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.
Alaaeldin arrived in Qatar when he was 10 years old. His father, an Egyptian civil engineer, brought his family to Qatar in 2003.[3]
Alaaeldin began his professional career with Al-Rayyan SC in 2010. In July 2017, he joined Al-Gharafa SC.[4] He scored in the 2011 AFC Champions League game against Emirates Club.[5]
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.[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 68 | 6 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 December 2018 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Jordan
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2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [8] |
| 2 | 7 January 2023 | Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, Basra, Iraq |  Kuwait
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2–0 | 2–0 | 25th Arabian Gulf Cup | [9] |
| 3 | 10 January 2023 | Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, Basra, Iraq |  Bahrain
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1–0 | 1–2 | 25th Arabian Gulf Cup | [10] |
| 4 | 12 September 2023 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar |  Russia
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1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [11] |
| 5 | 16 November 2023 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Afghanistan
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7–1 | 8–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [12] |
| 6 | 20 March 2025 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  North Korea
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5–0 | 5–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [13] |
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