Ahmed Faras
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Faras in 1970 FIFA World Cup | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 December 1946 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Mohammedia, Morocco | |||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 July 2025 (aged 78) | |||||||||||||
| Place of death | Mohammedia, Morocco | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1965–1982 | Chabab Mohammédia | (127) | ||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 1966–1979 | Morocco | 94 | (36) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||
Ahmed Faras (Arabic: أَحْمَد فَرَس; 7 December 1946 – 16 July 2025) was a Moroccan professional footballer who played as a striker for Chabab Mohammédia at club level and Morocco internationally.
Faras was named African Footballer of the Year in 1975. In 2006, Faras was selected by CAF as one of the best 200 African football players of the last 50 years.
With 36 international goals, he is Morocco's all time top goalscorer.