Mohamed Abdelrahman (footballer, born 1993)

For other people with the same name, see Mohamed Abdel Rahman.

Mohamed Abdelrahman Yousif Yagoub Al Gharbal (Arabic: محمد عبد الرحمن يوسف الغربال; born 10 July 1993)^[4] is a Sudanese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Sudan Premier League club Al-Hilal Club and the Sudan national team.

Mohamed Abdelrahman

Abdelrahman with Sudan in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Abdelrahman Yousif Yagoub Al Gharbal[1]
Date of birth	(1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Omdurman, Sudan[2]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[3]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Al-Hilal SC
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	Beit Al-Mal SC
2010–2016	Al-Hilal SC		(13)
2017–2019	Al-Merrikh SC		(42)
2019–2020	CA Bordj Bou Arréridj	6	(2)
2020–	Al-Hilal SC		(50)
International career‡
2017–	Sudan	53	(22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 January 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2024

Club career

On 21 November 2018, Abdelrahman scored after 22 seconds for Al-Merrikh against Algerian side USM Alger, becoming the fastest goalscorer of the Arab Club Champions Cup.^[5]

In November 2020, Abdelrahman made history by signing from Algerian side CA Bordj Bou Arréridj to Sudanese side Al-Hilal Omdurman for a Sudanese-record $USD 1 million.^[6]

International career

Abdelrahman was included in Sudan's squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.^[7]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 18 November 2024^[2]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sudan	2017	1	0
	2018	1	0
	2019	0	0
	2020	7	5
	2021	15	10
	2022	12	4
	2023	4	0
	2024	11	3
Total		53	22

Scores and results list Sudan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdelrahman goal.

List of international goals scored by Mohamed Abdelrahman

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 September 2020	Stade Nacional, N'Djamena, Chad	Chad	1–0	3–2	Friendly
2	25 September 2020	Stade Nacional, N'Djamena, Chad	Chad	2–0	2–0	Friendly
3	12 October 2020	Stade El Menzah, Tunis, Tunisia	Togo	1–1	1–1	Friendly
4	6 November 2020	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Ethiopia	1–1	2–2	Friendly
5	17 November 2020	Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan	Ghana	1–0	1–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
6	24 March 2021	Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe	São Tomé and Príncipe	1–0	2–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7	28 March 2021	Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan	South Africa	2–0	2–0	2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8	11 June 2021	Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan	Zambia	1–0	3–2	Friendly
9				3–1
10	19 June 2021	Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Libya	1–0	1–0	2021 FIFA Arab Cup qualification
11	26 August 2021	Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Niger	1–0	3–0	Friendly
12	7 September 2021	Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan	Guinea-Bissau	1–3	2–4	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
13				2–4
14	30 December 2021	Limbe Stadium, Limbe, Cameroon	Ethiopia	1–1	2–3	Friendly
15				2–3
16	8 June 2022	Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan	DR Congo	2–0	2–1	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
17	26 August 2022	Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh, Morocco	Djibouti	2–0	4–1	2022 African Nations Championship
18				3–0
19	26 September 2022	Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Ethiopia	2–2	2–2	Friendly
20	11 June 2024	Juba Stadium, Juba, South Sudan	South Sudan	3–0	3–0	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
21	15 October 2024	Benina Martyrs Stadium, Benghazi, Libya	Ghana	2–0	2–0	2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
22	27 October 2024	Cheikha Ould Boïdiya, Nouakchott, Mauritania	Tanzania	1-0	1-0	2024 African Nations Championship qualification

References

1. "Mohamed Abdelrahman". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
2. "Mohamed Abdelrahman". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
3. "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Sudan" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 13. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
4. Ward, Zouhaeir (6 August 2021). "الغربال يواصل نثر إبداعاته ويحطم رقمه القياسي في الدوري السوداني". alaraby (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
5. "لاعب المريخ السوداني يسجل أسرع هدف في كأس زايد". العين الإخبارية (in Arabic). 21 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
6. مجدي, قصي (22 November 2020). ""غربال الهلال" يدخل تاريخ الكرة السودانية". صحيفة الرؤية (in Arabic). Retrieved 13 December 2021.
7. "TotalEnergies AFCON 2021 - Sudan" (PDF). cafonline.com. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 7 January 2022.

External links

• Mohamed Abdelrahman at WorldFootball.net
• Mohamed Abdelrahman at Soccerway
• Mohamed Abdelrahman at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)