Mohamed Barakat Ahmed Bastamy (Arabic: محمد بركات; born 7 September 1976) is a retired Egyptian footballer. A right-footed playmaker, Barakat usually played as an offensive right winger or attacking midfielder for Egyptian club Al Ahly and the Egyptian National Team. He is considered by many as one of the most talented players in Africa. Barakat's hallmarks are surging runs from midfield which often disrupt opposing defences, as well as his box-to-box work ethic, which makes him an important figure both in defence and attack. Thanks to his noticeable achievements and talent, his fans have given him the nickname The Mercurial (Arabic: بركات الزئبقي), He reached his peak in 2005 and 2006, helping his club Al Ahly to win the CAF Champions League 2005 and CAF Champions League 2006 and Egypt win their fifth African Cup of NationsEgypt 2006. However, in 2006 his career was marred by a long spell of injuries.
Barakat began his career at unheralded Sekka but really found his feet when he joined Al-Ismaily – just about the only club in Egypt with the ability to stand up to the 'big boys' of Al Ahly and Zamalek.
Gulf Countries
The 2002 Egyptian Footballer of the Year has joined Ahly Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. He helped the later win 2003 Arab Club Championship. Barakat scored twice in that tournament; including the Final winner goal. and then going to Alarabi in Qatar.
Al Ahly
Barakat returned to Egypt in 2004 to join Al Ahly. Some have commented that the combination with Mohamed Aboutrika and Emad Moteab formed the most formidable triangle in African Soccer, and they were given the moniker of "The Bermuda Triangle".
Mohamed Barakat won the BBC African Footballer of 2005 award ahead of Cameroon's Samuel Eto'o and Obafemi Martins of Nigeria.[2] More than 15,000 voted for him. He was also named the best player in Africa's continental club competition by the African Football Association for the same year, as he scored 7 goals in the CAF Champions League 2005. Barakat started the season of 2013 with some bad performances, but after sometime he got back to his perfect form and scored in the CAF Super Cup 2013 the winning goal, which led Al Ahly to win the cup. After he played a match against Benzarty match in CAF Champions League 2013 and scored a goal from a penalty, he also made an assist to Emad Meteb. Two weeks later there were rumors of his retirement and Barakat admitted he was thinking of retiring because he is 37 years old. After with two days Barakat scored two goals against Enpii in the Egyptian league from a penalty and a shot. People all thought and said Barakat still has one or two seasons ahead after that amazing performance and goals and that he looked like he was eighteen while playing even though he is 37, but unfortunately three weeks after, Barakat announced that he was going to retire at the end of this season, putting an end to the career.
Retirement
After the Port Said Stadium clashes, on 1 February 2012, Barakat decided to retire from professional football, along with Emad Motaeb and Mohamed Aboutrika. However, he reversed his decision and returned to Al Ahly once again.[3]
International career
Barakat made his debut for the Pharaohs in June 2000 against South Korea. He played 4 matches in 2002 African Cup of Nations and all Egypt's matches in 2006 Africa Cup of Nations. Barakat ended his international career on 18 November 2009 after his dream to reach the 2010 FIFA World Cup was crashed by Algeria that won 1–0, he told the press about that discussion on 11 August 2010.
^(PDF). FIFA. 29 November 2012. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2012.
^"Egyptian Barakat wins BBC award ", BBC, 6 January 2006. Retrieved on 4 May 2010.
^"Egypt football riots: three Egypt internationals retire after mass deaths in stadium riot". The Telegraph. 2 January 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2012.
