Ahmed El Moctar Ahmed, also known as Ahmed El Mokhtar, Ahmed Ahmed, and Ahmed Moctar, (born 15 November 2003) is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mauritanian Premier League club Nouadhibou and the Mauritania national team.
Club career
Tevragh-Zeina El Moctar began at Mauritanian Premier League club Tevragh-Zeina in 2023. He scored his first goal for the club during the 3–0 win against ASC Entou on 10 December 2023.
Alongside Cheikhna Semega, El Moctar was the joint top goalscorer in the 2024–25 Super D1 season with 13 goals across 27 matches, missing only three matches due to a minor injury.
During the 2025–26 season, he had a loan move to Egyptian Premier League club ENPPI rejected by Tevragh-Zeina. He scored a hat trick during the 4–0 victory against ASC Police on 17 February 2026, and he scored another hat trick during the 3–0 victory against Inter Nouakchott on 5 April 2026. He was the league's joint top goalscorer again during 2025–26 with 21 goals.
Nouadhibou On 5 September 2026, El Moctar joined fellow Super D1 club FC Nouadhibou.
International career
Mauritania He debuted for Mauritania during the 1–0 win against Mali on 22 December 2024 during the 2024 African Nations Championship qualification.
El Moctar received a call up to the Mauritania national team for a set of friendly matches against the Central African Republic and Burundi in June 2025. He made one appearance for Mauritania on 10 June 2025 during the 0–0 draw against Burundi.
He has also been included in the Mauritania squad for the 2024 African Nations Championship, where he scored his first goal against Central African Republic on 9 August 2025.
He was in the Mauritania squad for the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup and played the 2–0 loss against Kuwait in the qualifying round on 25 November 2025 as Mauritania failed to qualify for the competition.
Career statistics
Club
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueMauritanian President's CupAfricaTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTevragh-Zeina2023–24Mauritanian Premier League 3300—332024–25Mauritanian Premier League 271341/?—31142025–26Mauritanian Premier League 212144—2526Total513785/?—5943Nouadhibou2026–27Mauritanian Premier League00000000Career total513785/?005943
International As of match played 25 November 2025.
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMauritania202420202581Total101
+ List of international goals scored by Ahmed El MoctarNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1. 9 August 2025 Benjamin Mkapa Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania 1–0 1–0 2024 African Nations Championship
Honours Tevragh-Zeina Super D1: third place 2023–24 Mauritanian President's Cup: runner-up 2023–24
Individual Super D1 top goalscorer (shared): 2024–25, 2025–26
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