Ahmad Taktouk

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ahmad Taktouk

| image = Lebanon bench Ahmad Taktouk.jpg

| caption = Taktouk with Lebanon at the 2019 Asian Cup

| fullname = Ahmad Walid Taktouk{{GSA player|ahmad-taktouk/56371|access-date=29 May 2021}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|9|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Beirut, Lebanon

| height = 1.88 m

| position = Goalkeeper

| currentclub = Mabarra

| clubnumber =

| youthclubs1 =

| youthyears1 =

| years1 = 2011–2014

| clubs1 = Akhaa Ahli Aley

| caps1 = 23

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014–2018

| clubs2 = Nejmeh

| caps2 = 34

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2018

| clubs3 = → Bekaa (loan)

| caps3 = 9

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2018–2019

| clubs4 = Safa

| caps4 = 20

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2019–2022

| clubs5 = Nejmeh

| caps5 = 0

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2021–2022

| clubs6 = → Shabab Bourj (loan)

| caps6 = 15

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022–2023

| clubs7 = Sagesse

| caps7 = 16

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2023–2024

| clubs8 = Tripoli

| caps8 = 6

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2024–

| clubs9 = Mabarra

| caps9 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam1 = Lebanon

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 13 July 2023

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Ahmad Walid Taktouk ({{langx|ar|أحمد وليد تكتوك}}, {{IPA|apc-LB|ˈʔaħmad takˈtuːk}}; born 29 September 1984) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for {{Lebanese football updater|Mabarra}} club Mabarra.

Club career

Taktouk started his career at Akhaa Ahli Aley, before moving to Nejmeh in 2014. After playing as the first goalkeeper for three years, he moved to Bekaa on loan in 2017, before joining Safa the following year.{{Cite web|url=https://lebfootballreview.com/2019/01/09/the-final-23-who-are-they/|title=The final 23: who are they?|date=2019-01-09|website=Lebanese Football Review|language=en|access-date=2019-07-27}}

After having returned Nejmeh in 2019, Taktouk was sent on a one-year loan to Shabab Bourj on 21 August 2021.{{Cite web|date=2021-08-21|title=أحمد تكتوك ينتقل لشباب البرج|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1060258|access-date=2021-08-21|website=كووورة}} He joined Sagesse in August 2022 on a free transfer.{{Cite web |title=النجمة يستغني عن عدد من لاعبيه المخضرمين |url=https://www.alahednews.com.lb/article.php?id=45128&cid=130 |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=alahednews.com.lb |language=ar}} After one season, Taktouk joined Tripoli on 13 July 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-13 |title=طرابلس يعزز صفوفه بضم تكتوك |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1254233 |access-date=2023-07-17 |website=كووورة}}

International career

Taktouk made his international debut on 19 February 2014, in a 3–1 home win against Pakistan.{{NFT player|54677|access-date=29 May 2021}} In December 2018, he was called up for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup squad.{{Cite web |title=AC2019 Final Squads |url=https://assets.the-afc.com/migration/a/f/afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-complete-squad-lists |access-date=25 June 2022 |publisher=Asian Football Confederation |page=19}}