Mohamed, started his football career with Blacktown City FC in 2012 at the age of 12 until 2016 when he was 16. Mohamed quickly excelled through the clubs system playing in older age groups. He originally started as a centre back and also played as a right back.

Marconi Stallions FC

In 2016 he moved to Marconi Stallions FC after being scouted by Paul Okon. He played a full season at the club and represented the u20 Marconi Side at the age of 16. Mohamed primarily played as a centre back and central midfielder through his time there.

Western Sydney Wanderers

After a successful season with Marconi Stallions FC in 2017 Mohamed made a move to Western Sydney Wanderers after being scouted by Ian Crook. Under then youth team coach Trevor Morgan, Mohamed played in the youth team setup. Mohamed was made captain in 2019 of the Youth team and was selected as Western Sydney Wanderers Youth team player of the year. This brought attention to the first team coach Carl Robinson who signed Mohamed into the first team.

Newcastle Jets

In 2021-2022 season Mohamed was signed by Newcastle Jets under the leadership of Arthur Papas. He made his senior A-League debut against Sydney FC coming on in the 77th minute. In the 2021-2022 season he made a total of 12 appearances for the Jets.

References
  1. "Jets secure defensive utility Mohamed Al-Taay - Newcastle Jets". Newcastlejetsfc.com.au. Retrieved 14 December 2021.

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