Chadi Cheikh Merai

Chadi

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Personal information
Full name	Chadi Cheick Merai
Date of birth	(1976-01-20) 20 January 1976
Place of birth	Latakia, Syria
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Pietrasanta Marina
Youth career
1991–1995	Teshrin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1999	Teshrin
1999–2000	San Gimignano	25	(4)
2000–2002	U.S. Poggibonsi	43	(8)
2002–2003	Grosseto	9	(3)
Jan. 2003	Montevarchi	13	(2)
2003–2006	Massese	90	(7)
2006–2008	SPAL	41	(3)
2008–2011	Lucchese	62	(2)
2011	Carrarese	5	(0)
2011–	Pietrasanta Marina
International career‡
1995–1997	Syria U-19
1996–1998	Syria	7	(0)
Managerial career
2012–	Pietrasanta Marina
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 April 2010

Chadi Cheikh Merai, also known as Chadi, (Arabic: شادي مرعي‎‎) (born 20 January 1976 in Latakia, Syria) is a Syrian football player who is currently playing for Pietrasanta Marina in the regional Eccellenza football division for clubs in Tuscany, Italy. He is currently the manager of the same team.

He played for Massese and Lucchese in the third highest football league in Italy. He has an Italian passport, too.

Career

Player

Club

• Cheick Merai started his career at Teshrin club in Latakia, Syria.

• He went to Italy on 1999 and he started his Italian senior career on Serie D, the top level of the Italian non-professional football association.

• In the season 2001–2002 he played his first match on Serie C2, the fourth highest football league in Italy, the first with a professional status. Chadi so is the first Syrian footballer playing in an Italian professional team.

• In the season 2002–2003 Chadi scored two goals against Fiorentina.

• In the season 2005–2006 he reached Serie C1, the third highest Italian football league.

• As a player for Carrarese he played the last professional championship in the season 2011–2012.

Syrian national team

Chadi was part of the Syrian national team between 1996 and 1998. He holds 7 caps.

Coaching

Club

On August 2012 Pietrasanta Marina announced on their official website that Chadi signed a deal with the club.

Honours

Player

Club

• Teshrin
  • Syrian Premier League: 1996/97

• U.S. Poggibonsi
  • Serie D winner: 2000/01

• Massese
  • Serie D winner: 2003/04
  • Serie C2 winner: 2004/05

• Lucchese
  • Serie D winner: 2008/09
  • Lega Pro Seconda Divisione winner: 2009/10

• Carrarese
  • Lega Pro Seconda Divisione winner: 2010/11

Syrian national team

• AFC Youth Championship: Runners-up 1996

External links

• Profile at TuttoCalciatori (Italian)