Lary Mehanna

Lary Gaby Mehanna (Arabic: لاري غابي مهنا‎; born 28 October 1983) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for French club Villeparisis.[1]

Lary Mehanna
Personal information
Full name Lary Gaby Mehanna
Date of birth (1983-10-28) 28 October 1983
Place of birth Beirut, Lebanon
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Villeparisis
Youth career
1990–1998 Cergy Pontoise
1998–2002 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2011 Ansar
2011–2012 Tremblay
2012–2016 Ansar 60 (0)
2016– Villeparisis
National team
2006–2014 Lebanon 34 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Born in Lebanon to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Mehanna moved to France aged one. He was part of the youth team of Paris Saint-Germain, before moving back to Lebanon in 2003, playing for Ansar. After a short stint in France at Tremblay in 2011–12, Mehanna returned to Ansar, before moving to France in 2016, playing for amateur side Villeparisis.

Mehanna has played for Lebanon internationally between 2006 and 2014. He has played over 30 games, representing Lebanon at the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.

Early life

Born on 28 October 1983 in Beirut, Lebanon, to a Lebanese father and a French mother, Mehanna moved aged one with his family to Dammartin-en-Goële, France, due to the ongoing Lebanese Civil War.[2] Aged six, Mehanna played as a defender for Cergy Pontoise; he became a goalkeeper aged 12 during a youth tournament.[2] Between 1998 and 2002 Mehanna played for Paris Saint-Germain's youth setup.[2]

Club career

Mehanna joined Lebanese Premier League side Ansar on 8 July 2003.[3] He retired from football in December 2015,[2] before moving to France in January 2016,[4] joining Regional 3 side Villeparisis in the French eighth division.[2]

International career

On 16 October 2015, Mehanna announced his international retirement.[5]

Personal life

On 21 August 2016, Mehanna married Natalie Nasrallah.[6] His favourite club is French side Paris Saint-Germain.[7]

Honours

Club

Ansar

Individual

Awards

See also

References
  1. "Lary Mehanna - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. Poix, Anthony (6 October 2018). "Régional 3 : de Beyrouth à Villeparisis, le long chemin du gardien libanais". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. "لاري مهنا يغادر الأنصار إلى فرنسا". Elsport News (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  5. لاري مهنا حارس "الأنصار" يعلن رسمياً أعتزراله دوليا [Larry Mehanna, "Al-Ansar" goalkeeper, officially announces his international retirement]. albahraintoday (in Arabic). 16 October 2015. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  6. لاري مهنا يدخل ألقفص الذهبي [Lary Mehanna ties the knot]. Al Jadeed. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  7. "Du PSG au club Al-Ansa, Lary Méhanna joue les prolongations à Villeparisis". France 3 Paris Ile-de-France (in French). 12 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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