Mohamed Barakat
Egyptian footballer
Mohamed Barakat (Arabic: محمد بركات; born 20 November 1976) is a retired Egyptian football player. Barakat played as a right winger or attacking midfielder for Al-Ahly in Egypt. He also played with the Egyptian National Team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Barakat Ahmed Bastamy | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Al-Sekka Al-Hadid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1998 | El Sekka El Hadid SC | 21 | (6) |
| 1998–2002 | Ismaily | 79 | (14) |
| 2002–2003 | Al Ahli Saudi | 21 | (10) |
| 2003–2004 | Al Arabi SC | 9 | (0) |
| 2004–2013 | Al Ahly | 149 | (41) |
| National team | |||
| 2000–2009 | Egypt | 70 | (9) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Barakat was famous for his runs from midfield and his box-to-box kind of play, and that made him important in defence and attack. He is called "The Mercurial" (Arabic: بركات الزئبقي) by his fans. 2005 and 2006 were the best years of his career. He helped his club Al-Ahly to win the CAF Champions League 2005 and CAF Champions League 2006. He also won African Cup of Nations 2006 with Egypt. In 2006, he started to get injuries.
International career change
International goals change
- Source: [1]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Scored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Mar 2001 | Egypt |  Algeria
|
5–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | 1 |
| 2 | 24 Apr 2001 | Egypt |  Canada
|
3–0 | Friendly | 1 |
| 3 | 13 July 2001 | Egypt |  Namibia
|
8–2 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | 2 |
| 5 | 8 Aug 2002 | Egypt |  Ethiopia
|
4–1 | Friendly | 1 |
| 6 | 23 Aug 2002 | Egypt |  Sudan
|
3–0 | Friendly | 2 |
| 8 | 25 Jan 2004 | Stade Taïeb Mhiri, Sfax, Tunisia |  Zimbabwe
|
2–1 | 2004 African Cup of Nations | 1 |
| 9 | 5 Nov 2009 | Egypt |  Tanzania
|
5–1 | Friendly | 1 |
Honours and achievements change
Club change
- Ismaily
- Egyptian Premier League: 2001–02
- Egypt Cup: 2000
- Al Ahli Saudi
- Arab Unified Club Championship: 2002
- Al Ahly
- Egyptian Premier League: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11
- Egypt Cup: 2006, 2007
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
- CAF Champions League: 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013
- CAF Super Cup: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013
International change
- Egypt
- African Cup of Nations: 2006
Individual change
Awards change
- BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2005
- African Inter-Club Player of the Year: 2005
- CAF Team of the Year: 2005
Performances change
- CAF Champions League top goalscorer: 2005 (Shared with Joetex Frimpong)
References change
- ↑ Said, Tarek "Barakat's international caps & goals", Egyptian Football.net. Retrieved on 2 May 2010