Ayman Ben Mohamed

Ayman Ben Mohamed
Ben Mohamed with Le Havre in 2020
Personal information
Full name Ayman Ben Mohamed[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-08) 8 December 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Espérance de Tunis
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 UCD 17 (1)
2015 Longford Town 27 (2)
2016 Bohemians 17 (2)
2016–2019 Espérance de Tunis 13 (0)
2019–2022 Le Havre 35 (1)
2022 Le Havre II 3 (0)
2021 → Denizlispor (loan) 7 (0)
2023–2024 Guingamp 13 (0)
2024– Espérance de Tunis 6 (0)
International career‡
2018– Tunisia 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2020

Ayman Ben Mohamed (arabic: أيمن بن محمد; born 8 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club Espérance de Tunis.[2] Born in England, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

Club career

Born in London to an Irish mother and Tunisian father, Ben Mohamed and his family moved to Dublin at the age of two.[3] In 2012, he signed for UCD while also studying business, staying with the Students for three seasons before moving onto Longford Town. In November 2015, it was announced Ben Mohamed would join Bohemians for the 2016 season.[4]

After a string of impressive performances for The Gypsies, he attracted international attention, eventually signing for Tunisian side Espérance de Tunis for an undisclosed sum.[5]

In 2017, Ben Mohamed suffered a cruciate ligament injury, ruling him out for over a year. He returned in 2018 in his new position at left back, helping his side win the 2018 CAF Champions League final and qualify for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.[6][7]

A free agent after his Espérance de Tunis contract expired in summer 2019, Ben Mohamed joined Ligue 2 club Le Havre AC in August 2019, agreeing a contract until 2022.[8][9] He made his Ligue 2 debut for the club vs Grenoble on 23 August 2019, coming on in the 82nd minute and scoring the third goal in a 3–1 win.[10]

On 29 January 2021, Ben Mohamed moved to Turkish club Denizlispor, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[11]

On 31 July 2023, Ben Mohamed signed for Ligue 2 club Guingamp.[12]

International career

In May 2016, whilst at Bohemians Ben Mohamed earned a surprise call-up to the Tunisia squad for the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Djibouti despite never having previously declared for The Eagles of Carthage.[13]

On 2 October 2018, he was called up again and earned his first cap in a 2–1 victory over Niger.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 December 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
UCD 2012 League of Ireland Premier Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2013 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2014 17 1 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 17 1
Total 17 1 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 17 1
Longford Town 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division 27 2 4 1 1 1 — 2[a] 0 34 4
Bohemians 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division 17 2 1 0 2 0 — 1[a] 0 21 2
Espérance de Tunis 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 — 3 0
2017–18 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 2 0 0 0 — 6[b] 0 — 8 0
2018–19 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 8 0 2 0 — 11[b] 0 4[c] 0 25 0
Total 13 0 2 0 — 17 0 4 0 36 0
Le Havre 2019–20 Ligue 2 16 1 0 0 0 0 — — 16 1
2020–21 Ligue 2 12 0 1 0 — — — 13 0
2021–22 Ligue 2 7 0 0 0 — — — 7 0
Total 35 1 1 0 0 0 — — 36 1
Le Havre II 2021–22 Championnat National 3 3 0 — — — — 3 0
Denizlispor (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 7 0 — — — — 7 0
Guingamp 2023–24 Ligue 2 13 0 2 0 — — — 15 0
Espérance de Tunis 2024–25 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 6 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 0 0 7 0
Career total 138 6 10 1 3 1 18 0 7 0 176 8
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Leinster Senior Cup
  2. ^ a b c Appearances in CAF Champions League
  3. ^ Two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in CAF Super Cup and one appearance in Tunisian Super Cup

International

As of 13 October 2020[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Tunisia 2018 3 0
2019 9 0
2020 2 0
Total 14 0

Honours

Espérance de Tunis

References

  1. ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: ES Tunis" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
  2. ^ Ayman Ben Mohamed at Soccerway
  3. ^ Costello, Shane. "In Ireland, nobody knows who I am, but I have to get used to being recognised now". The42. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  4. ^ Kelly, Ryan. "Bohemians sign Ayman Ben Mohamed & Kurtis Byrne". Goal. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  5. ^ "Ayman Ben Mohamed leaves Bohs for Tunisia". RTE.ie. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  6. ^ Dollery, Paul. "African Champions League final to feature ex-League of Ireland star who was raised in Dublin". The42. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  7. ^ Khmira, Souhail; Williams, Ian. "Fifa Club World Cup: Global challenge awaits Ayman Ben Mohamed". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  8. ^ a b c Donckele, Benoit (14 August 2019). "Football – Ligue 2 : après la signature d'un international turc, le Havre AC engage un autre international, tunisien cette fois : Ayman Ben Mohamed". Paris Normandie (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  9. ^ Pinel, Esteban (15 August 2019). "Avec Ayman Ben Mohamed, l'effectif du HAC prend de l'épaisseur". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Résultat Le Havre - Grenoble, Ligue 2, 5e journée, Vendredi 23 Août 2019". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Ayman Ben Mohamed resmen Denizlispor" [Ayman Ben Mohamed officially Denizlispor]. Milliyet (in Turkish). 29 January 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  12. ^ Dempsey, Andrew. "Former Bohemians and Longford Town star Ayman Ben Mohamed joins Guingamp". extratime.com.
  13. ^ "Bohemians' Ayman Ben Mohamed 'delighted' with Tunisia call-up". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Former Trinity Student to Compete in African Champions League Final". www.universitytimes.ie. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  15. ^ Ayman Ben Mohamed at Soccerway
  16. ^ Ayman Ben Mohamed at National-Football-Teams.com
  17. ^ a b "La polyvalence d'Ayman Ben Mohamed au service du HAC". Foot Normandie (in French). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2019.