Bessam


Cheikh El Khalil Moulaye Ahmed, more commonly known as Bessam, is a Mauritanian professional footballer who most recently played for FC Nouadhibou. He also plays for the Mauritania national team.

Club career

ACS Ksar

Bessam started his career with the club ASC Ksar until he was called to represent the national team by the "then" coach Patrice Neveu. He scored on his first game with the national team, and made an assist in the 2–0 win over Senegal that Qualified the Mauritanian team to the 2014 African Nations Championship in South Africa.

JS Kabylie

In May 2014, Bessam signed a two-year contract with Algerian club JS Kabylie. On 16 August he made his JS Kabylie debut, away to MC Oran, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 victory. He scored the first goal for Mauritania in a 2–0 victory over Senegal.

International career

Bessam started his successful national career by helping his country to qualify to the 2014 African Nations Championship in South Africa where they were disqualified from the groups stage.

International goals

GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 July 2013Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania1–02–02014 African Nations Championship qualification
2.5 January 2014Tuks Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa?3–2Friendly
3.5 January 2014Tuks Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa?3–2Friendly
4.22 January 2014Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa1–02–42014 African Nations Championship
5.22 January 2014Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa2–12–42014 African Nations Championship
6.20 April 2014Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius2–02–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
7.5 September 2015Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania3–13–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
8.13 October 2015Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania1–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.17 November 2015Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia1–11–22018 FIFA World Cup qualification
10.25 March 2016Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania1–02–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
11.25 March 2016Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania2–12–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
12.24 March 2017Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania1–01–0Friendly
13.30 November 2021Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar1–31–52021 FIFA Arab Cup