Chadi Cheikh Merai

Chadi Cheikh Merai (Arabic: شادي مرعي; born 20 January 1976), also known as Chadi, is a Syrian footballer who plays for and manages Pietrasanta Marina in the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Tuscany, Italy.[1]

Chadi
Personal information
Full name Chadi Cheick Merai
Date of birth (1976-01-20) 20 January 1976
Place of birth Latakia, Syria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pietrasanta Marina
Youth career
1991–1995 Teshrin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Teshrin
1999–2000 San Gimignano 25 (4)
2000–2002 U.S. Poggibonsi 43 (8)
2002–2003 Grosseto 9 (3)
Jan. 2003 Montevarchi 13 (2)
2003–2006 Massese 90 (7)
2006–2008 SPAL 41 (3)
2008–2011 Lucchese 62 (2)
2011 Carrarese 5 (0)
2011– Pietrasanta Marina
International career‡
1995–1997 Syria U-19
1996–1998 Syria 7 (0)
Managerial career
2012– Pietrasanta Marina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2011
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 April 2010

He played for Massese and Lucchese in the third highest football league in Italy.[2] He has an Italian passport, too.

Club career

Cheick Merai was born in Latakia, Syria and started his career at local club Teshrin.

  • He went to Italy in 1999[3] and he started his Italian senior career on Serie D, the top level of the Italian non-professional football association.
  • In the season 2001–2002 he played his first match on Serie C2, the fourth highest football league in Italy, the first with a professional status. Chadi so is the first Syrian footballer[4] playing in an Italian professional team.
  • In the season 2002–2003 Chadi scored two goals[5] against Fiorentina.[6]
  • In the season 2005–2006 he reached Serie C1, the third highest Italian football league.
  • As a player for Carrarese[7] he played the last professional championship in the season 2011–2012.

International career

Chadi was part of the Syria national team between 1996 and 1998. He holds 7 caps.

Coaching career

In August 2012 Pietrasanta Marina announced on their official website that Chadi signed a deal with the club.[8]

Honours

Player

Syria

References
  1. Radio Bruno Toscana. "Chadi allenatore-giocatore e Fabrizio Giovannini ds: ecco il nuovo Pietrasanta!" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
  2. Smart Betting. "Lucchese vs Bassano Virtus". Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  3. Il Tirreno. "Voglio vincere anche con la Carrarese" (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  4. Il Tirreno. "Pera, Chadi e Mariotti: prendi tre cedi due" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 10 July 2012.
  5. Fiorentina.it. "Grosseto-Fiorentina 2–0" (in Italian). Retrieved 4 June 2010.
  6. Biancorossi.it. "La Storia del Grosseto" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  7. Calciotoscano.it. "Carrarese, Nelso Ricci: "Con Pera, Chadi e Mariotti abbiamo fatto un notevole passo in avanti"" (in Italian). Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  8. PietrasantaMarina.it. "1° Agosto 2012, partiti!" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
  9. l'Unità. "E' a Massa il pallone dei record" (in Italian). Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  10. Il Tirreno. "Chadi, il leader del centrocampo specialista in doppie promozioni" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2010.
  11. Rai Sport. "Carrarese – Prato 2–0" (in Italian). Retrieved 16 June 2011.
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