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{{short description|Egyptian footballer (born 1978)|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mohamed Aboutrika<br/>{{nobold|محمد أبو تريكة}}
| image = Aboutrika2011.jpg
| upright = 
| alt = 
| caption = Aboutrika lining up for [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] in 2011
| full_name = Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed Aboutrika
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|11|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Nahia, [[Giza]], Egypt
| height = 1.83 m<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2013/pdf/FCWC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |title=FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players: Al Ahly SC |publisher=FIFA |page=1 |date=15 December 2013 |access-date=17 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228130120/http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2013/pdf/FCWC_2013_SquadLists.pdf |archive-date=28 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| position = [[Attacking midfielder]], [[forward (association football)|forward]]
| youthyears1 = 1990–1997
| youthclubs1 = [[Tersana SC|Tersana]]
| years1 = 1997–2003
| clubs1 = [[Tersana SC|Tersana]]
| caps1 = 165
| goals1 = 91
| years2 = 2004–2013
| clubs2 = [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
| caps2 = 163
| goals2 = 77
| years3 = 2013
| clubs3 = → [[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]] (loan)
| caps3 = 6
| goals3 = 2
| totalcaps = 334
| totalgoals = 170
| nationalyears1 = 2000
| nationalteam1 = [[Egypt national under-23 football team|Egypt U23]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2012
| nationalteam2 = [[Egypt national under-23 football team|Egypt Olympic]] ([[List of overage players in Olympic football|O.P.]])
| nationalcaps2 = 4
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2001–2013
| nationalteam3 = [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]]
| nationalcaps3 = 100
| nationalgoals3 = 38
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|EGY}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Africa Cup of Nations]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006 Egypt]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008 Ghana]]|}}
}}
'''Mohamed Mohamed Mohamed Aboutrika''' ({{langx|ar|محمد محمد محمد أبو تريكة}}; born 7 November 1978) is an Egyptian retired professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as an [[attacking midfielder]] and a [[forward (association football)|forward]]. He was voted second place in the [[African Footballer of the Year]] award in 2008, and was one of five nominees for the 2006 award, and one of the ten nominated for the 2013 award. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest African players of all time.

Aboutrika won the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|African Cup of Nations in 2006]] with the Egyptian national team. He also scored the winning goal to help Egypt win the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]]. He helped his club [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] to win the bronze medal in the [[FIFA Club World Cup]] in [[2006 FIFA Club World Cup|2006]].<ref name="BBC.com">{{cite news | url =https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25233492 | title =BBC Sport – Four Nigerians on Caf awards list | work =BBC Sport | date =5 December 2013 | access-date =5 December 2013 }}</ref>

Off the pitch, he has been noted for both various humanitarian efforts as well as his philanthropy in Egypt.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Today |first=Politics |date=10 May 2018 |title=A National Hero's Quest for Justice: the Story of Mohamed Aboutrika in Egypt |url=https://politicstoday.org/a-national-heros-quest-for-justice-the-story-of-mohamed-aboutrika-in-egypt/ |access-date=28 April 2023 |website=Politics Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Club career==
===2004: Debut season with Al Ahly===
In the first half of Egyptian league 2003–2004, Aboutrika scored 3 goals for Tersana. In January 2004, he was offered a position in [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]. He scored 11 goals in his first 13 appearances with [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] in 2003–2004 season (all in the league), coming in the second place between top scorers in the Egyptian League with 14 goals.
 
Aboutrika's efforts with Ahly drew attention from the Egyptian national team, he started his first game against [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] in a friendly match before the World Cup 2006 qualifiers on 31 March 2004 in [[Arab Contractors Stadium]]. The first starting game for Aboutrika ended 2–1 for the Egyptians. He started as an attacker, but was found to play better when he played his normal position behind the attackers in the attacking midfield position. Aboutrika scored his first national goal in this game. He scored 5 goals in his first 6 appearances with Egypt between 2004 and 2005.

===2005 season===
In 2005, Al Ahly regained the [[Egyptian League]] Championship after four years out of the top position, Aboutrika finished 3rd in the goalscoring rankings in the Egyptian League, while also helping his teammate [[Emad Moteab]] finish as the competition's top scorer. Also in 2005, Aboutrika played a great role in Al Ahly victory of the [[2005 CAF Champions League]], he scored a goal in the final from 30 yards out against [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel]] of Tunisia in a game that ended 3–0 for Al Ahly.

Al Ahly qualified for the [[2005 FIFA Club World Championship]] but finished last, Aboutrika told FIFA.com the reason, saying: "Our problem was that we lost our form, for some reason we could not play like we had before arriving in Japan".

===2006===
He proved to be his international team's trump card en route to victory in the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] in February, when he scored two important goals against [[Libya national football team|Libya]] and [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]]. He was the winning goal assistant, in the semi-final match against [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] when [[Amr Zaki]] scored in the 80th minute. He was very dominant in that game, but his accurate shot hit the bar. In the final match, Aboutrika scored the decisive penalty in the shoot-out which gave Egypt the title.

Aboutrika led Al Ahly to the [[2006 CAF Champions League]] title for the second successive time in November 2006. He was the top scorer of the competition with 8 goals, and scored the winning goal in the final against [[CS Sfaxien]] in the 91st
minute.

He also participated with Al Ahly in winning the [[CAF Super Cup]] against [[FAR Rabat]] of Morocco, days after the Africa Cup of Nations in February.

Locally, he got the [[Egyptian Premier League]] in June when he was the top scorer by 18 goals, and won [[Egypt Cup]], then the [[Egyptian Super Cup]] in July when he scored the winning goal against ENPPI in the 92nd minute despite having suffered an injury in the first half.

Japanese newspapers nominated Aboutrika to be one of the best players in [[2006 FIFA Club World Cup]] in Japan, the last tournament in Aboutrika's year. Al Ahly was one of the African representatives, and the first team ever to be qualified two successive times to this championship, and the first African team to win a medal in that competition.

In the opening match of the tournament against [[Auckland City FC]] of New Zealand on 10 December 2006, Aboutrika helped Al Ahly to secure and book a semi-final date with [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] of Brazil. Al Ahly won 2–0, and Aboutrika capped a fine display by stroking a superbly flighted free-kick over the wall, scoring the second goal for his team. As well as netting with his delightful right-foot effort, Aboutrika was at the heart of most his side's best moves, dictating the rhythm with his skill and vision.

In the semi-finals, Al Ahly faced Brazilian [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]] on 13 December 2006, and Aboutrika played a good game, but his accurate shot hit the Brazilian right-hand post to deprive his team from a draw. Al Ahly lost the match 2–1, but proved a good efficiency, yet the ball refused to be netted in many available chances to score in Brazilian goalkeeper.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061215080301/http://www.fifa.com/en/comp/CWC/CWCMatchReport/0,4734,CWC-2006-2-01,00.html 'Match Report']</ref>

Al Ahly faced [[Club América]] of Mexico, for the third place, and Aboutrika gave Al Ahly the lead with an amazing free-kick over the wall, ending the first half 1–0 for Al Ahly. In the second half, America scored an equalizer, Aboutrika appeared in the 79th minute with a skilled ball, he showed yet again why he is on the shortlist for the African player of the year. After surging out of midfield and finding [[Flavio Amado]] with a pinpoint pass, the mercurial playmaker latched on to the Angolan's return ball and calmly slotted the ball past the Mexican goalkeeper for his third goal of the tournament. Al Ahly won the third place, after Aboutrika lifted his team to an unprecedented result for the Egyptian club or any African outfit. He finished as the tournament's top scorer with 3 goals in 3 matches.

