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{{Short description|Moroccan footballer (born 1946)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2015}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ahmed Faras
| image = Ahmed Faras México 70.png
| caption = Faras in [[1970 FIFA World Cup]]
| fullname = Ahmed Faras
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|12|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Mohammedia]], [[Morocco]]
| height = 172cm
| position = [[Forward (association football)#Striker|Striker]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 1965–1982
| clubs1 = [[SCC Mohammédia|Chabab Mohammédia]]
| caps1 = 
| goals1 = 127
| nationalyears1 = 1966–1979
| nationalteam1 = [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]
| nationalcaps1 = 94
| nationalgoals1 = [[List of international goals scored by Ahmed Faras|36]]
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|MAR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}}
{{medal|W|[[1976 Africa Cup of Nations|1976 Ethiopia]]|}}
}}

'''Ahmed Faras''' ({{langx|ar|أَحْمَد فَرَس}}; born 7 December 1946) is a Moroccan former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] for [[Chabab Mohammédia]] at club level and [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] internationally.

Faras was named [[African Footballer of the Year]] in 1975. In 2006, Faras was selected by [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.<ref>{{cite web |date=13 October 2006 |title=Meilleur joueur des 50 dernières années 14 Marocains en lice |url=http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Journal/Article.asp?origine=jrn&idr=114&id=70173 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055322/http://www.lematin.ma/Actualite/Journal/Article.asp?origine=jrn&idr=114&id=70173 |archivedate=16 July 2011 |accessdate=2009-08-28 |publisher=Le Matin |language=French}}</ref>

== Club career ==
Faras played for [[Chabab Mohammédia]] between 1965 and 1982, winning the [[GNF 1|Moroccan League]] in 1981 and finishing as the league's top-scorer in 1969 and 1973. He retired in 1982, after spending 17 years with the club.

== International career ==
Faras was a member of [[Morocco national football team|Morocco national team]] from 1965 to 1979, wearing the [[Captain (association football)|captain]]'s armband for eight consecutive years, starting from 1971. At international level, Faras took part in the [[1970 FIFA World Cup]] in [[Mexico]],<ref>{{FIFA player|49253|Ahmed Faras}}</ref> and the [[1972 Summer Olympics]] in [[Munich]],<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Sports Reference |title=Ahmed Faras Biography and Statistics |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/ahmed-faras-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418065449/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/fa/ahmed-faras-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |accessdate=2009-04-23}}</ref> before leading his team to [[African Cup of Nations]] success in [[1976 African Cup of Nations|1976]]. Faras scored a total of 42 goals in 94 games for his national side.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-faras-intlg.html Ahmed Faras - Goals in International Matches]</ref>

=== 1972 Summer Olympics ===
The [[Morocco national football team|Moroccan national team]] was placed in Group A, with [[Germany national football team|West Germany]], [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]], [[United States men's national soccer team|United States]]. Faras played a major role in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was the top scorer for the [[Morocco national football team|Moroccan national team]] with 3 goals scored all against [[Malaysia national football team|Malaysia]] making it his first and only hat-trick for the National team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Games of the XX. Olympiad – Football Tournament |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/ol1972f.html |access-date=2021-11-24 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Olympic Football Tournament Munich 1972 |url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/munich1972/origin1904-p.cxm.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/mensolympic/munich1972/match-center |access-date=2021-11-24 |website=www.fifa.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== 1976 Africa Cup of Nations ===
[[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] was placed in Group B. Morocco tied its first match against Sudan and won its second against Zaire. Morocco played the final game against Nigeria, to determine the group winner, and Morocco won by 3 goals to 1. In the final round Morocco defeated Egypt 2-1 with a goal scored by Faras in the 23rd minute. They played against Nigeria again and won 2-1 scored by Faras in the 82nd minute. Morocco was to play its final against Guinea and needed a tie to win the cup. The match ended in a tie and Morocco won the cup. Faras was named best player of the tournament and was the 2nd top goal-scorer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Football |first=CAF-Confedération Africaine du |title=Atlas Lions roared loudest in 1976 |url=https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/news/the-atlas-lions-glory-of-1976 |access-date=2022-01-16 |website=CAFOnline.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
{{main|List of international goals scored by Ahmed Faras}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="15"|[[Morocco national football team|Morocco]]
|-
|1966||2||0
|-
|1967||6||1
|-
|1968||4||2
|-
|1969||7||1
|-
|1970||3||2
|-
|1971||9||4
|-
|1972||16||9
|-
|1973||8||5
|-
|1974||11||3
|-
|1975||7||4
|-
|1976||11||5
|-
|1977||1||0
|-
|1978||3||0
|-
|1979||6||6
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!94!!42
|}

==Honours==
'''Chabab Mohammédia'''
*[[Botola|Botola Pro]]: 1980
*[[Moroccan Throne Cup]]: 1972, 1975
*[[Moroccan Super Cup]]: 1975
*[[Maghreb Cup Winners Cup]]: 1973
*[[Maghreb Cup Winners Cup]] runner-up: 1975

'''Morocco'''
*[[1976 African Cup of Nations|African Cup of Nations: 1976]]
*[[1974 Kuneitra Cup|Kuneitra Cup: 1974]]
*[[Football at the 1976 Pan Arab Games|Pan Arab Games: 1976]]

'''Individual'''
*[[African Footballer of the Year]]: 1975 
*Top Scorer: [[Botola|Botola Pro]]: 1969 (16 goals)
*Top Scorer: [[Botola|Botola Pro]]: 1973 (16 goals)
*Player of the Tournament: [[Africa Cup of Nations]]: 1976
*[[Africa Cup of Nations]] Team of the Tournament: 1976
*Top Scorer: [[1974 Kuneitra Cup|Kuneitra Cup]]: 1974
* [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics|IFFHS]] All-time Morocco Men's Dream Team<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1722 |publisher=IFFHS |date=1 March 2022 |access-date=3 March 2022 |title=IFFHS}}</ref>

'''Records'''
*[[Morocco national football team|Morocco all-time top goalscorer]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Morocco – Record International Players |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/maro-recintlp.html |access-date=2022-01-16 |website=[[RSSSF]]}}</ref>
*[[SCC Mohammédia|Chabab Mohammédia all-time top goalscorer]]

==References==
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==External links==
* {{NFT}}
* {{Soccerway}}
* {{Olympics.com profile}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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