Mohamed Barakat

Mohamed Barakat
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Barakat Ahmed Bastamy
Date of birth 7 September 1976 (1976-09-07) (age 35)
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Right-midfield
Attacking-midfield
Deep-lying forward
Club information
Current club Al-Ahly
Number 8
Youth career
Al-Sekka Al-Hadid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1996-1998 Al-Sekka Al-Hadid ? (8)
1998-2002 Ismaily 14 (3)
2002-2003 Arabi (Qatar) 13 (3)
2003-2004 Ahly Jeddah 21 (3)
2004–Present Al-Ahly 173 (32)
National team‡
2002– Egypt 70 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 January 2007.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2009

Mohamed Barakat (Arabic: محمد بركات‎) (born November 20, 1976) is an Egyptian footballer. Barakat plays the offensive right wing for Egypt's Al-Ahly and the Egyptian National Team. He is a right-footed attacking midfielder and playmaker. He is considered by many as one of the most talented players in Africa nowadays. Barakat's hallmarks are surging runs from midfield which often disrupt opposing defences as well as a box-to-box work ethic which makes him an important figure both in defence and attack. Thanks to his noticeable achievements and talent, his fans have given him the nickname "Blessings , The Mercurial" (Arabic: بركات الزئبقي‎) . He reached his peak in 2005 and 2006, helping his club Al-Ahly to win the CAF Champions League 2005 and CAF Champions League 2006 and Egypt win their fifth African Cup of Nations Egypt 2006. However, in 2006 his career was marred by a long spell of injuries.

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Club career

Early career

Barakat began his career at unheralded Sekka but really found his feet when he joined Al-Ismaily - just about the only club in Egypt with the ability to stand up to the 'big boys' of Al-Ahly and Zamalek.

At the Arab Gulf

The 2002 Egyptian Footballer of the Year has joined Alarabi in Qatar and then Ahly Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. He helped the later win 2003 Arab Club Championship. Barakat scored twice in that tournament; one of them was the Final winner.

Al Ahly

Barakat returned to Egypt in 2004 to join Al Ahly. Some have commented that the combination with Mohamed Aboutrika and Emad Moteab formed the most formidable triangle in African Soccer, and they were given the moniker of "The Bermuda Triangle".

Mohamed Barakat won the BBC African Footballer of 2005 award ahead of Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o and Obafemi Martins of Nigeria.[1] More than 15,000 voted for him. He was also named the best player in Africa's continental club competition by the African Football Association for the same year, as he scored 7 goals in the CAF Champions League 2005.

International career

Barakat made his debut for the Pharaohs in June 2000 against South Korea. He played 4 matches in 2002 African Cup of Nations and all Egypt's matches in 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. Barakat ended his international career on the 18th of November 2009 after his dream to reach the 2010 FIFA World Cup was crashed by Algeria that won 1-0, he told the press about that discussion on 11 August 2010.

International goals

Source: [2]
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

International caps full list

Source: [2]

Honours

Egyptian National Team

Al Ahly

Ahly Jaddah

Ismaily

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Egyptian Barakat wins BBC award ", BBC , 2006-01-06 .Retrieved on 4 May 2010.
  2. ^ a b Said, Tarek "Barakat's international caps & goals", Egyptian Football.net. Retrieved on 2 May 2010

External links

Al-Ahly S.C. – current squad
Egypt squad – 2002 Africa Cup of Nations
Egypt squad – 2004 Africa Cup of Nations
Egypt squad – 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Winners (5th title)
1991 Abédi Pelé (Ghana) · 1994 Zambia · 1995 George Weah (Liberia) · 1996 Emmanuel Amuneke (Nigeria) · 1997 Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) · 1999 Nwankwo Kanu (Nigeria) · 2000 Patrick Mboma (Cameroon) · 2001 Samuel Kuffour (Ghana) · 2002 El Hadji Diouf (Senegal) · 2003 Jay Jay Okocha (Nigeria) · 2004 Jay Jay Okocha (Nigeria) · 2005 Mohamed Barakat (Egypt) · 2006 Michael Essien (Ghana) · 2007 Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo) · 2008 Mohamed Aboutrika (Egypt) · 2009 Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast) · 2010 Asamoah Gyan (Ghana) · 2011 André Ayew (Ghana)