Aboutrika won all but one of the competitions he participated in that year for club and country, and got the bronze medal for Al Ahly in [[2006 FIFA Club World Cup]]. He was the top scorer in three competitions, which are [[2006 FIFA Club World Cup]] with 3 goals, Egyptian Premier League with 18 goals and [[2006 CAF Champions League]] with 8 goals. Aboutrika scored in other competitions, and made brilliant assistants to strikers.

===African Footballer of the Year 2006 Nomination===
To the FIFA.com expression,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/news/interview/0,4323,117442-N,00.htmL |title=Egypt's new idol |access-date=9 December 2006 |publisher=FIFA.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102013139/http://www.fifa.com/en/news/interview/0%2C4323%2C117442-N%2C00.htmL |archive-date=2 January 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref>  He was nominated to win the 2006 CAF [[African Footballer of the Year]] award along with [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] striker [[Didier Drogba]] and [[FC Barcelona]] forward [[Samuel Eto'o]]. The other nominees for the honour were [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]] international midfielder [[Michael Essien]], and [[Nigeria national football team|Nigeria]] and [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] striker [[Nwankwo Kanu]], who previously won the award twice. Aboutrika said in November 2006: "I would love to be nominated for the CAF Best Player award. That would make 2006 a very special year!".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/news/feature/0,1451,125215,00.html |title=Aboutrika's uphill struggle |access-date=9 December 2006 |publisher=FIFA.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206174712/http://www.fifa.com/en/news/feature/0%2C1451%2C125215%2C00.html |archive-date=6 December 2006 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Aboutrika was the only African-based player between the nominees, but he was also the only one who made an achievement for his national team that year by winning [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]]. Aboutrika's brace in the [[2006 FIFA Club World Cup]] and his dazzling performances throughout the season made him a serious contender for the CAF African Footballer of the Year award (as well as the BBC award) and secured his place as Egypt's most popular personality. He did not win the award but achieved second place and later was given "best interclub player" and "best player in the [[CAF Champions League]]."

"Aboutrika has won the highest prize any person can achieve, that is the love of the people," sports columnist Hassan Mistikawi wrote in the state-owned ''[[Al-Ahram]]'' daily newspaper.

Former Al Ahly coach [[Manuel José de Jesus]] described Aboutrika as "the best football player in Africa", commenting that Aboutrika did not show more of his repertoire of skills while at the Club World Cup. He said: "Aboutrika didn't introduce all what he has in FIFA Club World Cup 2006, but he got the top scorer title and helped leading his team to the third place". José also mentioned Aboutrika as one of the best players he ever trained. He reinforced this statement, saying: "Aboutrika is priceless for us. I can't imagine my team without him".

===2007===
In 2007, Al Ahly won the Egyptian Premier League (2006–2007) for the third successive season. Aboutrika scored 7 goals for his team, although he was injured. Al Ahly won the [[Egypt Cup]] 2007 for the second successive time. Aboutrika was the top goalscorer of the competition with 4 goals. He scored a double kick memorable goal against [[Tala'ea El-Gaish SC]] in the 8-round game which ended 3–1 for Al Ahly. In the final, Al Ahly faced his rival [[Zamalek SC]]. Aboutrika made a one neck-saving equalizer in the last 2 minutes on 2 July 2007 in the [[Egypt Cup]] resulting in extra-time after tying 2–2. After Zamalek grabbed their third in the first half of extra-time, Aboutrika dazzled the stands with two great balls, one an assisted cross over the whites' defense to [[Osama Hosny]] to score the equalizer in the second half of extra-time in the first seconds of the game and within a minute, he surged between the Zamalek's midfield and passed two Zamalek players before providing an accurate through pass to [[Ahmad Sedik]] on the wing who went through on goal and assisted again for [[Osama Hosny]] for the late winner and holding high the Egyptian Cup. After that, Al Ahly won the [[Egyptian Super Cup]] 2007 for the third successive time, through shoot-outs, after tying 1–1 with [[Ismaily SC|Ismaily]].

In [[2007 CAF Champions League]], Aboutrika scored 4 goals for Al Ahly until now, to raise his African goals to the number 15. Al Ahly faced [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel]] of [[Tunisia]] in the final match. Al Ahly was having the chance to be the first team in the World to reach [[FIFA Club World Cup]] three successive times, and the first team in Africa to win [[CAF Champions League]] three successive times. However, the two legs ended, seeing [[Étoile Sportive du Sahel]] of Tunisia lifting the cup.

He won the title Best Player in Egypt for 2007 the fourth successive time after 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007 setting a new Egyptian record.

=== 2008 ===
'''African Cup of Nations 2008'''
In 2008, Aboutrika scored 4 goals for Egypt in the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]]. He scored the winning goal against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in the final match, helping Egypt to win the African Cup of Nations for the second consecutive tournament. Aboutrika also scored a goal in the semi-final against the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], and scored twice against [[Sudan national football team|Sudan]] in Egypt's group stage match.

Aboutrika scored a goal in the final match. In the previous tournament in [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]], he scored the latest decisive penalty shoot-out in the final match against the Ivory Coast to give Egypt the cup. With his team Al Ahly of Egypt, Aboutrika was the hero of final matches again, through scoring a goal in the final match of both the [[2006 CAF Champions League|2006]] and the [[2005 CAF Champions League]] helping his team lift the continental cup.

===CAF Champions League 2008===
Aboutrika rehealed from injury in August, after missing the group stage start of [[2008 CAF Champions League]] with his team Al Ahly. He marked his first participation in the group stage, scoring the winning goal for Al Ahly in the 93rd minute against [[Dynamos F.C.]] of [[Zimbabwe]] in an 8-round game that ended 2–1 for the Egyptian side. On 30 August, he helped Al Ahly to grab the 3 points from [[Zimbabwe]], after making the winning goal, scored by his favourite teammate [[Mohamed Barakat]]; Al Ahly achieved a 1–0 win. On 14 September, Aboutrika scored the second goal for Al Ahly against their rivals, [[Zamalek SC]] of Egypt, in a group game that ended 2–2.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=media&cmpt=0&idrub=97915&idnews=83636| title = Aboutraika rescues Ahly in Cairo derby stalemate| access-date =15 September 2008 | publisher =CAFONLINE.com }}</ref>

Aboutrika scored again in the final group match against [[ASEC Mimosas]], a game ended 2–2 as Aboutrika netted the first goal for Al Ahly. A draw sealed first place in Group A for Al Ahly with 12 points from six matches, while Dynamos of Zimbabwe joined them in the semi-finals of the 3.5-million-dollar competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid=886488.html#asec+back+twice+hold+Ahly |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922114156/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/newsid%3D886488.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 September 2008 |title=ASEC hit back twice to hold Ahly |access-date=22 September 2008 |publisher=FIFA.com }}</ref>

Aboutrika was crowned the 2008 [[BBC African Footballer of the Year]]. He won after taking more than half of the total ballot.<ref>{{cite news | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7828436.stm| title = Aboutrika triumphs in BBC poll | access-date =16 January 2009 | publisher =BBC.com | date=16 January 2009}}</ref>

=== 2008 African Footballer of the Year nomination ===
Mohamed Aboutrika (Al Ahly, Egypt), [[Emmanuel Adebayor]] ([[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], Togo), [[Amr Zaki]] ([[Wigan Athletic]], Egypt), [[Didier Drogba]] ([[Chelsea F.C.]], Ivory Coast) and [[Michael Essien]] (Chelsea F.C., Ghana) make up the shortlist for the Glo-CAF [[African Footballer of the Year]] across the world.<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=media&cmpt=0&idrub=98143&idnews=83750| title = Shortlist for Glo-CAF Awards 2008 unveiled| access-date =14 October 2008 | publisher =CAFonline.com }}</ref>

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Wednesday in Lagos, Nigeria, announced the final shortlist of categories for the Glo-CAF Awards 2008. The final three for the title was decided following votes from the head coaches of the 53 national associations affiliated to CAF.

