Ismail Ahmed (footballer, born 1983)

Ismail Ahmed Ismail Mohammed (Arabic: إسماعيل أحمد إسماعيل محمد; born 7 July 1983), known by his patronymic Ismail Ahmed is a former Emirati footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in Morocco, he represents the United Arab Emirates at international level.[2][3][4]

Ismail Ahmed
Ismail with United Arab Emirates at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Ismail Ahmed Ismail Mohammed[1]
Date of birth (1983-07-07) 7 July 1983[1]
Place of birth Temara, Morocco
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2005–2008 FUS de Rabat
2008–2009 Al Ain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2021 Al Ain 192 (19)
International career‡
2012–2019 United Arab Emirates 45 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2023

Personal life

Ismail Ahmed was born in Temara, Morocco, but moved to Yemen and Bahrain as a teenager to venture for his football passion. He was persuaded to play for the Bahraini national team, but rejected the offer to return to Morocco in order to play for his country's national side and league giants Raja Casablanca so he could head to Europe, but an injury ruined his career while the likes of Nordin Amrabat, Ayoub El Kaabi and Achraf Bencharki flourished. He soon accepted the offer to join Al Ain from his former club, FUS de Rabat, where he was granted Emirati citizenship.[5] He retired in 2021.

Honours

Club
Al Ain

International
UAE

Individual

References
  1. "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Al Ain FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  2. "Official Home of Asian Football". The-afc.com. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  3. "Official Home of Asian Football". The-afc.com. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  4. "Official Home of Asian Football". The-afc.com. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  5. "From Morocco to UAE: Ismail Ahmed's unsual [sic] journey to the Asian Cup".
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