Ayman Ben Mohamed

Ayman Ben Mohamed
Ben Mohamed with Le Havre in 2020
Personal information
Full name Ayman Ben Mohamed
Date of birth 8 December 1994
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Guingamp
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 UCD 17 (1)
2015 Longford Town 27 (3)
2016 Bohemians 17 (2)
2016–2019 Espérance de Tunis 13 (0)
2019–2022 Le Havre 35 (1)
2022 Le Havre II 3 (0)
2021 Denizlispor (loan) 7 (0)
2023– Guingamp 12 (0)
International career
2018– Tunisia 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2020

Ayman Ben Mohamed (arabic: أيمن بن محمد; born 8 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 2 club Guingamp. Born in England, he plays for the Tunisia national team internationally.

Club career

Born in London to an Irish mother and Tunisian father, Ben Mohamed and his family moved to Dublin at the age of two. In 2012, he signed for UCD while also studying business, staying with the Students for three seasons before moving onto Longford Town. In November 2015, it was announced Ben Mohamed would join Bohemians for the 2016 season.

After a string of impressive performances for The Gypsies, he attracted international attention, eventually signing for Tunisian side Espérance de Tunis for an undisclosed sum.

In 2017, Ben Mohamed suffered a cruciate ligament injury, ruling him out for over a year. He returned in 2018 in his new position at left back, helping his side win the 2018 CAF Champions League final and qualify for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup.

A free agent after his Espérance de Tunis contract expired in summer 2019, Ben Mohamed joined Ligue 2 club Le Havre AC in August 2019, agreeing a contract until 2022. He made his Ligue 2 debut for the club vs Grenoble on 23 August 2019, coming on in the 82nd minute and scoring the third goal in a 3–1 win.

On 29 January 2021, Ben Mohamed moved to Turkish club Denizlispor, on a loan deal until the end of the season.

On 31 July 2023, Ben Mohamed signed for Ligue 2 club Guingamp.

International career

In May 2016, whilst at Bohemians Ben Mohamed earned a surprise call-up to the Tunisia squad for the African Cup of Nations qualifier against Djibouti despite never having previously declared for The Eagles of Carthage.

On 2 October 2018, he was called up again and earned his first cap in a 2–1 victory over Niger.

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 August 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
UCD 2012 League of Ireland Premier Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2013 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2014 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
Total 17 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 1
Longford Town 2015 League of Ireland Premier Division 27 3 4 1 1 1 2 0 34 5
Bohemians 2016 League of Ireland Premier Division 17 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 21 2
Espérance de Tunis 2016–17 Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2017–18 2 0 0 0 6 0 8 0
2018–19 8 0 2 0 11 0 4 0 25 0
Total 13 0 2 0 17 0 4 0 36 0
Le Havre 2019–20 Ligue 2 16 1 0 0 0 0 16 1
2020–21 12 0 1 0 0 0 13 0
2021–22 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2022–23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 35 1 1 0 0 0 36 1
Le Havre II 2021–22 Championnat National 3 3 0 3 0
Denizlispor (loan) 2020–21 Süper Lig 7 0 7 0
Guingamp 2023–24 Ligue 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 119 7 8 1 3 1 17 0 7 0 154 9
Notes
  1. Appearances in Leinster Senior Cup
  2. Appearances in CAF Champions League
  3. 2 appearances in FIFA Club World Cup, 1 appearance in CAF Super Cup & 1 appearance in Tunisian Super Cup

International

As of match played on 13 October 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Tunisia 2018 3 0
2019 9 0
2020 2 0
Total 14 0

Honours

Espérance de Tunis