For the topmost honour, Glo-CAF Player of the Year across the world, the contenders are Emmanuel Adebayor (Arsenal and Togo), Michael Essien (Chelsea and Ghana) and Mohamed Aboutrika (Al Ahly and Egypt).

The shortlist for the Glo-CAF Best Player on the Continent are Mohamed Aboutrika (Al Ahly, Egypt), [[Ahmed Hassan (footballer, born 1975)|Ahmed Hassan]] (Al Ahly, Egypt), [[Flavio Amado]] (Al Ahly, Angola).

The winner of the two categories will be announced at the awards gala on 10 February, in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&cmpt=0&module=media&idrub=98881&idnews=84186| title = CAF names final shortlist for Glo-CAF Awards 2008| access-date =15 January 2009 | publisher =CAFonline.com }}</ref>

'''FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifiers'''

On 7 June, Aboutrika scored in Egypt's world cup qualifier against [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] in [[Algeria]], but Egypt lost 3–1.

On 4 July, Aboutrika played in Egypt's world cup qualifier against [[Rwanda national football team|Rwanda]] in [[Egypt]], helping the Egyptians win 3–0, and scored the first and the third goal, making the Egyptian team second after [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]], in their group. Aboutrika reached his fifth goal in [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifiers]].

=== 2012 ===
'''Port Said Stadium disaster'''
After the [[Port Said Stadium disaster]], on 1 February 2012, Aboutrika decided to retire from professional football, along with [[Emad Motaeb]] and [[Mohamed Barakat]], then he decided to get back to football.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/9057194/Egypt-football-riots-three-Egypt-internationals-retire-after-mass-deaths-in-stadium-riot.html|title=Egypt football riots: three Egypt internationals retire after mass deaths in stadium riot|date=2 January 2012|access-date=2 January 2012|newspaper=The Telegraph|location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://eddydove.blogspot.com/2012/02/cult-of-aboutrika.html|title=The Cult of Aboutrika|date=2 May 2012|access-date=3 December 2012|publisher=Blogspot}}</ref> Around a week later, the Egyptian Premier League had been cancelled. Aboutrika had finished the uncompleted campaign with 4 goals in 14 games.

'''CAF Champions League'''
Aboutrika helped Al Ahly won their seventh [[CAF Champions League]] title after scoring 6 goals. His most impressive match was on 14 May 2012. Ahly were down 1–0 at home to [[Stade Malien]] in a second leg [[CAF Champions League]] match and were down 2–0 on aggregate. Aboutrika was subbed on in the 42nd minute for [[Mohamed Shawky]] and in the second half, he scored his first ever CAF Champions League hat-trick, 2 of which were scored in the last 8 minutes of the match. He scored the first from a wonderfully curled free-kick from 28 yards out. He then scored the second from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute. Finally, he blasted the third from into the top right corner from 12 yards out to get the hat-trick, complete the comeback, and secure Al Ahly a place in the [[2012 CAF Champions League group stage]]. On 22 July 2012, he scored against [[Zamalek SC|Zamalek]] to win 1–0 in the group stage match.

'''London 2012'''
Aboutrika was one of the three overage players participated with [[Egypt national under-23 football team|Egypt]] in [[London 2012]], and was the team's captain. Aboutrika scored Egypt's first goal in the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|tournament]] against [[Brazil national under-23 football team|Brazil]] in a 3–2 loss.<ref name="London 2012">{{cite news|url=http://www.london2012.com/football/event/men/match=fbm400c02/index.html|title=Men's Football – Olympic Football – London 2012|date=26 July 2012|access-date=26 July 2012|publisher=London 2012|archive-date=2 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402042111/http://www.london2012.com/football/event/men/match%3Dfbm400c02/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the second game, Aboutrika's assist for [[Mohamed Salah]] picked a 1–1 draw against [[New Zealand national under-23 football team|New Zealand]].<ref name="Egypt 1-1 New Zealand 2012">{{cite news|url=http://www.goal.com/en/match/80501/egypt-u-23-vs-new-zealand-u-23/report|title=Egypt 1–1 New Zealand 2012|date=29 July 2012|access-date=29 July 2012|publisher=Goal.com}}</ref> In the third game against [[Belarus national under-23 football team|Belarus]], Aboutrika assisted a goal for [[Mohamed Salah]] and scored another to help Egypt win 3–1 and claim a quarter-final berth.<ref name="Egypt 3-1 Belarus 2012">{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/matches/round=256009/match=300197681/index.html?intcmp=livecoverage_box_mensolympic_en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016011550/http://www.fifa.com/mensolympic/matches/round=256009/match=300197681/index.html?intcmp=livecoverage_box_mensolympic_en|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 October 2013|title=Egypt 3–1 Belarus 2012|date=1 August 2012|access-date=1 August 2012|publisher=FIFA.com}}</ref>

'''Club World Cup'''
Aboutrika scored the winner goal for [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] in a 2–1 victory over Japanese side [[Sanfrecce Hiroshima]]. A goal secured his team a place in the quarter-finals. Al Ahly came fourth in the tournament. Aboutrika became the joint all-time top scorer in the FIFA Club World Cup with 4 goals, alongside [[Lionel Messi]] and [[Denilson Martins Nascimento|Denilson]].

'''Africa Based Player of the Year'''
Aboutrika was crowned African player of the Year Based in Africa. The 34-year-old secured his third title after winning the same award in 2008 and 2006.

=== 2013 ===
In the first half of the year, Aboutrika agreed to join [[Baniyas SC]] for loan. He helped the Emirati team to win [[2012–13 GCC Champions League|Gulf Champions League]], scoring in the semi-final and final matches. He also scored in his debut match with the team.

