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| Full name | Mohamed Barakat Ahmed Bastamy[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1976 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| El Sekka El Hadid | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | El Sekka El Hadid | 21 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2002 | Ismaily | 79 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Al-Ahli | 21 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Al-Arabi | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2013 | Al Ahly | 149 | (41) | ||||||||||||||
| Total | 279 | (71) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2010 | Egypt | 70 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Mohamed Barakat Ahmed Bastamy is an Egyptian former 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 was 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 gave 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.
- ^ "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.