Ahmed Abou Moslem Farag (Arabic: أحمد أبو مسلم فرج ; born 25 July 1981 in Cairo) is an Egyptian former footballer who played as a left back.

Ahmed Abou Moslem
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Abou Moslem Farag
Date of birth (1981-07-25) 25 July 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
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)
2009AC 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)
International career
? Egypt U-20 ? (?)
2004–2007 Egypt 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2012 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 January 2006

Club career

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Early career

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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.

France move

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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.

European offers

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Abou was close to signing with several European clubs during his time in France. Strasbourg rejected offers from Crystal Palace, PAOK, and Hamburg SV.[2][3][4]

Return to Egypt

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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.[5] 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.[6]

International career

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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.

Honours

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Al Ahly

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Strasbourg

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Egypt U-20

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References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
  2. ^ "Eagles Chief impressed by Egyptian". NewsShopper. 18 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Abou close to Egypt despite PAOK offer". FilGoal.
  4. ^ "HSV bids for ABOU". FilGoal.
  5. ^ Tarek, Sherif. "Abou-Mosallam parts company with Ismaili". Filgoal, 2010-06-18. Retrieved on 2 July 2010.
  6. ^ Maher, Hatem. "Abou-Mosallam joins Production after leaving Ismaili". Filgoal, 2010-07-01. Retrieved on 2 July 2010.
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