Aboutrika returned to Al Ahly to help [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] retain his continental title. In his first match after return, he scored against [[Zamalek SC]] in the [[2013 CAF Champions League]] [[2013 CAF Champions League#Group stage|group stage]]. The game ended 1–1 and this was Aboutrika's 12th goal in [[Cairo Derby]], a personal record. On 15 September, Aboutrika scored his 13th goal in [[Cairo Derby]]. With this goal, he became the top goalscorer in all Cairo Derby matches, alongside Al Ahly Legend [[Mahmoud Mokhtar El-Tetsh]]. Al Ahly won 4–2 to advance to the semi-finals of the [[2013 CAF Champions League]]. In the semi-final first leg held on 6 October at [[Cameroon]], Aboutrika grabbed the equaliser against [[Coton Sport FC de Garoua]] in the first leg, which ended 1–1; in the final match first leg in [[Orlando Stadium]] Aboutrika scored Al Ahly's goal in a 1–1 draw against [[Orlando Pirates]] of [[South Africa]] on 2 November, and in the second leg held in [[Cairo]] on 10 November, Aboutrika opened the scoring for Al Ahly as they went on to win 2–0, retaining the title. That was Aboutrika's 32nd goal for Al Ahly in African Competitions. He is the second all-time top scorer after Al Ahly legend [[Mahmoud El Khatib]] who scored 37 goals. Aboutrika provided 21 assists in continental matches too in addition to his 32 goals.

Individually, Aboutrika was named in July by Goal.com in the Goal 50 list for (2012/2013) season. He took the 29th spot. He is the first Africa-based player to appear in the Goal 50 for a second time, after being named in 45th spot in 2009.<ref name="GOAL50 - 2013" />

At the international level, on 26 March, Aboutrika grabbed a last minute goal for [[Egypt national football team]] against [[Zimbabwe national football team]] in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round#Egypt v Guinea|World Cup Qualifier]] helping hosts to win 2–1. On 9 June, he started the scoresheet in [[Harare]] and Egypt won 4–2, and made two assists for his teammate [[Mohamed Salah]]. On 10 September, Aboutrika played his 100th historic cap with [[Egypt national football team]] against [[Guinea national football team]] in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round#Egypt v Guinea|World Cup Qualifier]]. He scored a goal and assisted two goals for [[Mohamed Salah]] and [[Amr Zaki]]. Egypt won 4–2 and set to advance to a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|two-leg play-off]] during October and November against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], with the winners qualifying for [[Brazil 2014]].<ref name="ReferenceA">[https://web.archive.org/web/20130912001406/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/news/newsid=2170166/ FIFA: Aboutrika becomes Egypt centurion]</ref><ref name="cafonline.com">[http://www.cafonline.com/competition/world-cup_2014/news/17901-100-cap-abou-trika-stars-for-egypt.html CAF: 100-cap Abou Trika stars for Egypt]</ref> Aboutrika is the second joint top scorer of the CAF second round qualifiers with 5 goals in 6 qualifiers, and 9 assists. After scoring in the play-off against Ghana, he became the all-time top scorer of [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] in the World Cup Qualifiers with 14 goals.

===2013 African Footballer of the Year nomination===
On 5 December 2013, the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) announced its reduced shortlist of ten nominees for the 2013 Player of the Year award. Aboutrika was one of the final ten nominees. The head coaches of the national football associations affiliated to [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] voted to decide the eventual winner of the award. The winner, [[Yaya Touré]], was announced at the [[CAF Awards|Glo-CAF Awards Gala]] on 9 January in [[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]].

===Retirement===
He announced his retirement via [[Twitter]] on 20 December 2013, after Egypt failed to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/25402948 |title=Al Ahly confirm Mohamed Aboutrika's official retirement |website=BBC Sport |date=23 December 2013 }}</ref>

==International career==
===Summary===
As of 19 November 2013, Aboutrika scored 38 goals in 100 matches for [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]]. He debuted against [[Estonia national football team|Estonia]] on 19 March 2001, but had to wait for 3 years to receive another call-up. His second call-up witnessed his first international goal against [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] on 31 March 2004. He became an essential player since then, and scored 5 goals in his first 6 appearances with Egypt in 2004 and 2005. Aboutrika helped Egypt win two consecutive [[African Cup of Nations]] in 2006 and 2008 scoring the decisive penalty kick in the 2006 final match, and the only winning goal in the 2008 final. Also, he is the all-time top scorer of [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] in the World Cup Qualifiers with 14 goals.

===2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification===
Aboutrika was an essential member of the Egyptian team at the [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier]]. He scored 3 goals in the first 3 matches of the qualifiers. The first goal was against [[Sudan national football team|Sudan]] on 6 June 2004 in a 3–0 victory in [[Khartoum Stadium]]. The second goal came on 20 June 2004, in [[Alexandria Stadium]], in a loss 2–1 against the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]]. The third goal was in [[Benin national football team|Benin]] on 4 July 2004 helped Egypt to get a tie 3–3 from hosts in [[Stade de l'Amitié]].

===2006 African Cup of Nations===
Aboutrika proved to be his international team's trump card en route to victory in the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]] in February, when he scored two important goals against [[Libya national football team|Libya]] and [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]]. He assisted the winning goal in the semi-final match against [[Senegal national football team|Senegal]] when [[Amr Zaki]] scored in the 80th minute. He was very dominant in that game, but his accurate shot hit the bar. In the [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations Final|final match]], Aboutrika scored the decisive penalty in the shoot-out which gave Egypt the title.

===2008 African Cup of Nations===
Aboutrika was part of the Egyptian team which defended their title in [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]] in [[Ghana]]. Aboutrika scored 4 goals for Egypt. The most important goal was the winning goal against [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in the [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations Final|final match]], helping Egypt to win the African Cup of Nations for the second consecutive tournament. Aboutrika also scored a goal in the semi-final against the [[Ivory Coast national football team|Ivory Coast]], and scored twice against [[Sudan national football team|Sudan]] in Egypt's group stage match.

===2009 FIFA Confederations Cup===
Aboutrika was a member in Egypt football national team line-up in [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup]]. Egypt were drawn in Group B along with [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], [[Italy national football team|Italy]] and [[United States men's national soccer team|USA]].

Egypt started with [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] on 15 June, a game ended 4–3 for the Brazilian side. Aboutrika assisted Egypt's two goals, to his teammate [[Mohamed Zidan]] who scored twice.

The Italian sports journalist [[Gabriele Marcotti]] has also been highly impressed with Aboutrika's performance against Brazil, and praised Aboutrika's career with football in general.<ref name="Marcotti">{{cite news
| title =Mohamed Aboutrika shows he belongs in highest company| url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/gabriele_marcotti/article6506805.ece| newspaper = [[Times Online]] | date = 16 June 2009 | access-date = 16 June 2009 | location=London | first=Gabriele | last=Marcotti}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> {{blockquote|''He is possibly the greatest footballer in the history of the world with a bachelor's diploma in philosophy hanging on the wall of his sitting room. He is arguably the best footballer on Earth not playing his trade in Europe or South America.'' and ''Does staying in Egypt make him gutless and unambitious because he won't measure himself against the world's best on a regular basis? Or, in fact, should he be admired for remaining loyal to his homeland, simply being happy with what he has achieved and not feeling the need to chase the glamour and millions of the Premier League or La Liga?''. }}

Egypt faced [[Italy national football team|Italy]] on 18 June, a game ended with a victory 1–0 for Egypt. Aboutrika assisted Egypt's goal, to his teammate Mohamed Soliman "Homos" who scored with a header.<ref name="Egypt vs. Italy">{{cite news
 |title       = Egypt vs. Italy
 |url         = https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=250116/match=66208/report.html
 |publisher   = [[FIFA]]
 |date        = 18 June 2009
|access-date  = 18 June 2009
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20090620230355/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/matches/round=250116/match=66208/report.html
 |archive-date = 20 June 2009
|url-status     = dead
}}</ref>

===2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification===
After the friendly match against [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]], Aboutrika had an injury which deprived him of being a member along the national team in the first 4 matches played in June, in [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifiers]]. He marked his national return against [[DR Congo national football team|Congo DR]] in [[Kinshasa]] on 7 September 2008 scoring the winning goal for Egypt, to secure the Pharaohs' place in the second round of Qualifications. He scored another goal in his second match in the qualifiers against [[Djibouti national football team|Djibouti]].

