Bessam
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cheikh El Khalil Moulaye Ahmed | ||
Date of birth | 4 December 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Zouérat, Mauritania | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Nouadhibou | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | ACS Ksar | ||
2014–2015 | JS Kabylie | 14 | (2) |
2015–2016 | CS Constantine | 29 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Al-Ansar | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Al-Ahly Tripoli | ||
2018 | FC Nouadhibou | ||
2018–2019 | AS Gabès | 1 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Al-Khaleej | ||
2020– | FC Nouadhibou | ||
National team‡ | |||
2013–2021 | Mauritania[1] | 59 | (12) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 December 2021 |
Cheikh El Khalil Moulaye Ahmed, more commonly known as Bessam (Arabic: شيخ مولاي أحمد; born 4 December 1987), is a Mauritanian professional footballer who most recently played for FC Nouadhibou.[2] He also plays for the Mauritania national team.
Career
ACS Ksar
Bessam started his career with the club ASC Ksar until he was called to represent the national team by the "then" coach Patrice Neveu. He scored on his first game with the national team, and made an assist in the 2–0 win over Senegal that Qualified the Mauritanian team to the 2014 African Nations Championship in South Africa.
JS Kabylie
In May 2014, Bessam signed a two-year contract with Algerian club JS Kabylie.[3] On August 16, he made his JS Kabylie debut, away to MC Oran, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 victory.[4] He scored the first goal for Mauritania in a 2–0 victory over Senegal
International career
Bessam started his successful national career by helping his country to qualify to the 2014 African Nations Championship in South Africa where they were disqualified from the groups stage.
International goals
- Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first.[1]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 20 July 2013 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2014 African Nations Championship qualification |
2. | 5 January 2014 | Tuks Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa | ![]() |
? | 3–2 | Friendly |
3. | ? | |||||
4. | 22 January 2014 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–4 | 2014 African Nations Championship |
5. | 2–1 | |||||
6. | 20 April 2014 | Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
7. | 5 September 2015 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
8. | 13 October 2015 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
9. | 17 November 2015 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
10. | 25 March 2016 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
11. | 2–1 | |||||
12. | 24 March 2017 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
13. | 30 November 2021 | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | ![]() |
1–3 | 1–5 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup |
References
- ^ a b Bessam at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Le club tunisien "avenir de Gabès" met fin au contrat qui le liait à Bessam. cridem.org. 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Officiel : Bessam , un mauritanien au JSK en Algérie pour 2 ans" (in French). Mauritanie Football. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- ^ Amine L. (August 16, 2014). "MCO 0 - JSK 2 : Entame de saison réussie pour les Kabyles !" (in French). Le Buteur. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
External links
- Bessam at Soccerway
- Cheikh Moulaye Ahmed at National-Football-Teams.com
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- CS1 French-language sources (fr)
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- 1987 births
- Living people
- Mauritania international footballers
- Mauritanian expatriate footballers
- Mauritanian footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Algeria
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate footballers in Tunisia
- Expatriate footballers in Lebanon
- JS Kabylie players
- CS Constantine players
- Al Ansar FC players
- Al-Ahli SC (Tripoli) players
- FC Nouadhibou players
- AS Gabès players
- Khaleej FC players
- Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Lebanese Premier League players
- Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players
- Saudi First Division League players
- Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Algeria
- Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia
- Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- People from Tiris Zemmour Region
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- 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Libyan Premier League players
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