Ahmed Ben Soueid (born in Benghazi) is a Libyan professional football player and manager.

Ahmed Ben Soueid
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Ben Soueid
Date of birth 1946
Place of birth Benghazi, Libya
Position(s) forward
Youth career
1958–1961 Al-Ahly Benghazi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1978 Al-Ahly Benghazi (37)
International career
1964–1977 Libya ? (36)
Managerial career
1989 Libya
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 February 2022

Career edit

A native of Benghazi, Ben Soueid is one of the best players in the history of Libyan football. Having played his entire career with the team Al-Ahly SC (Benghazi), it is famous for the club in the 1960s, with whom he became the top scorer in its history. During the 1963-1964 and 1964-1965 seasons, he was elected best scorer of the national championship with 19 and 18 goals.

Ben Soueid scored 36 goals for the national team and holds the Libyan record for the most goals in a game, 9, which he hit against Oman in the 1966 Arab Nations Cup.[1]

In 1989, he coached the Libya national football team.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Discover 10 facts about the most prominent player in the history of Libyan football". AfrigateNews.net.
  2. ^ "Libya National Team Coaches". RSSSF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.