On 7 June 2009, Aboutrika scored in Egypt's world cup qualifier against [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]] in [[Algeria]], but Egypt lost 3–1. On 4 July 2009, Aboutrika played in Egypt's world cup qualifier against [[Rwanda national football team|Rwanda]] in [[Egypt]], helping the Egyptians win 3–0, and scored the first and the third goal, making the Egyptian team second after [[Algeria national football team|Algeria]], in their group. Aboutrika reached his fifth goal in [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)|FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifiers]].

===2012 Summer Olympics===
Aboutrika was one of the three overage players who participated with [[Egypt national under-23 football team|Egypt]] in [[London 2012]], and was the team's captain. Aboutrika scored Egypt's first goal in the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|tournament]] against [[Brazil national under-23 football team|Brazil]] in a loss 3–2.<ref name="London 2012"/> In the second game, Aboutrika's assist for [[Mohamed Salah]] picked a 1–1 draw against [[New Zealand national under-23 football team|New Zealand]].<ref name="Egypt 1-1 New Zealand 2012"/> In the third game against [[Belarus national under-23 football team|Belarus]], Aboutrika assisted a goal for [[Mohamed Salah]] and scored another to help Egypt win 3–1 and claim a quarter-final berth.<ref name="Egypt 3-1 Belarus 2012"/>

===2014 FIFA World Cup Qualification===
[[File:Player (2)hy.PNG|thumbnail|Aboutrika with a fan after an international friendly match in preparation for the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|2014 World Cup qualifiers]].]]

In the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers]], Aboutrika was the second joint top scorer of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|Second round qualifiers]] with 5 goals and 9 assists in 6 qualifiers. The first two goals came on [[Stade du 28 Septembre]], helping Egypt to get a win 3–2 over [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]]. On 26 March 2013, Aboutrika grabbed his third goal, a last minute penalty kick for [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] against [[Zimbabwe national football team|Zimbabwe]] helping the hosts to win 2–1. On 9 June, he started the scoresheet in [[Harare]] and Egypt won 4–2, and made two assists for his teammate [[Mohamed Salah]]. On 10 September 2013, Aboutrika played his 100th historic cap with [[Egypt national football team]] against [[Guinea national football team|Guinea]] in a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round#Egypt v Guinea|World Cup Qualifier]]. He scored a goal and assisted two goals for [[Mohamed Salah]] and [[Amr Zaki]]. Egypt won 4–2.<ref name="ReferenceA"/><ref name="cafonline.com"/>

Egypt set to advance to a [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|two-leg play-off]] during October and November against [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]], with the winners qualifying for [[Brazil 2014]]. Aboutrika scored Egypt's only goal in [[Kumasi]], but Egypt got a shocking 6–1 loss. Yet, Aboutrika became the joint top scorer of the [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)]] with 6 goals. In addition to 3 goals in 2006 qualifiers, and 5 goals in 2010 qualifiers, Aboutrika became the all-time top scorer of [[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] in the World Cup Qualifiers with 14 goals.

== Personal life ==
Aboutrika is a graduate of [[Cairo University]] with a Bachelor of Arts degree in [[philosophy]].<ref>{{cite news | url =http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/gabriele_marcotti/article6506805.ece?Submitted=true | title =Mohamed Abotreka shows he belongs in highest company| access-date =16 June 2009 | newspaper = Times Online| location=London | first=Gabriele | last=Marcotti | date=15 June 2009}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He is married and has five children. One of them, [[Ahmed Aboutrika|Ahmed]], is a professional footballer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://en.africatopsports.com/2020/06/30/ahmed-aboutrika-mohamed-aboutrikas-son-in-al-arabis-first-team/|title=Ahmed Aboutrika : Mohamed Aboutrika's son in Al Arabi's first team|date=30 June 2020}}</ref>

[[Bob Bradley]], the American coach of [[Egypt national football team]] said in March 2013 about Aboutrika: "Everywhere we went people would say, 'You must pick Aboutrika'. He's incredibly popular and the people love him. He's respected not just as a player but as a man. He did all of the right things to keep himself at a high level. He is without a doubt a leader for us, and he brings experience and intelligence in a way that can make a very big difference".<ref>{{cite web|publisher=FIFA.com|title=Bradley: We have a special opportunity|url=https://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=2034352/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130321011332/http://www.fifa.com/newscentre/news/newsid=2034352/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 March 2013|date=24 November 2013}}</ref>

===Humanitarian role===
As his soccer star status grew in Africa, he turned his sights to humanitarian issues. Aboutrika said:
<blockquote>"Every athlete has a humanitarian role in society. He doesn't live solely for himself, but for others, too. I like to participate in charity work and try my best to help the poor and penniless. I'm also seeking to use soccer in humanitarian work."</blockquote>

With that ideal, Aboutrika joined [[UNDP]] Goodwill Ambassadors the Brazilian player [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]], and French player, [[Zinedine Zidane]], in addition to 40 international soccer stars in 2005 for a 'Match Against Poverty' in Germany, with the aim of raising funds and increasing awareness about the issue worldwide. He scored in that match.

One of Aboutrika's soccer role models, is the Egyptian player, [[Mahmoud El Khatib]]. Meanwhile, off the pitch, he follows the example of the Prophet [[Mohammed]].<ref>{{cite web | url =http://www.wfp.org/english/?ModuleID=137&Key=2149 | title =Egyptian footballer Abotreka plays against hunger | access-date =9 December 2006 | publisher =wfp.org | url-status =dead | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20061207012527/http://www.wfp.org/english/?ModuleID=137&Key=2149 | archive-date =7 December 2006 }}</ref>

He volunteered to appear in a WFP 30-second Public Service Announcement (PSA) in which he draws attention to the tragic fact that 25,000 people die from hunger every day, 18,000 of them children.

In October 2013, Aboutrika commissioned his own-sponsored mosque in [[Ghana]] when the Egyptian team arrived for the crucial 2014 World Cup playoff. The Al Ahly ace is reported to have used his funds to build a mosque to serve the people of Tafo in the [[Ashanti Region]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Ghana Soccer Net|title=Egypt star Mohammed Aboutrika to commission Mosque in Ghana ahead of crucial World Cup qualifier|url=http://www.ghanasoccernet.com/egypt-star-mohammed-aboutrika-commission-mosque-ghana-ahead-crucial-world-cup-qualifier|date=15 October 2013}}</ref>

===Sympathy with Gaza===
After scoring a goal in Egypt's 3–0 over [[Sudan]] in the 2008 [[African Cup of Nations]]
Aboutrika removed his jersey to show a T-shirt reading "Sympathize with [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]]". He was protesting against [[Israel]]'s 10-day blockade of Gaza. He was given a [[Penalty card#Yellow card|yellow card]] for breaking [[FIFA]]'s rule against displaying political slogans during play, and was said to face possible further sanctions, but finally [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] made no punishments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/30/608715 |title=Egypt's Aboutrika in Gaza Slogan Trouble |access-date=7 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216173704/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/30/608715 |archive-date=16 February 2009 }}</ref>

===Supporting Ultras Ahlawy===
Breaking with the tradition of soccer players standing on the sidelines of popular revolts in the [[Middle East]] and [[North Africa]], if not supporting autocratic leaders, Aboutrika announced late that he would not be joining his fellow [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]] players on 9 September 2012 in [[Egypt Super Cup]] final against ENPPI, Egypt's first domestic match since this month's lifting of a seven-month ban on professional soccer.

