Mohamed Ismail Ahmed Ismail (Arabic: محمد اسماعيل أحمد اسماعيل; born 7 July 1983), known by his patronymic Ismail Ahmed is a former Emirati footballer who played as a centre-back. Born in Morocco, he represents the United Arab Emirates at international level.[1][2][3]
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamed Ismail Ahmed Ismail | ||
Date of birth | (1983-07-07) 7 July 1983 (age 38) | ||
Place of birth | Temara, Morocco | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2008 | FUS de Rabat | ||
2008–2009 | Al Ain | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2021 | Al Ain | 192 | (21) |
National team‡ | |||
2012–2019 | United Arab Emirates | 48 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2019 |
Ismail Ahmed was born in Temara, Morocco, but moved to Yemen and Bahrain as a teenager to venture for his football passion. He was persuaded to play for the Bahraini national team, but rejected the offer to return to Morocco in order to represent his country's national side and league giants Raja Casablanca so he could head to Europe, but an injury ruined his career while the likes of Nordin Amrabat, Ayoub El Kaabi and Achraf Bencharki flourished. He soon accepted the offer to join Al Ain from his former club, FUS de Rabat, where he was granted Emirati citizenship.[4] He retired in 2021.
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