Ismail Ahmed (footballer, born 1983)
 Ismail with United Arab Emirates at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismail Ahmed Ismail Mohammed[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 September 2023 | |||
Ismail Ahmed Ismail Mohammed (Arabic: إسماعيل أحمد إسماعيل محمد; born 7 July 1983), known by his patronymic Ismail Ahmed, is a former footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in Morocco, he represented the United Arab Emirates at international level.[2][3][4]
Personal life
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- Al Ain
- UAE Pro League: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2017–18
- UAE League Cup: 2008–09
- UAE President's Cup: 2008–09, 2013–14, 2017–18
- UAE Super Cup: 2009, 2012, 2015
- Emirati-Moroccan Super Cup: 2015
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2016
- FIFA Club World Cup runner-up: 2018
International
[edit]- UAE
- AFC Asian Cup third-place (1): 2015
Individual
[edit]- AFC Champions League All-Star Squad: 2016
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "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.
- ^ "Official Home of Asian Football". The-afc.com. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Official Home of Asian Football". The-afc.com. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "Official Home of Asian Football". The-afc.com. 13 April 2010. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
- ^ "From Morocco to UAE: Ismail Ahmed's unsual [sic] journey to the Asian Cup".
External links
[edit]- Ismail Ahmed at UAEProLeague
- Ismail Ahmed at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ismail Ahmed at WorldFootball.net
- Ismail Ahmed at Soccerway
- Ismail Ahmed profile at Al Ain official site
- Ismail Ahmed statistics at Goalzz.com
- Ismail Ahmed at WorldFootball.net
United Arab Emirates squads | |||||||||||||
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- Emirati men's footballers
- United Arab Emirates men's international footballers
- Moroccan men's footballers
- Al Ain FC players
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Fath Union Sport players
- Moroccan emigrants to the United Arab Emirates
- 2015 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup players
- Men's association football central defenders
- Naturalized citizens of the United Arab Emirates
- UAE Pro League players
- People from Rabat-Salé-Kénitra
- 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen