Background and career
Munir El Haddadi Mohamed (Arabic: مُنِير الْحَدَّادِي مُحَمَّد; born 1 September 1995), known simply as Munir, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or right winger for Albacete. Born in Spain, he played for Spain and Morocco at senior international level.
Munir 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. The following year, he was one of five top scorers in the Copa del Rey, which his team won. He also played in La Liga on loan at Valencia and Alavés, and permanently at Sevilla, Getafe, Las Palmas and Leganés, winning the UEFA Europa League with Sevilla in 2020.
Munir made his full debut for the Spain national team in 2014. In 2021, he chose to represent Morocco at international level, being selected for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
