Ahmed Alaaeldin Abdelmotaal (Arabic: أحمد علاء الدين عبد المتعال; born 31 January 1993), simply known as Ahmed Alaaeldin or 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]

Personal

Alaaeldin 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

Alaaeldin 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

Ahmed 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

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

.Al-Rayyan

Al-Gharafa

Qatar

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Qatar – Ahmed Alaa Eldin – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Ahmed Alaaeldin – Al Gharafa". footballdatabase.eu.
  4. ^ Robert Booth (14 November 2015). "'We will be ready, inshallah': inside Qatar's $200bn World Cup". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Gharafa sign Ahmed Alaaeldin for two years". 18 July 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  6. ^ "The AFC.com – The Asian Football Confederation". 18 January 2018. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Ahmed Alaaeldin". Goal.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Abdelmotaal, Ahmed Alaaeldin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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