Ahmed El Moctar

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 Tevragh-Zeina and the Mauritania national team.

Club career El Moctar plays his club football for Mauritanian Premier League club Tevragh-Zeina and he has played for the club since 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.

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 competition Mauritanian President's Cup: runner-up 2023–24

Individual Super D1 top goalscorer (shared): 2024–25, 2025–26