Ahmed Alaaeldin Abdelmotaal (Arabic: أحمد علاء الدين; born 31 January 1993), simply known as Alaa, is a professional footballer who plays for Al-Arabi, on loan from Al-Gharafa. Born in Egypt, he plays for the Qatar national football team.[3]
.jpg) Alaaeldin in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ahmed Alaaeldin Abdelmotaal[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ismailia, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team |
Al-Arabi (on loan from Al-Gharafa) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2017 | Al-Rayyan | 56 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Al-Gharafa | 122 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Al-Arabi (loan) | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Qatar | 60 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 December 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal
editAlaaeldin arrived in Qatar when he was 10 years old. His father, an Egyptian civil engineer, brought his family to Qatar in 2003.[4]
Club career
editAlaaeldin began his professional career with Al-Rayyan SC in 2010. In July 2017, he joined Al-Gharafa SC.[5] He scored in the 2011 AFC Champions League game against Emirates Club.[6]
International career
editAhmed Alaaeldin has played for the Qatar Olympic football team in the GGC U23 tournament in August 2011. Ahmed was also at the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship and was the top goal scorer with 6 goals during the competition.[7]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.[8]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 5 October 2017 | Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Singapore |
3–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 2. | 23 December 2018 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Jordan |
2–0 | 2–0 | |
| 3. | 7 January 2023 | Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, Basra, Iraq |  Kuwait |
2–0 | 2–0 | 25th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 4. | 10 January 2023 |  Bahrain |
1–0 | 1–2 | ||
| 5. | 12 September 2023 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar |  Russia |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 16 November 2023 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Afghanistan |
7–1 | 8–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
edit.Al-Rayyan
Al-Gharafa
Qatar
References
edit- ^ "Qatar – Ahmed Alaa Eldin – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™: List of Players: Qatar" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 December 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Ahmed Alaaeldin – Al Gharafa". footballdatabase.eu.
- ^ Robert Booth (14 November 2015). "'We will be ready, inshallah': inside Qatar's $200bn World Cup". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Gharafa sign Ahmed Alaaeldin for two years". 18 July 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
- ^ "The AFC.com – The Asian Football Confederation". 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Ahmed Alaaeldin". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Abdelmotaal, Ahmed Alaaeldin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
External links
edit- Ahmed Alaaeldin at Soccerway
- Ahmed Alaaeldin at National-Football-Teams.com
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