Ahmed Alaaeldin

Not to be confused with Ahmed Alaa or Alaa El-Din Ahmed.

Ahmed Alaaeldin Abdelmotaal (Arabic: أحمد علاء الدين عبد المتعال; born 31 January 1993), simply known as Ahmed Alaaeldin or Alaa, is a professional footballer who plays for Al-Arabi, on loan from Al-Gharafa. Born in Egypt, he plays for the Qatar national team.

Ahmed Alaaeldin

Alaaeldin in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Ahmed Alaaeldin Abdelmotaal[1]
Date of birth	(1993-01-31) 31 January 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Ismailia, Egypt
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Arabi (on loan from Al-Gharafa)
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2017	Al-Rayyan	56	(5)
2017–	Al-Gharafa	122	(35)
2024–	Al-Arabi (loan)	1	(0)
International career‡
2013–	Qatar	60	(7)
Medal record Representing  Qatar Men's Football AFC Asian Cup Winner 2019 UAE Team Winner 2023 Qatar Team FIFA Arab Cup 2021 Qatar Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 December 2023

Personal

Alaaeldin arrived in Qatar when he was 10 years old. His father, an Egyptian civil engineer, brought his family to Qatar in 2003.^[3]

Club career

Alaaeldin began his professional career with Al-Rayyan SC in 2010. In July 2017, he joined Al-Gharafa SC.^[4] He scored in the 2011 AFC Champions League game against Emirates Club.^[5]

International career

Alaaeldin has played for the Qatar Olympic football team in the GGC U23 tournament in August 2011. He was also at the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship and was the top goal scorer with 6 goals during the competition.^[6]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.^[7]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	5 October 2017	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Singapore	3–1	3–1	Friendly
2.	23 December 2018	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Jordan	2–0	2–0
3.	7 January 2023	Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, Basra, Iraq	Kuwait	2–0	2–0	25th Arabian Gulf Cup
4.	10 January 2023		Bahrain	1–0	1–2
5.	12 September 2023	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar	Russia	1–0	1–1	Friendly
6.	16 November 2023	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Afghanistan	7–1	8–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.	20 March 2025	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	North Korea	5–0	5–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

.Al-Rayyan

• Qatari Stars League: 2015–16
• Qatar Cup: 2012
• Emir of Qatar Cup: 2011
• Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2013

Al-Gharafa

• Qatari Stars Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19

Qatar

• AFC Asian Cup: 2019, 2023

Individual

• AFC U-23 Championship top goalscorer: 2016