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Mohamed Saqr Personal information Full name Mohamed Saqr Ahmed Date of birth May 17, 1981 Place of birth Dakar, Senegal[1] Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Al Sadd Number 30 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2000-2003 Al Khor 37 (-42) 2003-present Al Sadd 134 (-129) National team‡ 2004- Qatar 79 (-73) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2009.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 December 2009Mohamed Saqr Ahmed (born on May 17, 1980) is a Qatari footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for 12-time time Qatar Stars League champions Al Sadd. In 2011, Saqr was a vital part of the Al Sadd squad that was crowned Champions of Asia after winning the 2011 AFC Champions League. Saqr is also a member of the Qatar national team.
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Career
Saqr played for the Qatar national team squad in the 2004 Gulf Cup of Nations which was held on home soil. He succeeded in winning the trophy for his country, as he saved three penalty kicks, which led Qatar to the 2nd Gulf Cup of Nations trophy in their history on the end of a 6-5 penalty shoot-out against Oman.
Saqr played in the 2011 AFC Champions League with Al Sadd, eventually going on to win the title. He received much praise for his performance in the final against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, in which he made many key saves during the 120 minutes, as well as two crucial saves during the penalty shoot-outs which his team won 4-2. Al Sadd's manager, Jorge Fosatti, expressed that he thought that Jeonbuk's misses had more to do with Mohammed's good saves rather than them taking bad shots.[2] Saqr attracted world-wide attention for his stellar performance, being voted "World Player of the Week" on November 7 by Goal.com.[3] He also won "Fan's Man of the Match" and received a mention by FIFA in the match article for his "goalkeeping heroics", describing him as arguably the most valuable player of the night.[4]
Honours
Club
Al-Sadd
- AFC Champions League: 2011
- Qatari Stars Cup: 2010-11
- Sheikh Jassem Cup: 2007
- Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 2006, 2007, 2008
- Emir of Qatar Cup: 2005, 2007
- Qatar Stars League: 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07
References
- ^ footballdatabase.eu :: Mohamed Saqr
- ^ Fossati lauds ´keeper Saqr
- ^ World Player of the Week: Mohamed Saqr - Al Sadd
- ^ Al Sadd defy the odds
External links
Qatar squad – 2007 AFC Asian Cup Categories:- 1981 births
- Living people
- Qatari footballers
- Qatar international footballers
- Al-Sadd Sports Club players
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- Qatari football biography stubs
- Association football goalkeepers
- Qatar Stars League players
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