Ahmed Alaaeldin

Ahmed Alaaeldin (Arabic: أحمد علاء الدين; born 31 January 1993), also known as Ahmed Alaa, is a professional footballer who currently plays for Al-Gharafa. Born in Egypt, he plays for the Qatar national football team.[3]

Ahmed Alaaeldin
Alaaeldin in 2019
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Alaaeldin Abdelmotaal[1]
Date of birth (1993-01-31) 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-Gharafa
Number 13
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2017 Al-Rayyan 56 (5)
2017– Al-Gharafa 91 (27)
International career‡
2013– Qatar 52 (4)
Medal record
Representing  Qatar
Men's Football
AFC Asian Cup
Winner2019 UAETeam
FIFA Arab Cup
Third place2021 QatarTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 November 2022

Personal

Ahmed 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]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.5 October 2017Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Singapore3–13–1Friendly
2.23 December 2018Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar Jordan2–02–0
3.7 January 2023Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, Basra, Iraq Kuwait2–02–025th Arabian Gulf Cup
4.10 January 2023 Bahrain1–01–2
n/o12 September 2023Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar Russia1–01–1Friendly

Honours

Al-Rayyan

Al-Gharafa

Qatar

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". Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  8. "Abdelmotaal, Ahmed Alaaeldin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 October 2017.


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