Bessam

Cheikh El Khalil Moulaye Ahmed (شيخ مولاي أحمد; born 4 December 1987), more commonly known as Bessam, is a Mauritanian professional footballer who most recently played for FC Nouadhibou. He also plays for the Mauritania national team.

ACS Ksar
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.

JS Kabylie
In May 2014, Bessam signed a two-year contract with Algerian club JS Kabylie. On August 16, he made his JS Kabylie debut, away to MC Oran, scoring the second goal in a 2–0 victory. He scored the first goal for Mauritania in a 2–0 victory over Senegal.

International career
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.

International goals

 * Scores and results list Mauritania's goal tally first.