Ahmed Alaaeldin Abdelmotaal (; born 31 January 1993), simply known as Ahmed Alaaeldin or Alaa, is a professional footballer who plays for Al-Rayyan. Born in Egypt, he plays for the Qatar national team.

Early life Alaaeldin arrived in Qatar when he was 10 years old. His father, an Egyptian civil engineer, brought his family to Qatar in 2003.

Club career Alaaeldin began his professional career with Al-Rayyan SC in 2010. He scored in the 2011 AFC Champions League game against Emirates Club.

In July 2017, he joined Al-Gharafa SC.

International career Alaaeldin has played for the Qatar Olympic football team in the GGC U23 tournament in August 2011. He was also at the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship and was the top goal scorer with 6 goals during the competition.

Career statistics International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsQatar2013102016202017602018101201910020204020211302022702023104202430202521Total686

Scores and results list United Arab Emirates' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Alaaeldin goal.

+ List of international goals scored by Ahmed AlaaeldinNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar2–02–0Friendly2Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, Basra, Iraq2–02–025th Arabian Gulf Cup3Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, Basra, Iraq 1–01–225th Arabian Gulf Cup 4Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar1–01–1Friendly5Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar 7–18–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification6Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar5–05–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification 7Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar1–01–12025 FIFA Arab Cup

Honours Al-Rayyan Qatari Stars League: 2015–16 Qatar Cup: 2012 Emir of Qatar Cup: 2011 Qatari Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2013

Al-Gharafa Qatari Stars Cup: 2017–18, 2018–19

Qatar AFC Asian Cup: 2019, 2023

Individual AFC U-23 Championship top goalscorer: 2016

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