Ahmed Abou Moslem (Arabic: أحمد أبو مسلم ; born 25 July 1981 in Cairo) is an Egyptian footballer currently playing as a left back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Abou Moslem Farag | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-07-25) 25 July 1981 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-Back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dina Farms | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2001 | Dina Farms | ||
| 2001–2005 | El Ahly | 16 | (2) |
| 2005–2009 | RC Strasbourg | 30 | (0) |
| 2009 | → AC Ajaccio (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Ismaily | 4 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | El-Entag El-Harby | 26 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Smouha | 10 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Lierse SK | 10 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| ? | Egypt U-20 | ? | (?) |
| 2004–2007 | Egypt | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2012 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2006 | |||
Ahmed Abou Moslem started his career at Dina Farms in Egypt. He was selected to represent the Egypt national under-20 football team in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. He helped Egypt win the bronze medal. Due to his success, he joined El Ahly where he spent four years.
Abou Moslem joined the French side Strasbourg in 2005. In January 2009, Abou Moslem Joined French side AC Ajaccio for a six months loan deal.
Abou was close to signing to several European clubs during his time in France. Strasbourg rejected offers from Crystal Palace, PAOK, and Hamburg SV.[1][2][3]
In July 2009, Abou Moslem returned to Egypt. He joined Egyptian Premier League side Ismaily with a three years Contract. However, Abo Moslem failed to establish himself in the first team. Therefore, he terminated his contract with mutual consent after spending only one season at the club.[4] On 1 July 2010, it was announced that Abou Moslem joined El-Entag El-Harby (a.k.a. Military Production). He penned a 3-year contract with the club.[5]
He was selected to represent the Egypt national under-20 football team in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. Egypt reached the semifinals and won the bronze medal and also came 3rd in the U-20 African Nations Cup.