Bilal Mohammed (Arabic: بلال محمد; born on June 2, 1986) is a Qatari footballer who plays as a defender.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bilal Mohammed Rajab | ||
| Date of birth | June 2, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Qatar | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2003 | Al Gharrafa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2017 | Al Gharrafa | 180 | (9) |
| 2017–2018 | Al-Markhiya | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Umm Salal | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Qatar U-23 | 5 | (4) |
| 2003–2014 | Qatar | 108 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 4, 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of December 13, 2014 | |||
He is a member of Qatar national football team since 2003. He scored the goal that won Qatar the golden medal for the 2006 Asian Games against Iraq in the final game which ended 1–0.
Career
editMohammed started his footballing career in the youth team of Al Gharafa at the age of 10. He was coached by the youth coach of Al Gharafa, Zamalek star Ali Khalil. He went on to make his senior team debut against Qatar SC in 2003. He also made his debut for the Qatar national team in 2003, in a friendly against Algeria in France.[1]
He earned his 100th cap against Malaysia on 19 November 2013.[2]
International goals
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 24, 2008 | Doha, Qatar |  North Korea | 2–1 | Won | Friendly |
| 2 | January 16, 2011 | Doha, Qatar |  Kuwait | 1–0 | Won | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
Club career statistics
editStatistics accurate as of 21 August 2011[3]
| Club | Season | League | League | Cup1 | League Cup2 | Continental3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al-Gharafa | 2003–04 | QSL | 13 | 2 | ||||||||
| 2004–05 | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2005–06 | 21 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2006–07 | 19 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2007–08 | 8 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2008–09 | 20 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 2009–10 | 19 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2010–11 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2011–12 | ||||||||||||
| Total | 134 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career total | 134 | 6 | ||||||||||
1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.
2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.
3Includes AFC Champions League.
Personal life
editBilal Mohammed is of Sudanese origin.[4] His father and uncles were also professional footballers.
He married the daughter of former Sudanese international footballer, Shenan Khidr, in February 2012. The ceremony was attended by a number of Qatari and Sudanese footballers.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Player profile". Al-Gharafa Sports Club. Archived from the original on May 28, 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
- ^ "Bilal Mohammed Rajab - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "QSL.com.qa - Bilal Mohammed". Archived from the original on 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ^ "Qatar Football". Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
- ^ "Qatar-soccer.net - Bilal to tie the knot". Archived from the original on 2012-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
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