In doing so, Aboutrika, one of Egypt's most popular players, sided with [[Ultras Ahlawy]], the club's highly politicized support group. The group opposes the resumption of soccer as long as justice has not been done for the 74 Al Ahly supporters who were killed in February Egypt's worst sporting incident in a politically loaded brawl in the Suez Canal city of Port Said and fans are not allowed to attend matches.

The brawl, which is widely believed to have been provoked by security forces in a bid to punish the ultras for their key role in the ousting of president [[Hosni Mubarak]] and violent opposition to the military that ruled Egypt until the election in July of president [[Mohammed Morsi]] in the country's first democratic poll, sparked the banning of soccer for most of this year.<ref>{{cite news | url =http://www.eurasiareview.com/08092012-striker-abou-treika-a-symbol-of-egypts-convoluted-political-transition-analysis/ | title =Striker Abou-Treika: A Symbol of Egypt's Convoluted Political Transition| access-date =9 September 2012 | publisher = Eurasia Review| first=James | last=M.Dorsy | date=8 September 2012}}</ref>

=== Subsequent controversy ===
Aboutrika's assets were frozen in the spring of 2015 because of his shares in the Asshab Tours Company, whose manager was allegedly a Muslim Brother. Aboutrika denied any involvement in the Muslim Brotherhood saying the company's co-owner who was so accused had left the previous year.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/14/mohamed-aboutrika-egypt-denies-supporting-muslim-brotherhood | title =Egypt Legend Mohamed Aboutrika Denies Supporting Muslim Brotherhood| author=Ed Aarons | newspaper = [[The Guardian]] | date=14 May 2014 }}</ref> Aboutrika's two appeals were rejected, but then the administrative court overturned the verdict in June 2016. (Discourses of Public Behavior in Egypt / Sherifa Zuhur / Paper prepared for the Association of Middle Eastern and African Studies, September 2016.

On 17 January 2017, Egypt has added him to a terror list for alleged ties to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, his lawyer told [[Reuters]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/egypt-adds-retired-football-star-terror-list/3680781.html|title=Egypt Adds Retired Football Star to Terror List|work=Voice of America|date=17 January 2017 }}</ref> On 18 May 2024, the Egyptian Court of Cassation annuls the registration of Mohamed Aboutrika, and more than 1,500 people, on “terrorist” lists established because of their alleged links with the Muslim Brotherhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iol.co.za/sport/soccer/africa/egyptian-soccer-legend-mohamed-aboutrikas-name-taken-off-terror-list-53e56333-f00a-4a18-9ce2-afeec47f53b9|title=Egyptian soccer legend Mohamed Aboutrika's name taken off 'terror' list|work=iol.co.za}}</ref>

===Homophobia controversy===
On 29 November 2021, Aboutrika, in response to a question about the UK Premier League's Rainbow Laces Campaign, on Qatari channel beIN Sports, made a number of statements critical of the campaign and of anti-human [[Gay-rights|gay rights]].<ref name="CNN 2021">{{cite web | title=Ex-footballer Mohamed Aboutrika calls homosexuality a 'dangerous ideology' against the backdrop of the Premier League's Rainbow Laces campaign | website=CNN | date=30 November 2021 | url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/30/football/mohamed-aboutrika-rainbow-laces-spt-intl/index.html | access-date=3 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=https://deadline.com/2021/11/a-dangerous-ideology-former-egyptian-footballer-mohamed-aboutrika-delivers-homophobic-rant-on-bein-sports-1234881951/| title=A Dangerous Ideology: Former Egyptian Footballer Mohamed Aboutrika Delivers Homophobic Rant On BeIN Sports| date=30 November 2021}}
</ref>

His comments were infamously criticized by the Premier League as well as Fare, an pro-discrimination organization in football.

== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes appearances in the [[Egypt Cup]], [[UAE President's Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Continental{{efn|Includes appearances in the [[CAF Champions League]]}}
!colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Includes appearances in the Championship Playoff, [[GCC Champions League]], [[Egyptian Super Cup]], [[CAF Super Cup]] and [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="10"|[[Tersana SC|Tersana]]
|1996–97
|rowspan="4"|[[Egyptian Second Division]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||0||0
|-
|1997–98
|23||11||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||11
|-
|1998–99
|27||19||5||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||19
|-
|1999–00
|29||34||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||33||34
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!79!!64!!13!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!92!!64
|-
|2000–01
|rowspan="4"|[[Egyptian Premier League]]
||24||6||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||6
|-
|2001–02
||21||7||5||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||9
|-
|2002–03
||19||11||2||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||11
|-
|2003–04
||8||3||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||8||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!72!!27!!8!!2!!0!!0!!0!!0!!80!!29
|-
|rowspan="12"|[[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]]
|2003–04
|rowspan="11"|[[Egyptian Premier League]]
||15||10||1||2||0||0||0||0||16||12
|-
|2004–05
||26||9||0||0||13||3||0||0||39||12
|-
|2005–06
||21||18||4||0||11||8||4||0||40||26
|-
|2006–07
||15||7||4||4||11||4||4||4||34||19
|-
|2007–08
||19||5||0||0||10||3||1||0||30||8
|-
|2008–09
||22||10||1||0||4||0||3||0||30||10
|-
|[[2009–10 Al-Ahly S.C. season|2009–10]]
||15||6||5||2||11||1||1||0||32||9
|-
|[[2010–11 Al-Ahly S.C. season|2010–11]]
||17||8||2||0||8||1||1||1||28||10
|-
|[[2011–12 Al-Ahly S.C. season|2011–12]]
||13||4||0||0||10||6||0||0||23||10
|-
|[[2012–13 Al-Ahly S.C. season|2012–13]]
||0||0||0||0||10||5||3||1||13||6
|-
|[[2013–14 Al-Ahly S.C. season|2013–14]]
||0||0||0||0||0||0||1||0||1||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!163!!77!!17!!8!!88!!31!!18!!6!!286!!122
|-
|[[Baniyas Club|Baniyas]] (loan)
|2012–13
|[[UAE Pro League]]
|6||2||1||1||0||0||5||2||12||5
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!334!!170!!26!!11!!88!!31!!23!!8!!471!!220
|}
{{notelist}}

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{NFT player|7782|access-date=4 February 2025}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="13"|[[Egypt national football team|Egypt]]
|2001||1||0
|-
|2002||0||0
|-
|2003||0||0
|-
|2004||9||5
|-
|2005||14||2
|-
|2006||11||3
|-
|2007||6||0
|-
|2008||12||8
|-
|2009||13||6
|-
|2010||6||1
|-
|2011||6||1
|-
|2012||13||7
|-
|2013||9||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!100!!38
|}

