Munir El Haddadi
Munir El Haddadi Mohamed (Arabic: منير الحدادي محمد; born 14 September 1995), known simply as Munir, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona as a forward.
He began his career in the youth ranks of Atlético Madrid before transferring to Barcelona in 2011, where he won the 2013–14 UEFA Youth League. He made his debut for the B-team in March 2014, and scored in his first match for the senior team in August of that year, at the start of a season in which they won the treble. Munir earned his first cap for the Spanish national team in September 2014.
Early life
Munir was born in San Lorenzo de El Escorial,Madrid, and grew up in nearby Galapagar, on a street likened to a "Little Morocco" by El Mundo. His Moroccan father, Mohamed El Haddadi Arbrqui, came to Spain in a fishing boat at the age of 18 and is now a chef. His mother Zaida is also Moroccan; born in the Spanish exclave of Melilla, she is a former kitchen hand who now looks after Munir's three siblings. Both of his parents are Riffian Berbers. Up to the age of 14, Munir was a fan of Real Madrid.
