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Mohamed Alí Amar (; born 5 November 1966), known as Nayim (), 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. Over eight seasons in La Liga, he appeared in 130 matches and scored five goals.
He started his professional career with Barcelona and also represented Tottenham for five years, making over 100 league appearances.
Club career
Barcelona and Tottenham
At the age of 12, Nayim left his hometown of Ceuta and joined FC Barcelona's youth academy La Masia. He broke into the first team under Terry Venables, but had very few opportunities due to 18 months of injuries. The same manager took him to Tottenham Hotspur in November 1988 originally on loan, making him the first Spaniard to play in English football since the Basque child refugee Emilio Aldecoa in 1947. Having initially spent several weeks waiting for a work permit, he signed the following year for £400,000 as part of the deal that took Gary Lineker in the same direction; In a pre-match interview, he was praised by Bill Nicholson, Tottenham's double-winning manager of 1961. he added a hat-trick in the FA Cup quarter-final at Manchester City, helping his team to a 4–2 win. Spain national team manager Javier Clemente made a rare foreign trip to monitor him, but he never earned a cap.
Later years
Nayim retired in 2000, after a stint with Spanish Segunda División side CD Logroñés. He took up coaching afterwards, managing Atlético Ceuta and serving as assistant to AD Ceuta;
Nayim returned to his hometown in May 2016, to become sporting director at AD Ceuta FC.
Personal life
Nayim is a practicing Muslim and was the only player of his faith to appear in the inaugural Premier League season. The eldest of his three children, Youssef, pursued a football career in the same position.
In 2006, the Aragonese village of Trasmoz named a street 'Gol de Nayim' ('Nayim's Goal').
Honours
Tottenham
- FA Cup: 1990–91
Zaragoza
- Copa del Rey: 1993–94
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1994–95