Moutir Chajia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Heusden-Zolder, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FK Sūduva | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | JMG Academy | ||
| 2014–2016 | Oostende | ||
| 2016–2017 | Novara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Novara | 26 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Estoril | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Ascoli | 19 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Virtus Entella (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Lokomotiva | 27 | (2) |
| 2021–2025 | Como | 54 | (1) |
| 2025 | Dinamo Batumi | 2 | (0) |
| 2025 | Petrolul Ploiești | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | FK Sūduva | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 February 2026 | |||
Moutir Chajia (Arabic: متير شجيع; born 6 June 1998) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward.[1]
Club career
Chajia arrived to Novara from Oostende in 2015.[2] Chajia made his professional debut for Novara in a Serie B 2–0 loss to SPAL on 4 April 2017.[3]
After the first part of the season in Portuguese club Estoril, on 22 January 2019 Chajia signed a 2.5-year contract with Italian Serie B side Ascoli.[4] On 29 January 2020, he joined Virtus Entella on loan with an option to purchase.[5][6]
On 13 July 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Italian club Como.[7]
On 13 February 2026 Lithuanian Sūduva Club officially announced about the contract with Moutir Chajia.[8][9]
Personal life
Born in Belgium, Chajia is of Moroccan descent.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 1 April 2025
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Novara | 2016–17 | Serie B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Serie B | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| Estoril | 2018–19 | LigaPro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ascoli | 2018–19 | Serie B | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | Serie B | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Virtus Entella (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie B | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Lokomotiva | 2020–21 | 1. HNL | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| Como | 2021–22 | Serie B | 14 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Serie B | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | 54 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 56 | 3 | ||||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2025 | Erovnuli Liga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Petrolul Ploiești | 2025–26 | Liga I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 8 | ||
- ^ Includes Coppa Italia, Croatian Cup
Honours
Como
References
- ^ "Moutir Chajia Player Profile – ESPN FC". www.espnfc.us.
- ^ "La storia di Chajia Moutir, che ha esordito in B contro la SPAL".
- ^ "SPAL vs. Novara – Football Match Summary – April 4, 2017 – ESPN". ESPNFC.com.
- ^ "Calciomercato: ufficiale Chajia fino al 2021" [Transfer Market: Chajia officially signs until 2021.] (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio. 22 January 2019.
- ^ "Ufficiale, Moutir Chajia è un nuovo giocatore dell'Entella" (Press release) (in Italian). Virtus Entella. 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Calciomercato: Chajia all'Entella". ascolicalcio1898.it (in Italian). Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "MOUTIR CHAJIA AL COMO FINO AL GIUGNO 2023" (in Italian). Como. 13 July 2021.
- ^ „Sūduvai“ atstovaus belgas Moutiras Chajia
- ^ „Sūduvai“ atstovaus belgas Moutiras Chajia
- ^ "Belgische dribbelaar kon naar Portugese topclub, maar gaat carrière herlanceren in Italië na zware blessure | Het Nieuwsblad".
External links
- Moutir Chajia at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Moutir Chajia at Soccerway
- Chajia Sky Sports Profile
- Chajia Novara Profile