:''Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Aboutrika goal.''<ref>{{cite web |first=Roberto |last=Mamrud |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/aboutraika-intlg.html |title=Mohamed Aboutraika – Century of International Appearances |publisher=[[RSSSF|Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation]] |date=6 January 2016 |access-date=2 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241227105017/https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/aboutraika-intlg.html |archive-date=27 December 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Mohamed Aboutrika
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center" | 1 || 31 March 2004 || [[Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium]], [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]] || {{fb|TRI}} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 2–1 || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center" | 2 || 24 May 2004 || [[Cairo Military Academy Stadium]], Cairo, Egypt || {{fb|ZIM}} || align="center" | 2–0 || align="center" | 2–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center" | 3 || 6 June 2004 || [[Khartoum Stadium]], [[Khartoum]], [[Sudan]] || {{fb|SUD}} || align="center" | 2–0 || align="center" | 3–0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Group 3|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 4 || 20 June 2004 || [[Alexandria Stadium]], [[Alexandria]], Egypt || {{fb|CIV}} || align="center" | 1–1 || align="center" | 1–2 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center" | 5 || 4 July 2004 || [[Stade de l'Amitié]], [[Cotonou]], [[Benin]] || {{fb|BEN}} || align=center | 2–3 || align="center" | 3–3 || 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center" | 6 || rowspan="2" | 29 July 2005 || rowspan="2" | [[Stade de Genève]], [[Geneva]], [[Switzerland]] || rowspan="2" | {{fb|QAT}} || align="center" | 1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center" | 5–0 || rowspan="2" | Friendly
|-
| align="center" | 7 || align="center" | 4–0
|-
| align="center" | 8 || 20 January 2006 || Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt || {{fb|LBY|1977}} || align="center" | 2–0 || align="center" | 3–0 || [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| align="center" | 9 || 28 January 2006 || Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt || {{fb|CIV}} || align="center" | 2–1 || align="center" | 3–1 || 2006 Africa Cup of Nations
|-
| align="center" | 10 || 2 September 2006 || Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt || {{fb|BDI}} || align="center" | 3–0 || align="center" | 4–1 || [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 11 || rowspan="2" | 26 January 2008 || rowspan="2" | [[Baba Yara Stadium]], [[Kumasi]], [[Ghana]] || rowspan="2" | {{fb|SUD}} || align="center" | 2–0 || rowspan="2" align="center" | 3–0 || rowspan="2" | [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations]]
|-
| align="center" | 12 || align="center" | 3–0
|-
| align="center" | 13 || 7 February 2008 || Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana || {{fb|CIV}} || align="center" | 4–1 || align="center" | 4–1 || 2008 Africa Cup of Nations
|-
| align="center" | 14 || 10 February 2008 || [[Accra Sports Stadium]], [[Accra]], Ghana || {{fb|CMR}} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 1–0 || [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations Final]]
|-
| align="center" | 15 || 7 September 2008 || [[Stade des Martyrs]], [[Kinshasa]], [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|DR Congo]] || {{fb|COD}} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 1–0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 16 || 12 October 2008 || Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt || {{fb|DJI}} || align="center" | 3–0 || align="center" | 4–0 || 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center" | 17 || rowspan="2" | 19 November 2008 || rowspan="2" | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt || rowspan="2" | {{fb|BEN}} || align="center" | 4–0 || rowspan="2" align="center" | 5–1 || rowspan="2" | Friendly
|-
| align="center" | 18 || align="center" | 5–0
|-
| align="center" | 19 || 30 May 2009 || [[Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex]], [[Muscat, Oman|Muscat]], [[Oman]] || {{fb|OMA}} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 1–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center" | 20 || 7 June 2009 || [[Mustapha Tchaker Stadium]], [[Blida]], [[Algeria]] || {{fb|ALG}} || align="center" | 1–3 || align="center" | 1–3 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|2010 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 21 || rowspan="2" | 5 July 2009 || rowspan="2" | Cairo Military Academy Stadium, Cairo, Egypt || rowspan="2" | {{fb|RWA}} || align="center" | 1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center" | 3–0 || rowspan="2" | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
|-
| align="center" | 22 || align="center" | 3–0
|-
| align="center" | 23 || rowspan="2" | 2 October 2009 || rowspan="2" | [[Petro Sport Stadium]], Cairo, Egypt || rowspan="2" | {{fb|MRI}} || align="center" | 1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center" | 4–0 || rowspan="2" | Friendly
|-
| align="center" | 24 || align="center" | 3–0
|-
| align="center" | 25 || 11 August 2010 || Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt || {{fb|COD}} || align="center" | 3–2 || align="center" | 6–3 || Friendly
|-
| align="center" | 26 || 5 January 2011 || Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo, Egypt || {{fb|TAN}} || align="center" | 2–0 || align="center" | 5–1 || [[2011 Nile Basin Tournament]]
|-
| align="center" | 27 || 29 March 2012 || Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan || {{fb|UGA}} || align="center" | 2–0 || align="center" | 2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center" | 28 || 12 April 2012 || [[Al Maktoum Stadium]], [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]] || {{fb|NGA}} || align="center" | 2–1 || align="center" | 3–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center" | 29 || 20 May 2012 || [[Al Merreikh Stadium]], [[Omdurman]], Sudan || {{fb|CMR}} || align="center" | 2–1 || align="center" | 2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center" | 30 || rowspan="2" | 10 June 2012 || rowspan="2" | [[Stade du 28 Septembre]], [[Conakry]], [[Guinea]] || rowspan="2" | {{fb|GUI}} || align="center" | 1–1 || rowspan="2" align="center" | 3–2 || rowspan="2" | [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF second round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center" | 31 || align="center" | 2–1
|-
| align="center" | 32 || rowspan="2" | 12 October 2012 || rowspan="2" | [[Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium]], [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]], United Arab Emirates || rowspan="2" | {{fb|Congo}} || align="center" | 1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center" | 3–0 || rowspan="2" | Friendly
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| align="center" | 33 || align="center" | 3–0
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| align="center" | 34 || 14 January 2013 || [[Zayed Sports City Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]], United Arab Emirates || {{fb|CIV}} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 2–4 || Friendly
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| align="center" | 35 || 26 March 2013 || [[Borg El Arab Stadium]], Cairo, Egypt || {{fb|ZIM}} || align="center" | 2–1 || align="center" | 2–1 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| align="center" | 36 || 9 June 2013 || [[National Sports Stadium (Zimbabwe)|National Sports Stadium]], [[Harare]], [[Zimbabwe]] || {{fb|ZIM}} || align="center" | 1–0 || align="center" | 4–2 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| align="center" | 37 || 10 September 2013 || [[El Gouna Stadium]], [[Hurghada]], Egypt || {{fb|GUI}} || align="center" | 2–1 || align="center" | 4–2 || 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
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| align="center" | 38 || 15 October 2013 || Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana  || {{fb|Ghana}} || align="center" | 1–2 || align="center" | 1–6 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF third round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|}

