| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmed Farag Mohamed Belal[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-08-20)August 20, 1980 (age 45)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Diyarb Negm,Sharkia,Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al Ahly | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Al Ahly | 90 | (60) |
| 2005–2007 | Konyaspor | 30 | (15) |
| 2006–2006 | →Ankaragücü (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2007–2010 | Al Ahly | 41 | (11) |
| 2010–2011 | Smouha | 23 | (7) |
| 2011–2012 | ENPPI | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2012 | Al-Naft | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2013 | Al-Wehdat | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002–2011 | Egypt[2] | 26 | (19) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of June 1, 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 January 2011 | |||
Ahmad Farag Mohamed Belal (Arabic:أَحْمَد فَرَج مُحَمَّد بِلَال ; born August 20, 1980) is anEgyptianfootballstriker.
Ahmed Belal started playing professionally for the Egyptian team,Al Ahly, since 2000. He competed for the club for five years. He scored 44 goals inEgyptian League, 3 goals inEgypt Cup, and 9 Goals in African Club Cups.
Ahmed Belal transferred in 2005 to the Turkish sideKonyaspor, but chose to return home for hisEgyptian side because he wanted to win tournaments, the thing he missed inTurkey.
In 2007, Belal has returned to his home againAl Ahly after a short period inTurkey. In 2009, Belal became the club captain after the release of former captainShady Mohamed.
In June 2010, Belal moved toSmouha, the club that recently promoted to theEgyptian Premier League. The reason for the transfer is to experience more first team football.
He failed to find form in the first few matches and lost his starting line-up place but after regaining it under new coachHamza El-Gamal he scored 5 goals and became the team 's top scorer and lead them away from the danger zone.
Belal has an obvious contribution with national teams. He won the African Junior Championship title in 1997, and participated in theFIFA U-17 World Championship 1997 in Egypt, and scored 3 goals there.
His biggest contribution came inAfrican Cup of NationsTunisia 2004, where he scored a goal for Egypt. Belal did not participate in theAfrican Cup of NationsEgypt 2006 because of the Egyptian CoachHassan Shehata point of view. While his debut national game was on 8 Aug 2002, againstEthiopia when he scored a goal in a friendly match inCairo. After 5 years of absence Belal was called up for theNile Basin Tournament held in Egypt in January 2011, he participated in the first two group matches but failed to score and lost his starting line-up place, however he returned at the semi-finals againstKenya scoring ahat-trick and giving an awe inspiring performance that helped Egypt get a 5-1 victory.
Al Ahly
Egypt U17
