Bessam
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cheikh El Khalil Moulaye Ahmed | ||
Date of birth | 4 December 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Zouérat, Mauritania | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Nouadhibou | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | ACS Ksar | - | (-) |
2014–2015 | JS Kabylie | 14 | (2) |
2015–2016 | CS Constantine | 29 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Al-Ansar | 1 | |
2017–2018 | Al-Ahly Tripoli | ||
2018– | FC Nouadhibou | ||
National team‡ | |||
2013– | Mauritania[1] | 31 | (12) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2017 |
Cheikh El Khalil Moulaye Ahmed, more commonly known as Bessam, (Arabic: شيخ مولاي أحمد; born 4 December 1987 in Zouérat) is a Mauritanian football player who currently plays for Ligue 1 Mauritania club FC Nouadhibou and the Mauritania national team.
ACS Ksar
Bessam started his career with the club ASC Ksar until he was called to represent the national team by the "then" coach Patrice Neveu. He scored on his first game with the national team, and made an assist in the 2-0 win over Senegal that Qualified the Mauritanian team to the 2014 African Nations Championship in South Africa.
JS Kabylie
In May 2014, Bessam signed a two-year contract with Algerian club JS Kabylie.[2] On August 16, he made his JS Kabylie debut, away to MC Oran, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 victory.[3] He scored the first goal for Mauritania in a 2-0 victory over Senegal.
International career
Bessam started his successful national career by helping his country to qualify to the 2014 African Nations Championship in South Africa where they were disqualified from the groups stage.
International goals
- Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first.[1]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 20 July 2013 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 African Nations Championship qualification | |
2. | 5 January 2014 | Tuks Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa | ? | 3–2 | Friendly | |
3. | ? | |||||
4. | 22 January 2014 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2014 African Nations Championship | |
5. | 2–1 | |||||
6. | 20 April 2014 | Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
7. | 5 September 2015 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
8. | 13 October 2015 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
9. | 17 November 2015 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
10. | 25 March 2016 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
11. | 2–1 | |||||
12. | 24 March 2017 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
References
- 1 2 Bessam at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Officiel : Bessam , un mauritanien au JSK en Algérie pour 2 ans" (in French). Mauritanie Football. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ↑ Amine L. (August 16, 2014). "MCO 0 - JSK 2 : Entame de saison réussie pour les Kabyles !" (in French). Le Buteur. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
External links
- Bessam at Soccerway
- Cheikh Moulaye Ahmed at National-Football-Teams.com