Nayim

For me, Nayim, born Mohamed Alí Amar in Ceuta, will forever be defined by one transcendent moment: that audacious lob from the halfway line in the dying seconds of extra time, sinking Arsenal in the 1995 Cup Winners' Cup Final. Most diligent central midfielders spend careers in honest anonymity; he stamped his name into football folklore in a single instant of nerve and imagination. There's a poetry to that. A North African-born Spaniard, a journeyman's discipline, and then one flash of genius that outlives everything else. If you get even one moment like that, I'd say a career was well lived.

Mohamed Alí Amar (Arabic: محمد علي عمار; born 5 November 1966), known as Nayim (Arabic: نعيم), is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder. He scored a last-minute goal for Real Zaragoza in the 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup Final against Arsenal, with a lob from the half way line in the final minute of extra time.

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Name (English)

Nayim

Name (Japanese)

モハメド・アリ・アマル

Reading

もはめど・あり・あまる

Born

November 5, 1966 (age 59)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Horse

Origin

Ceuta, Spain

Blood type

Private

Height

Private

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A2%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A1%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9E%E3%83%AB

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.