Emad Moteab
Emad " Moteab " Mohamed Abd El Naby Ibrahim (Arabic عماد متعب ) ( born February 20, 1983 in Sharkia ) is an Egyptian footballer who currently plays for Standard Liège in the Jupiler Pro League and is a member of the Egyptian national football team.
Junior life
His nickname " Moteab " got Emad in Al -Ahly Youth Academy since he was pretty accurate and all goalies irritated. It began in 1999 when he was 16 years old, in the Al -Ahly Youth Academy. His talent and potential was discovered quite early, so he was nominated by Hassan Shehata for the Egyptian U -20 national team for the Junior World Cup in 2003, where he scored a spectacular goal against England.
Club career
Al -Ahly
Moteab made his debut for the start of the season 2004/2005 in the Egyptian Premier League on 17 September 2004 against Suez Cement. The former manager of Al -Ahly Cairo, the Portuguese Manuel Jose had pulled him into the first team. Only eleven minutes later, he immediately made his first goal in a 3-0 away win. With 15 goals Moteab was at the end of the season the youngest scorer in the Egyptian Premier League. He formed together with Mohamed Aboutrika and Mohamed Barakat, the " Bermuda Triangle" at Al -Ahly.
In 2005 at the FIFA Club World Championship 2005 Moteab scored the only goal of Al -Ahly Cairo against Sydney FC. However, the team lost with 1:2 and thus finished last in the tournament.
In 2007, he completed a two-week trial with English first division club FC Middlesbrough. However, the manager Gareth Southgate decided against a contract offer for the Egyptians, his teammate Mohamed Shawky was instead required.
According to media reports, has signed a contract Moteab at Bristol City with a total income of £ 1.5 million and was waiting there after the medical examination for a work permit. But after he made a game in the CAF Champions League for Al -Ahly, the contract with Bristol City was declared invalid.
National
In 2003 he was nominated by Hassan Shehata for the Egyptian U -20 national team for the Junior World Cup in 2003, where he scored a spectacular goal against the U20 England. He won in 2006 with Egypt in the Africa Cup of 2006. He scored two goals in the final group match against Ivory Coast in the quarterfinals and a goal against the DR Congo. At the Africa Cup 2008, he was elected by his coach Hassan Shehata as the best player of the team.
Achievements
- 4x Egyptian Premier League: 2004/2005, 2005/2006, 2006/2007, 2007/2008
- 2x Egyptian Cup: 2005/2006, 2006/2007
- 4x Egyptian Super Cup: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- 2x CAF Champions League: 2005, 2006
- 2x CAF Super Cup: 2006, 2007
- 2x Africa Cup of Nations: 2006, 2008
- Scorer in the Egyptian Premier League 2004/2005
- Award as the best striker in Africa 2005
- Award as the second best striker in Africa 2006