| Bessam | |
| Fullname: | Cheikh El Khalil Moulaye Ahmed |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1987[1] |
| Birth Place: | Zouérat, Mauritania |
| Height: | 1.80NaN0 |
| Currentclub: | FC Nouadhibou |
| Position: | Forward |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | JS Kabylie |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs3: | CS Constantine |
| Caps3: | 29 |
| Goals3: | 3 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | Al-Ansar |
| Caps4: | 1 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Al-Ahly Tripoli |
| Years6: | 2018 |
| Clubs6: | FC Nouadhibou |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | AS Gabès |
| Caps7: | 1 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2019–2020 |
| Years9: | 2020– |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Mauritania |
| Nationalcaps1: | 59 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 12 |
| Ntupdate: | 7 December 2021 |
Cheikh El Khalil Moulaye Ahmed (Arabic: شيخ مولاي أحمد; born 4 December 1987), more commonly known as Bessam, is a Mauritanian professional footballer who most recently played for FC Nouadhibou.[2] He also plays for the Mauritania national team.
Bessam started his career with the club ASC Ksar until he was called to represent the national team by the "then" coach Patrice Neveu. He scored on his first game with the national team, and made an assist in the 2–0 win over Senegal that Qualified the Mauritanian team to the 2014 African Nations Championship in South Africa.
In May 2014, Bessam signed a two-year contract with Algerian club JS Kabylie.[3] On August 16, he made his JS Kabylie debut, away to MC Oran, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 victory.[4] He scored the first goal for Mauritania in a 2–0 victory over Senegal.
Bessam started his successful national career by helping his country to qualify to the 2014 African Nations Championship in South Africa where they were disqualified from the groups stage.
Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 July 2013 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2014 African Nations Championship qualification | ||
| 2. | 5 January 2014 | Tuks Stadium, Pretoria, South Africa | align=center | ? | 3–2 | Friendly | |||
| 3. | align=center | ? | |||||||
| 4. | 22 January 2014 | Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein, South Africa | align=center | 1–0 | 2–4 | 2014 African Nations Championship | |||
| 5. | align=center | 2–1 | |||||||
| 6. | 20 April 2014 | Stade George V, Curepipe, Mauritius | align=center | 2–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 7. | 5 September 2015 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | align=center | 3–1 | align=center | 3–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | ||
| 8. | 13 October 2015 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 9. | 17 November 2015 | Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès, Tunisia | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 10. | 25 March 2016 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | align=center | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |||
| 11. | align=center | 2–1 | |||||||
| 12. | 24 March 2017 | Stade Olympique, Nouakchott, Mauritania | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | Friendly | ||
| 13. | 30 November 2021 | Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | align=center | 1–3 | align=center | 1–5 | 2021 FIFA Arab Cup |