Ahmad Taktouk
Ahmad Walid Taktouk (Arabic: أحمد وليد تكتوك, Lebanese Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʔaħmad takˈtuːk]; born 29 September 1984) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lebanese Premier League club Tripoli.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ahmad Walid Taktouk[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 29 September 1984||
Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon[1] | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Tripoli | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2014 | Akhaa Ahli Aley | 23 | (0) |
2014–2018 | Nejmeh | 34 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Bekaa (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Safa | 20 | (0) |
2019–2022 | Nejmeh | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Shabab Bourj (loan) | 15 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Sagesse | 16 | (0) |
2023– | Tripoli | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2014–2015 | Lebanon | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 July 2023 |
Club career
Taktouk started his career at Akhaa Ahli Aley, before moving to Nejmeh in 2014. After playing as the first goalkeeper for three years, he moved to Bekaa on loan in 2017, before joining Safa the following year.[3]
After having returned Nejmeh in 2019, Taktouk was sent on a one-year loan to Shabab Bourj on 21 August 2021.[4] He joined Sagesse in August 2022 on a free transfer.[5] After one season, Taktouk joined Tripoli on 13 July 2023.[6]
International career
Taktouk made his international debut on 19 February 2014, in a 3–1 home win against Pakistan.[7] In December 2018, he was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad.[2]
Honours
Nejmeh
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2021
- Lebanese FA Cup runner-up: 2020–21
- Lebanese Super Cup runner-up: 2021
References
- "Ahmad Taktouk". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- "AC2019 Final Squads". Asian Football Confederation. p. 19. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- "The final 23: who are they?". Lebanese Football Review. 9 January 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- "أحمد تكتوك ينتقل لشباب البرج". كووورة. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- "النجمة يستغني عن عدد من لاعبيه المخضرمين". www.alahednews.com.lb (in Arabic). Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- "طرابلس يعزز صفوفه بضم تكتوك". كووورة. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- "Ahmad Taktouk". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
External links
- Ahmad Taktouk at FA Lebanon
- Ahmad Taktouk at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ahmad Taktouk at Soccerway
- Ahmad Taktouk at Goalzz.com (also in Arabic at Kooora.com)
- Ahmad Taktouk at Lebanon Football Guide