==Honours and achievements==

'''Al Ahly'''
* [[Egyptian Premier League]]: [[2004–05 Egyptian Premier League|2004–05]], [[2005–06 Egyptian Premier League|2005–06]], [[2006–07 Egyptian Premier League|2006–07]], [[2007–08 Egyptian Premier League|2007–08]], [[2008–09 Egyptian Premier League|2008–09]], [[2009–10 Egyptian Premier League|2009–10]], [[2010–11 Egyptian Premier League|2010–11]]
* [[Egypt Cup]]: 2006, 2007
* [[Egyptian Super Cup]]: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012
* [[CAF Champions League]]: [[2005 CAF Champions League|2005]], [[2006 CAF Champions League|2006]], [[2008 CAF Champions League|2008]], [[2012 CAF Champions League|2012]], [[2013 CAF Champions League|2013]]
* [[CAF Super Cup]]: [[2006 CAF Super Cup|2006]], [[2007 CAF Super Cup|2007]], [[2009 CAF Super Cup|2009]], [[2013 CAF Super Cup|2013]]
* [[FIFA Club World Cup]] third place: [[2006 FIFA Club World Cup|2006]]

'''Baniyas'''
* [[GCC Champions League]]: [[2012–13 GCC Champions League|2012–13]]

'''Egypt'''
* [[African Cup of Nations]]: [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations|2006]], [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations|2008]]
* Nile Basin Tournament: [[2011 Nile Basin Tournament|2011]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Egyptian Football Association|EFA]] Egyptian Player of the Year: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
* [[CAF Awards#African Inter-Club Player of the Year .28Based in Africa.29|African Inter-Club Player of the Year]]: 2006,<ref name="Winners of Glo-CAF Awards 2006" /> 2008,<ref name="Winners of Glo-CAF Awards 2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/news.php?id=1104 |title=Winners of Glo-CAF Awards 2006 |access-date=3 January 2007 |publisher=CAF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303073353/http://www.cafonline.com/news.php?id=1104 |archive-date=3 March 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 2012,<ref name="Toure wins his second African Player of the Year">{{cite web | url =http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/16141-toure-wins-his-second-african-player-of-the-year.html | title = Toure wins his second African Player of the Year | access-date =21 December 2012 | publisher =CAF }}</ref> 2013
* [[CAF Team of the Year]]: 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013
* [[Africa Cup of Nations|Africa Cup of Nations Dream Team]]: [[2006 Africa Cup of Nations#CAF Team of the Tournament|2006]], [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations#Best XI|2008]]
* [[IFFHS#World.27s Most Popular Footballer|World's Most Popular Footballer]]{{Broken anchor|date=2024-12-14|bot=User:Cewbot/log/20201008/configuration|target_link=IFFHS#World's Most Popular Footballer|reason= The anchor (World's Most Popular Footballer) [[Special:Diff/581529830|has been deleted]].}}: 2007,<ref name="IFFHS">{{cite web | url =http://www.iffhs.de/?32a00e42f0ae2300bf10d00ee2d17f7370eff3702bb1c2bbb6e20e05| title =Mohamed Aboutreika of Egypt is the most popular player! | date =10 April 2020 | publisher =IFFHS }}</ref> 2008<ref name="Filgoal.com">{{cite web | url =http://www.filgoal.com/Arabic/News.asp?NewsID=51893| title =Mohamed Aboutreika is the most popular player! | publisher =Filgoal.com | language =AR }}</ref>
* [[El Heddaf]] Arab Footballer of the Year: 2007, 2008, 2012
* Al Mountakhab Arab Footballer of the Year: 2008
* [[BBC African Footballer of the Year]]: 2008<ref name="Abotreka triumphs in BBC poll">{{cite news | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7828436.stm | title =Abotreka triumphs in BBC poll | access-date =16 January 2009| publisher =BBC | date=16 January 2009}}</ref>
* [[2008 Africa Cup of Nations Final]]: Man of the Match
* [[FIFA Confederations Cup|FIFA Confederations Cup Dream Team]]: [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup|2009]]<ref name="Users pick Top 11">{{cite news |title=Users pick Top 11 |url=https://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/newsid=1077991.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090702105114/http://www.fifa.com/confederationscup/news/newsid=1077991.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 July 2009 |work=FIFA.com |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association |date=30 June 2009 |access-date=30 June 2009 }}</ref>
* [[Goal (website)#Goal 50|Goal 50]]: 2009,<ref name="GOAL50 - 2009">{{cite web | url =http://www.goal.com/en/news/2466/goalcom-50/2009/07/09/1371228/goalcom-50-mohamed-aboutrika-45?ICID=AR| title = GOAL50 – 45. Mohamed Aboutrika  | publisher =Goal.COM}}</ref> 2013<ref name="GOAL50 - 2013">{{cite web | url =http://www.goal.com/en/slideshow/4335/22/title/goal-50-2013| title = GOAL50 – 29. Mohamed Aboutrika  | publisher =Goal.COM}}</ref>
* [[IFFHS|IFFHS Legends]]: 2016<ref>{{cite web|url=http://iffhs.de/iffhs-has-announced-the-48-football-legend-players/|title=IFFHS announce the 48 football legend players|publisher=IFFHS|date=25 January 2016|access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref>

'''Orders'''
*[[File:EGY Order of the Republic - Grand Cordon BAR.png|60px]] Grand Cordon of [[Order of the Republic (Egypt)|Order of the Republic]]

'''Performances'''
* Egyptian Second Division top goalscorer: 1999–00
* [[Egyptian Premier League#All Seasons Top Goalscorers|Egyptian Premier League top goalscorer]]: [[2005–06 Egyptian Premier League#Top goalscorers|2005–06]]
* [[CAF Champions League|CAF Champions League top goalscorer]]: [[2006 CAF Champions League#Top goalscorers|2006]]
* [[FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA Club World Cup top goalscorer]]: [[2006 FIFA Club World Cup#Goalscorers|2006]]
* [[Egypt Cup|Egypt Cup top goalscorer]]: 2007
* [[FIFA Confederations Cup|FIFA Confederations Cup top assist provider]]: [[2009 FIFA Confederations Cup statistics|2009]] (Shared with [[Elano]], [[Maicon Sisenando|Maicon]] and [[Joan Capdevila]])
* [[FIFA World Cup qualification|FIFA World Cup qualification top goalscorer]]: [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (CAF)#Goalscorers|2014]] (Shared with [[Mohamed Salah]] and [[Asamoah Gyan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://espnfc.com/stats/scorers/_/league/FIFA.WORLDQ.CAF/world-cup-qualifying---caf?cc=4716 |title= 2014 World Cup Qualifying – Africa Stats: Top Goal scores – 2013|publisher=espnfc.com/ |date=19 November 2013 |access-date=31 January 2014}}</ref>
'''Records'''
* [[CAF Awards#African Inter-Club Player of the Year .28Based in Africa.29|African Inter-Club Player of the Year (Based in Africa)]]: 2006, 2008, 2012, 2013<ref name="Winners of Glo-CAF Awards 2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/news.php?id=1104 |title=Winners of Glo-CAF Awards 2006 |access-date=3 January 2007 |publisher=CAF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070303073353/http://www.cafonline.com/news.php?id=1104 |archive-date=3 March 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="Toure wins his second African Player of the Year">{{cite web | url =http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/16141-toure-wins-his-second-african-player-of-the-year.html | title = Toure wins his second African Player of the Year | access-date =21 December 2012 | publisher =CAF }}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Football in Africa}}
* [[List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps]]

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category}}
* {{UEFA player}}

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