Mohamed Atwi

Mohamed Ahmed Atwi (Arabic: محمد أحمد عطوي‎; 10 January 1987 – 18 September 2020) was a Lebanese footballer who played as a midfielder.

Mohamed Atwi
Atwi with Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2019
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Ahmed Atwi
Date of birth (1987-01-10)10 January 1987[1]
Place of birth Harouf, Lebanon
Date of death 18 September 2020(2020-09-18) (aged 33)
Place of death Beirut, Lebanon
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Tripoli[lower-alpha 1] (2)
2006–2008 Tadamon Sour (0)
2008–2018 Ansar 114+ (24)
2017–2018 → Tadamon Sour (loan) 17 (1)
2018–2020 Akhaa Ahli Aley 20 (1)
Total ? (28)
National team
2011–2014 Lebanon 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2019

Atwi started his career at Olympic Beirut in 2004, remaining there in 2005 when they changed their name to AC Tripoli. He moved to Tadamon Sour in 2006, and then to Ansar in 2008, where he stayed for nine seasons. Atwi returned to Tadamon Sour on loan in 2017, and then moved to Akhaa Ahli Aley in 2018. Atwi also represented the Lebanon national team between 2011 and 2014, playing a game in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers.

On 21 August 2020, Atwi was hit in the head by a stray bullet. He died on 18 September 2020, after nearly one month in intensive care.

Club career

Atwi began his career in 2004 at Olympic Beirut in the Lebanese Premier League, staying with the club the next season when they became AC Tripoli.[2] Atwi then moved to Tadamon Sour in 2006, staying there two seasons, before moving to back-to-back league champions Ansar in 2008.[2] He stayed at the Beirut-based club for nine seasons, returning Tadamon Sour on a season-long loan in 2017.[2] In 2018 Atwi moved to Akhaa Ahli Aley, where he remained until his death in 2020.[2]

International career

Atwi made his debut for the Lebanon national team on 11 June 2013, coming off the bench to replace Mahmoud Kojok in the 67th minute of a 4–0 loss to Iran in a 2014 World Cup qualifier.[3]

Death

At around 10 am on 21 August 2020,[4] Atwi was hit by a stray bullet to the head in the Cola area of Beirut, Lebanon,[5][6] during the funeral of a firefighter who died at the 2020 Beirut explosion.[7] He was rushed unconscious to the Makassed General Hospital, where he was given 16 units of blood due to extensive hemorrhaging.[8] The medical staff was able to stop the bleeding without being able to extract the bullet,[5] as it was located in a sensitive area of the brain.[4] He was put in intensive care,[6][9] in a medically-induced coma.[4]

On 24 August, Atwi's brother, Ali, stated that he was looking to sue whoever was behind the stray shot.[10] On the morning of 18 September 2020, Atwi died from his injuries.[2][11]

Honours

Club

Ansar

Individual

Awards

Notes
  1. Olympic Beirut changed its name to AC Tripoli in 2005

References
  1. "Mohamad Atwi Stats, Info and Next Game". FootballCritic. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. Mahfoud, Maroun (18 September 2020). "Remembering Mohammad Atwi". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. FIFA. "Match Report - Iran - Lebanon 4:0 (2:0)". 11 June 2013. Retrieved on 25 July 2013.
  4. "الرصاص الطائش «يصيب» كرة القدم اللبنانية". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. Baradhi, Maria (22 August 2020). "Mohamad Atwi is in critical condition". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  6. Khaled, Nasser (21 August 2020). رصاصة مجهولة تصيب رأس عطوي [Unidentified bullet hits Atwi's head]. كووورة. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  7. "Un joueur libanais tué par une balle perdue à Beyrouth". SOFOOT.com (in French). Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  8. "احتاج إلى 16 وحدة دم ولا يزال في خطر... صلّوا لأجل محمد عطوي". An-Nahar. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  9. "محمد عطوي في خطر بسبب رصاصة طائشة". الأخبار (in Arabic). Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  10. Mahfoud, Maroun (24 August 2020). "The family of Mohammad Atwi will sue the culprit". FA Lebanon. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  11. "بعد إصابته برصاصة طائشة الشهر الفائت... محمد عطوي في ذمة الله". LBCI Lebanon (in Arabic). Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  12. "محمد حيدر والنيجيري كابيروموسى الافضل في مهرجان كرة المنار الـ20". An-Nahar. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
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