^Said, Tarek "Barakat's international caps & goals", Egyptian Football.net. Retrieved on 2 May 2010
External links
Egyptian Barakat wins BBC award
Egypt's outstanding Pharaoh
Barakat named the best player in Africa's continental club competition
February 02, 2023
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playmaker Barakat usually played as an offensive right winger or attacking midfielder for Egyptian club Al Ahly and the Egyptian National Team He is considered by many as one of the most talented players in Africa Barakat s hallmarks are surging runs from midfield which often disrupt opposing defences as well as his box to box work ethic which makes him an important figure both in defence and attack Thanks to his noticeable achievements and talent his fans have given him the nickname The Mercurial Arabic بركات الزئبقي He reached his peak in 2005 and 2006 helping his club Al Ahly to win the CAF Champions League 2005 and CAF Champions League 2006 and Egypt win their fifth African Cup of Nations Egypt 2006 However in 2006 his career was marred by a long spell of injuries Mohamed BarakatPersonal informationFull nameMohamed Barakat Ahmed Bastamy 1 Date of birth 1976 09 07 7 September 1976 age 46 Place of birthCairo EgyptHeight1 72 m 5 ft 8 in Position s MidfielderYouth careerEl Sekka El HadidSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1995 1998El Sekka El Hadid21 6 1998 2002Ismaily79 14 2002 2003Al Ahli Saudi21 10 2003 2004Al Arabi9 0 2004 2013Al Ahly149 41 Total279 71 International career2000 2010Egypt70 9 Honours Men s footballRepresenting EgyptAfrica Cup of NationsWinner 2006 Egypt Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Club career 1 1 Early career 1 2 Gulf Countries 1 3 Al Ahly 1 4 Retirement 2 International career 2 1 International goals 3 Honours and achievements 3 1 Club 3 2 International 3 3 Individual 3 3 1 Awards 3 3 2 Performances 4 References 5 External linksClub career EditEarly career Edit Barakat began his career at unheralded Sekka but really found his feet when he joined Al Ismaily just about the only club in Egypt with the ability to stand up to the big boys of Al Ahly and Zamalek Gulf Countries Edit The 2002 Egyptian Footballer of the Year has joined Ahly Jeddah in Saudi Arabia He helped the later win 2003 Arab Club Championship Barakat scored twice in that tournament including the Final winner goal and then going to Alarabi in Qatar Al Ahly Edit Barakat returned to Egypt in 2004 to join Al Ahly Some have commented that the combination with Mohamed Aboutrika and Emad Moteab formed the most formidable triangle in African Soccer and they were given the moniker of The Bermuda Triangle Mohamed Barakat won the BBC African Footballer of 2005 award ahead of Cameroon s Samuel Eto o and Obafemi Martins of Nigeria 2 More than 15 000 voted for him He was also named the best player in Africa s continental club competition by the African Football Association for the same year as he scored 7 goals in the CAF Champions League 2005 Barakat started the season of 2013 with some bad performances but after sometime he got back to his perfect form and scored in the CAF Super Cup 2013 the winning goal which led Al Ahly to win the cup After he played a match against Benzarty match in CAF Champions League 2013 and scored a goal from a penalty he also made an assist to Emad Meteb Two weeks later there were rumors of his retirement and Barakat admitted he was thinking of retiring because he is 37 years old After with two days Barakat scored two goals against Enpii in the Egyptian league from a penalty and a shot People all thought and said Barakat still has one or two seasons ahead after that amazing performance and goals and that he looked like he was eighteen while playing even though he is 37 but unfortunately three weeks after Barakat announced that he was going to retire at the end of this season putting an end to the career Retirement Edit After the Port Said Stadium clashes on 1 February 2012 Barakat decided to retire from professional football along with Emad Motaeb and Mohamed Aboutrika However he reversed his decision and returned to Al Ahly once again 3 International career EditBarakat made his debut for the Pharaohs in June 2000 against South Korea He played 4 matches in 2002 African Cup of Nations and all Egypt s matches in 2006 Africa Cup of Nations Barakat ended his international career on 18 November 2009 after his dream to reach the 2010 FIFA World Cup was crashed by Algeria that won 1 0 he told the press about that discussion on 11 August 2010 International goals Edit Source 4 Goal Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Scored1 11 Mar 2001 Egypt Algeria 5 2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 12 24 Apr 2001 Egypt Canada 3 0 Friendly 13 13 July 2001 Egypt Namibia 8 2 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 25 8 Aug 2002 Egypt Ethiopia 4 1 Friendly 16 23 Aug 2002 Egypt Sudan 3 0 Friendly 28 25 Jan 2004 Stade Taieb Mhiri Sfax Tunisia Zimbabwe 2 1 2004 African Cup of Nations 19 5 Nov 2009 Egypt Tanzania 5 1 Friendly 1Honours and achievements EditClub Edit IsmailyEgyptian Premier League 2001 02 Egypt Cup 2000Al Ahli SaudiArab Unified Club Championship 2002Al AhlyEgyptian Premier League 2004 05 2005 06 2006 07 2007 08 2008 09 2009 10 2010 11 Egypt Cup 2006 2007 Egyptian Super Cup 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 CAF Champions League 2005 2006 2008 2012 2013 CAF Super Cup 2006 2007 2009 2013International Edit EgyptAfrican Cup of Nations 2006Individual Edit Awards Edit BBC African Footballer of the Year 2005 African Inter Club Player of the Year 2005 CAF Team of the Year 2005Performances Edit CAF Champions League top goalscorer 2005 Shared with Joetex Frimpong References Edit FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2012 presented by Toyota List of Players PDF FIFA 29 November 2012 p 1 Archived from the original PDF on 7 December 2012 Egyptian Barakat wins BBC award BBC 6 January 2006 Retrieved on 4 May 2010 Egypt football riots three Egypt internationals retire after mass deaths in stadium riot The Telegraph 2 January 2012 Retrieved 2 January 2012 Said Tarek Barakat s international caps amp goals Egyptian Football net Retrieved on 2 May 2010External links EditEgyptian Barakat wins BBC award Egypt s outstanding Pharaoh Barakat named the best player in Africa s continental club competition Retrieved 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