QATAR
Early development
Played youth soccer with Al Arabi and Al Sadd, developing technical foundations in a competitive football environment.
About M9 Soccer
Meet Coach Moatez Younes.
Former professional soccer player. Licensed coach. Founder of M9 Soccer Training.
Built on playing experience across Qatar, Spain, and the United States, M9 Soccer is focused on helping players develop the technique, understanding, and everyday habits behind long-term progress.
Moatez's approach emphasizes technical development and game-applicable training—from first touch and ball control to passing, finishing, decision-making, and confidence in match situations.
Qatar · Spain · United StatesLicensed CoachCoaching since 2019Tampa Bay, Florida
The story behind M9
Experience from the game. A focus on development.
Moatez's soccer journey began in Qatar, including youth football with Al Arabi and Al Sadd, continued in Spain in Málaga CF's development system, and brought him to the United States with the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
Those different football environments shaped his approach to coaching: develop strong technical fundamentals through focused, game-applicable training that connects skills to real match decisions.
Since 2019, he has coached developing players in Tampa Bay with a strong emphasis on technical development and game-applicable training. Sessions focus on sharpening first touch, ball control, passing, finishing and decision-making in realistic game situations, while building confidence and understanding of the game.
Playing and coaching background
Built across three countries.
SPAIN & USA
Playing experience
Continued his playing career in Spain's Málaga football environment and later with the Tampa Bay Rowdies in the United States.
TAMPA BAY
Coaching since 2019
A licensed coach, Moatez now provides technical development and game-applicable training through M9 Soccer.
Want to learn more about the coaching background? View the independent CoachUp coaching profile.
The coaching philosophy
Train with purpose. Build confidence.
01 / TECHNIQUE
Own the fundamentals.
Focus on technical development—first touch, passing, ball control and finishing—with game-applicable exercises that transfer to match situations.
02 / GAME INTELLIGENCE
Understand the why.
Connect technical development to match situations through game-applicable training that develops decision-making, scanning and speed of play.
03 / CONSISTENCY
Make progress repeatable.
Build habits and confidence through focused, purposeful practice.
Beyond the training field
Why I created the nutrition guide.
Player development goes beyond the time spent training. Eating consistently, staying hydrated and building recovery habits are also part of preparation for soccer.
The 111-page M9 Complete Soccer Nutrition Guide brings together food examples, matchday routines, hydration and recovery fundamentals, youth-friendly ideas and practical planning tools for players and families.
The guide provides general nutrition education from a soccer coaching perspective. It is not a personalized nutrition plan and does not replace advice from a registered dietitian or healthcare professional.
Explore the Nutrition Guide — $39M9 Soccer Training
Coaching for developing players.
Individual and small-group player development in Tampa Bay, Florida.
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