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My Take
Ahmed Alaaeldin fascinates me precisely because of his border-crossing path. Born in Ismailia, Egypt in 1993, he ended up representing Qatar internationally while playing his club football for Al-Rayyan. That trajectory captures something distinctive about the modern Gulf game, where talent and opportunity flow across nations. I am drawn to players who carve out a place far from where they started, and the image of him chasing the ball under a blazing Middle Eastern sun, in front of demanding crowds, has real romance. To me he embodies the quiet ambition of an athlete who turned migration into a career rather than a setback.
Overview
Ahmed Alaaeldin Abdelmotaal (Arabic: أحمد علاء الدين عبد المتعال; 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ahmed Alaaeldin
- Name (Japanese)
- アフマド・アラーッディーン
- Reading
- あふまど・あらーっでぃーん
- Born
- January 31, 1993 (age 33)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rooster
- Origin
- Ismailia, Ismailia Governorate, Egypt
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 177 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Egypt →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.