Jehad Muntasser

Who is Jehad Muntasser?

Jehad Abdussalam Muntasser is a former Libyan football midfielder.

Muntasser started his career at Italian side Pro Sesto, before being signed by English Premier League side Arsenal in 1997. He made one brief appearance for Arsenal's first team, coming on in a match against Birmingham City on October 14, 1997. He was sold to Bristol City in January 1998 but was released by them on a free transfer in the summer of 1999 without playing a first-team game.

He returned to Italy and has since played for a string of Serie C and Serie B clubs - Viterbese, Catania, L'Aquila, Triestina, Perugia - before joining newly promoted Serie A side Treviso in 2005. Treviso however were relegated on their first season back at the top, and started the 2006-07 season back in Serie B. He later signed for a Qatar club, Al-Wakra Sports Club, in January 2008 Jehad Signed 6 Month for Al Ittihad of Libya.He was a member of the Libyan 2006 African Nations Cup team.

During the Libyan revolution of 2011 Jehad dedicated his time and resources to helping kids affected by the conflict by putting together a charity fundraising football event named ‘Friends of Libya’s Children’.