The life of football player Mahmoud Al-Khatib is a fertile material suitable for discussion and display in artistic works. The man was able to create a history full of accomplishments and thus the preoccupation of many with converting his CV into a cinematic story, whether with the aim of inspiring youth or the history of what he presented, is self-evident.
A young child dreamed of glory in the world of the round witch, his idol, Pele, and he used to save his school allowance to enter the cinema, not for the films shown at the time, but to see Pele’s goals that the cinema was showing between every film and another. He was impressed with the skills of the Brazilian star on the big screen, and because of that, a link between Bebo and the number 10, who wore it throughout his career.
A journey of ups and downs experienced by the Al-Ahly star, who since he stepped on the field of the ball, his name has been flying around and moved to his club, which achieved many achievements with him at the age of 16 years.
A career that deserves to be embodied on the screen, but what if his biography turns into a movie. Who embodies his character? What are the moments that the work captures from a journey full of exciting events.
FilFan.com had an interview with the most famous screenwriters who expressed their opinion on Khatib’s biography
Mustafa Muharram
Writer Mustafa Muharram believes that the artist Karim Abdel Aziz is the best person to embody the biography of the Al-Ahly star, as he is one of the most famous fans of the Al-Ahly club, along with his father.
As for the story, it is better to address the story of his upbringing and what are the factors that led to his love for football and whether his focus was on football alone and the culture in which he was raised, in addition to the important milestones of his life.
Muhammad Suleiman Abdul Malik
Writer Muhammad Suleiman Abd al-Malik believes that the artists Amir Karara, Youssef Al-Sharif and Ahmed Salah Hosni are the best fit to embody the preacher’s biography.
As for the story, it will proceed from the difficulties that he faced in his life and made what he is to be a model for youth and the message of achieving dreams despite the difficulties.
Al-Khatib was born in an Egyptian village affiliated to the Senbellawein Center in the Dakahlia Governorate, and from the village the young boy moved with his family to Cairo, Mahmoud Al-Khatib joined the Nasr Club in Heliopolis, and when he reached the age of fifteen, his name became frequent in the field of football, especially during his participation in the Schools League with the Sports School, he agreed Officials of Al-Nasr club on the transfer of Al-Khatib to Al-Ahly Club after he was close to signing for an Ismaili, and Omar Al-Khatib was only 16 years old at the time.
Al-Khatib played at this age with the Under-18 team, and his first match was against his former club, Al-Nasr. He went up to the first team to play his first official match against the Plastic Club on October 15, 1972, and in the same match he scored his first goals, and after that, the goals came in the league until, on the day of his retirement, he reached 108 goals in the League Championship, which he scored in 199 matches during 17 continuous years of play .
In his sixteen years with the Red Devils, Al-Khatib won 10 league titles and 5 Egyptian Cups. He also made history in continental competitions, where he scored 37 goals in 49 matches, Al-Khatib lifted with Al-Ahly the African Cup of Champion Clubs (predecessor to the African Champions League) in 1982 and 1987, and the African Cups Cup in 1984, 1985 and 1986. On the international stage, Al-Khatib made his debut with the national team in 1974 and participated with the Pharaohs in the 1980 and 1984 Olympic Games. He won the African Nations Cup in 1986. Al-Khatib won individual titles, most notably the best African player in 1983 from France Football magazine, in addition to the top scorer in the Egyptian League for the 1977-78 and 1980-81 seasons.
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