Magid Mohamed

Magid Mohamed (Arabic: ماجد محمد‎; born 1 October 1985) is a Qatari footballer. He is a striker for Al-Shamal.[3] He previously played for Al Sadd[4] and has been regularly called up for the Qatar national football team.

Magid Mohamed
Personal information
Full name Magid Mohamed Hassan
Date of birth (1985-10-01) October 1, 1985
Place of birth Khartoum, Sudan[1][2]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Al-Shamal
Number 39
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Al-Sailiya 11 (3)
2005–2009 Al Sadd 68 (17)
2008–2009 → Al-Sailiya (loan) 10 (1)
2009–2010 Al Sadd 20 (5)
2010–2011 Al-Sailiya 18 (2)
2011–2012 Al Sadd 17 (6)
2012–2017 El Jaish 85 (9)
2017–2020 Al Ahli 47 (2)
2020– Al-Shamal 0 (0)
National team‡
2003–2016 Qatar 80 (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2014
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2016

Identity controversy

In 2007, the Saudi FA lodged an official complaint against Qatar for fielding Magid in an Olympic qualifying match, who was thought to be ineligible due to his age. The complaint was based on the belief that Magid was born in November 1982, in Cairo, Egypt. According to the SFA, he was a Sudanese national who moved to Saudi Arabia with his father and studied in Omar bin Abdulaziz school in Jeddah - which is where the Saudi government obtained Majed's records from - before moving to Qatar and becoming a citizen.[5] The complaint was made directly after a qualification match for the 2008 Summer Olympics, which Qatar had won.[6] The rules of FIFA state that any player over the age of 23 cannot participate in the competition, whereas Magid was believed to be 25 at the time.

Shortly after, the Qatar Football Association released an article in response to the SFA's allegations. The article stated that Magid Mohamed Imam Salima was born in Khartoum, Sudan on August 17, 1985. [1] In contradiction to this statement indicating his age; his profile on the official QFA website, in addition to his passport, showed Magid's date of birth as October 1, 1985. To further add to the confusion, his name is most widely recognized as Magid Mohamed Hassan, as opposed to the former.[7]

He was eventually cleared to play, and took part in the Olympic team's next match against Saudi Arabia, scoring Qatar's only goal of the match.

Club career statistics

Statistics accurate as of 21 August 2011[8]

Club Season League League Cup1 League Cup2 Continental3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Sailiya 2003–04 QSL 113
2008–09 101
2010–11 182
Total 396
Al-Sadd 2005–06 QSL 215
2006–07 207
2007–08 194
2008–09 81
2009–10 205
2011–12 136
Total 8822
Career total 12728

1Includes Emir of Qatar Cup.

2Includes Sheikh Jassem Cup.

3Includes AFC Champions League.

Goals for Senior National Team
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2006Hong Kong, China Hong Kong3–0Won2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.January 13, 2007Doha, Qatar Oman1–1DrawFriendly
3.March 16, 2008Doha, Qatar Jordan2–1WonFriendly
4.July 18, 2008Beijing, China Indonesia1–2Lost2004 AFC Asian Cup
5.August 20, 2008Doha, Qatar Tajikistan5–0WonFriendly
6.September 6, 2008Doha, Qatar Uzbekistan3–0Won2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
7.27 December 2009Doha, Qatar Iran3–2Win9th International Friendship Tournament
8.27 December 2009Doha, Qatar Iran3–2Win9th International Friendship Tournament
9.12 October 2010Doha, Qatar Iraq1–2LostFriendly
10.24 May 2013Doha, Qatar Latvia3–1WonFriendly

References
  1. فيما لم يتجاوب المسؤولون القطريون مع اتصالات "الرياض" (in Arabic)
  2. Player profile - weltfussbal.de
  3. Qatar - Majed Mohamed - Profile with news, career statistics and history Soccerway
  4. "Magid Mohamed player profile". Al Sadd Sports Club Official Site. Archived from the original on 2009-11-01.
  5. ID photo (in Arabic)
  6. Match Report - Saudi Arabia vs Qatar
  7. "Football Results | Scores | News - Yahoo Sport UK". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2018-05-21.
  8. "QSL.com.qa - Magid Mohamed". Archived from the original on 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
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