Bilal Mohammed Rajab (; born 2 June 1986) is a Qatari

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who plays as a defender. He was a long-time captain of the Qatari national team.

Career

Mohammed started his footballing career in the youth team of

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at the age of 10. He went on to make his senior team debut against

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in 2003. He also made his debut for the Qatar national team in 2003, in a friendly against

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in France. He earned his 100th cap against

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on 19 November 2013.

International goals

Club career statistics

''Statistics accurate as of 21 August 2011'' ¹Includes

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. ²Includes

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. ³Includes

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Personal life

Bilal Mohammed is of

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ese origin. His father and uncles were also professional footballers. He married the daughter of former

ese international footballer, Shenan Khidr, in February 2012. The ceremony was attended by a number of

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i and Sudanese footballers.

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