Ahmed Khalaf

Ahmed Aboelela Moursi Khalaf (born 24 February 1999), commonly known as Bebo,[1] is an Egyptian basketball player who plays for Al Ittihad Alexandria of the Egyptian Basketball Super League. He also plays for the Egypt national basketball team, with whom he appeared at the AfroBasket 2021 tournament.[2]

Bebo
No. 22 – Al Ittihad Alexandria
PositionCenter
LeagueEgyptian Basketball Super League
Personal information
Born (1999-02-24) 24 February 1999
Giza, Egypt
NationalityEgyptian
Listed height2.11 m (6 ft 11 in)
Career information
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017Manresa
2017–2018→Martorell
2018–presentAl Ittihad Alexandria
Career highlights and awards

Early career

Khalaf played at the Basketball Without Borders camp in 2016.[3]

Professional career

After playing in the youth divisions of Gezira, Khalaf was signed by Spanish top-flight club Bàsquet Manresa at age 16.[1] Manresa's sports manager Pere Romero had watched him play at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. On May 14, 2017, he made his professional debut in the Liga ACB against in a loss against Tenerife, scoring 2 points in seven minutes.[4]

The following 2017–18 season, Khalaf played on loan for Martorell in the third division LEB Plata.[5]

In 2018, Khalaf returned to his native Egypt to play for Al Ittihad Alexandria.

National team career

Khalaf played for Egypt's under-16, under-17 and under-19 team and played in African Championship and World Championship in these age ranges.

He played with the senior team at the AfroBasket 2021 with his country, appearing in two group phase games.[6]

References
  1. "Spanish club Manresa locks up Egyptian 16-year-old Khalaf for long-term". FIBA.basketball. Archived from the original on 2022-02-12. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  2. "Team Roster Egypt". fiba.basketball. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  3. "Ahmed Khalaf Player Profile, B.C. Martorell Solvay, International Stats, Events Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  4. "Ahmed Khalaf, Game by Game Stats (2016-2017)". Proballers. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  5. "Plasencia se pasea ante Martorell". Hoy (in Spanish). 15 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-02-13. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  6. "FIBA.basketball". FIBA.basketball. Archived from the original on 2022-02-12. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
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