Mohamed Aboutrika
Aboutrika in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Aboutrika | ||
| Date of birth | 7 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Giza, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1997 | Tersana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2003 | Tersana | 34 | (27) |
| 2004–2014 | Al Ahly | 356 | (167) |
| 2013 | → Baniyas Club (loan) | 14 | (5) |
| Total | 404 | (199) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2013 | Egypt | 100 | (38) |
| 2012 | Egypt Olympic | 4 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 14 February 2013 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:00, 19 November 2013 (UTC) |
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Mohamed Aboutrika (Arabic: محمد أبو تريكة; born 7 November 1978) is a retired Egyptian footballer. Aboutrika played as a second striker and as an attacking midfielder for Tersana and Al Ahly in Egypt, as well as Baniyas in UAE. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Egyptian players of all time.
Mohamed Aboutrika came second in the African Footballer of the Year award in 2008 after Emmanuel Adebayor, and was one of five nominees for the 2006 award, and one of the ten nominated for the 2013 award. Aboutrika was chosen Africa Best Player of the Year 4 times in 2006, 2008, 2012, and 2013. The award is given by CAF for the players based in Africa.
Aboutrika won the African Cup of Nations in 2006 with the Egyptian national team, and he also scored the winning goal to help Egypt win the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations. He helped his team Al-Ahly to win the bronze medal in the FIFA Club World Cup in 2006.
In the first half of Egyptian league 2003-2004, Aboutrika scored 3 goals for Tersana. In January 2004, he was offered a position in Egypt's and Africa's top football team, Al Ahly SC, a team that beat Real Madrid in 2001 for the title of club of the century. He scored 11 goals in his first and only 13 appearances with Al-Ahly in 2003-2004 league, coming in the second place between top scorers in the Egyptian League with 14 goals.
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