Mohamed Barakat

Egyptian association football player

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.

Mohamed Barakat
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Barakat Ahmed Bastamy
Date of birth (1976-09-07) 7 September 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 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

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International goals

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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

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Ismaily
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

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Egypt

Individual

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Awards

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  • BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2005
  • African Inter-Club Player of the Year: 2005
  • CAF Team of the Year: 2005

Performances

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References

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  1. Said, Tarek "Barakat's international caps & goals", Egyptian Football.net. Retrieved on 2 May 2010

Other websites

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