Cheikh El Khalil Moulaye Ahmed (Arabic: شيخ مولاي أحمد; born 4 December 1987), more commonly known as Bessam, is a Mauritanian professional footballer who most recently played for FC Nouadhibou.[3] He also plays for the Mauritania national team.

Bessam
Personal information
Full name Cheikh El Khalil Moulaye Ahmed
Date of birth (1987-12-04) 4 December 1987 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Zouérat, Mauritania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team 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
International career
2013–2021 Mauritania[2] 59 (12)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 December 2021

Club career edit

ACS Ksar edit

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 edit

In May 2014, Bessam signed a two-year contract with Algerian club JS Kabylie.[4] On August 16, he made his JS Kabylie debut, away to MC Oran, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 victory.[5] He scored the first goal for Mauritania in a 2–0 victory over Senegal.

International career edit

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.[citation needed]

International goals edit

Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first.[2]
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 July 2013 Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania   Senegal 1–0 2–0 2014 African Nations Championship qualification
2. 5 January 2014 Tuks Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa   Mozambique ? 3–2 Friendly
3. ?
4. 22 January 2014 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa   Gabon 1–0 2–4 2014 African Nations Championship
5. 2–1
6. 20 April 2014 Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius   Mauritius 2–0 2–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7. 5 September 2015 Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania   South Africa 3–1 3–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8. 13 October 2015 Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania   South Sudan 1–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. 17 November 2015 Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia   Tunisia 1–1 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10. 25 March 2016 Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania   Gambia 1–0 2–1 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11. 2–1
12. 24 March 2017 Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania   Benin 1–0 1–0 Friendly
13. 30 November 2021 Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar   Tunisia 1–3 1–5 2021 FIFA Arab Cup

References edit

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Mauritania" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Bessam Ahmed". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann.
  3. ^ Le club tunisien "avenir de Gabès" met fin au contrat qui le liait à Bessam. cridem.org. 2 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Officiel : Bessam , un mauritanien au JSK en Algérie pour 2 ans" (in French). Mauritanie Football. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  5. ^ Amine L. (16 August 2014). "MCO 0 – JSK 2 : Entame de saison réussie pour les Kabyles !" (in French). Le Buteur. Retrieved 18 August 2014.

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