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Mohammad Za'abia

b. 1989

Libyan footballer

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Born 1989. Mohammad Za'abia is a Libyan association football player.

Mohamed Noureddine Abdusalam Zubya (; born March 20, 1989) is a Libyan retired footballer who played as a forward.

Club career Born in Tripoli, he was playing with Aschat SC when he moved in 2006 to Al-Ittihad where he stayed until 2011 and where he won 4 successive Libyan Premier League championships.

In 2007 Zubya was handed a one-year ban by CAF for trying to assault the assistant referee in his side's CAF Champions League match against FAR Rabat of Morocco. He returned after a six-month suspension and scored two goals. in the Libyan SuperCup final against Al Akhdar.

In August 2011, Zubya sign for Al Arabi Kuwait.

In June 2012, Zubya signed a four-year contract with Serbian club Partizan. He made his debut for Partizan in club's first official match of the season, on July 17, 2012, in a 2012–13 UEFA Champions League second qualifying round first-leg match, away, against Valletta. Zubya was released from his Partizan contract in January 2013.

In November 2013, Zubya sign for JS Kabylie.

He then played with Esperance Sportive de Tunis in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1.

In April 2023, Zubya was kidnapped by an armed group, says the human rights committee in Libya.

International career Zubya played for the Libyan national team in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

International goals Scores and results list Libya's goal tally first.

No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition – 30 December 2008 Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar 1–1 2–5 Unofficial friendly 1. 28 March 2016 Petro Sport Stadium, New Cairo, Egypt 1–0 4–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 2. 2–0 3. 4–0 4. 9 June 2017 Petro Sport Stadium, New Cairo, Egypt 4–0 5–1 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification 5. 16 October 2018 Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia 1–3 2–3 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours Al Ittihad Tripoli Libyan Premier League: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2021 Libyan Cup: 2007, 2009, 2018 Libyan SuperCup: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Al Arabi Kuwait Kuwait Crown Cup: 2011–12 Partizan Serbian SuperLiga: 2012–13 Riffa SC Bahraini Premier League: 2014 Esperance Tunis Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2016–17 Individual Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 top scorer: 2015–16 (13 goals)

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Also known as
Mohamed Zaabia, Mohamed Zubya, Mohamed Noureddine Abdusalam Zubya

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mohammad Za'abia?

Libyan footballer

When was Mohammad Za'abia born?

Mohammad Za'abia was born on 20 March 1989 in Tripoli.

What is Mohammad Za'abia's occupation?

Mohammad Za'abia is an association football player.

What nationality is Mohammad Za'abia?

Mohammad Za'abia is Libyan.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mohammad Za'abia

· Wikidata: Q775078

· DBpedia: Mohamed Zubya

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