Egyptian footballer (born 1984)
Ahmed Fathy
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Full name
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Ahmed Fathy Abdelmonem Ahmed Ibrahim
[1]
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Date of birth
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(
1984-11-10
)
10 November 1984
(age 39)
[1]
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Place of birth
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Benha
, Egypt
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Height
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1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
[2]
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Position(s)
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Full-back
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Current team
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Pyramids
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Number
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24
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Ismaily
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
)
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2001?2007
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Ismaily
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73
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(7)
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2007
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Sheffield United
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3
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(0)
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2007?2014
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Al Ahly
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106
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(12)
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2007?2008
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→
Kazma
(loan)
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21
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(4)
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2013
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→
Hull City
(loan)
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7
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(0)
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2014?2015
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Umm Salal
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17
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(1)
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2015?2020
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Al Ahly
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114
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(4)
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2020?
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Pyramids
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57
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(0)
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2012
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Egypt Olympic
(
O.P.
)
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?
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(?)
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2002?2021
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Egypt
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135
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(3)
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021
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Ahmed Fathy Abdelmonem Ahmed Ibrahim
(
Arabic
:
???? ????
; born 10 November 1984) is an Egyptian professional
footballer
who plays as a
full-back
for
Pyramids
.
He started his career with Egyptian side
Ismaily SC
before moving to England to play in the
Premier League
with
Sheffield United
in 2007. Fathy returned to Egypt after only a few months however, signing to
Al Ahly
where he has remained until April 2020 where he signed to
Pyramids FC
, whilst also spending some time on loan at both Kuwait side
Kazma
and
Hull City
back in England. Alongside his club career, Fathy has represented
Egypt
since 2002, playing over one hundred games and scoring nine goals for his country. Considered one of Africa's all time best right backs, winning the Africa cup of nations three times in a row - 2006,2008, and 2010
Club career
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Early career: Ismaily and Sheffield United
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Fathy was b.orn in
Banha
,
[3]
He played as a
midfielder
and
right-back
for
Ismaily
in Egypt, where he won the
2001?02 Egyptian Premier League
. In early 2007, Egyptian
newspaper
Al-Ahram
reported that Fathy's club had accepted
Sheffield United
's £700,000 offer for the player,
[4]
and after a number of weeks of protracted negotiations, Fathy signed a three and a half year contract on 24 January 2007.
[5]
Fathy made his
Premier League
debut for United as a
substitute
in the closing minutes of a 2?1 victory over
Tottenham Hotspur
at
Bramall Lane
on 10 February 2007,
[6]
and made his full first team debut at
Anfield
against
Liverpool
on 24 February 2007,
[7]
but failed to hold down a regular spot for the Blades.
[8]
Al Ahly
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Fathy had been linked with a move to the Egyptian club
El Zamalek
for €2 million after discussions with Sheffield United's management, but the player refused the transfer even though the clubs had agreed a fee ? with Fathy insisting he wanted to continue his career as a professional player outside of Egypt. However, El Zamalek's Egyptian rivals
Al Ahly
succeeded in gaining Fathy's consent for a move and
Sheffield United
's agreement to a deal. On 10 September 2007 Fathy joined El-Ahly for a fee of £675,000 after making just three senior appearances for United in the eight months he had spent with the club.
[8]
[9]
Fathy had been signed after the transfer window in Egypt had closed however, and with Al-Ahly being unable to register him to play until the following January, they looked to place Fathy on loan outside of the country to help to regain match fitness. Al Ahly managed to broker a deal with Kuwaiti side
Kazma
to accept the player on a loan, where Fathy played regularly for the first team, scoring four goals. Fathy finally made his Al Ahly debut in an away game against
Arab Contractors
on 10 March 2008, and went on to become Ahly's first choice in central midfield alongside
Hossam Ashour
. Following the departure of
Ahmed Sedik
in 2009, Fathy was moved to right back where he once again became a regular for the team.
Loan to Hull City
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In January 2013, English
Championship
side
Hull City
expressed an interest in signing Fathy, along with his teammate
Gedo
, on loan until the end of the
2012?13 season
.
[10]
On 31 January 2013, Hull City had finalized a six-month loan deal for Fathy and Gedo, with Hull paying £500,000 for each player's services.
[11]
Fathy made his debut on 16 February 2013 at home in a 1?0 win against
Charlton Athletic
, appearing as a second-half substitute for
Paul McShane
.
[12]
Umm Salal
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Fathy left
Al Ahly
after his contract expired in June 2014 and joined
Umm Salal
in Qatar in August 2014 after an unsuccessful trial with English giants
Arsenal
.
[13]
Return to Al Ahly
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Fathy rejoined Al Ahly in 2015.
[14]
In April 2020, he decided to leave the club by the end of the season.
[15]
Pyramids FC
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On 11 April 2020, Pyramids FC announced that Fathy would be joining their side at the end of the season on a free transfer after Al Ahly's failure of securing a contract renewal with the 35 year old defender.
[16]
This transfer resulted in mixed feelings toward Fathy from Al Ahly fans, who have previously lost another star of the team,
Abdallah El Said
, to Pyramids.
International career
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Fathy became the
Egypt national team
's youngest ever international when he was
capped
at 17 years old in 2001 against
South Africa
. Fathi was picked for the National team by Egyptian Coach
Mohsen Saleh
even before playing in his club's first team
Ismaily SC
, although this followed soon after, and was then called up for the Egyptian youth team. Fathy was a member of the Egyptian youth team that won the
African Youth Cup
2003 in Burkina Faso, and was part of the Egypt squad at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in the United Arab Emirates in 2003, and at one point Fathi was part of Egypt's U-20, U-23 and senior squads at the same time. Fathy was also part of the Egypt squad that won the
Africa Cup of Nations
at the
Cairo International Stadium
in 2006, when they beat
Ivory Coast
on penalties in the final.
In the
2010 Africa Cup of Nations
, Fathy was named as the fair player of the tournament and he was named in the team of the tournament.
In May 2018, he was named in Egypt's squad for the
2018 FIFA World Cup
in Russia.
[17]
He scored an own goal in the match against
Russia
.
[18]
Career statistics
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- As of match played 16 November 2021
[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
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Year
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Apps
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Goals
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Egypt
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2002
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1
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0
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2003
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3
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0
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2004
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10
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0
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2005
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12
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0
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2006
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9
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0
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2007
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3
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1
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2008
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10
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1
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2009
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15
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0
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2010
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12
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1
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2011
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8
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0
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2012
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5
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0
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2013
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11
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0
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2014
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9
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0
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2015
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1
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0
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2016
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4
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0
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2017
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11
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0
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2018
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6
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0
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2019
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2
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0
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2020
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0
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0
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2021
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2
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0
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Total
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134
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3
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- Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fathy goal.
Honours
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Ismaily
Al Ahly
- Egyptian Premier League
:
2007?08
,
2008?09
,
2009?10
,
2010?11
,
2013?14
,
2015?16
,
2016?17
,
2017?18
,
2018?19
,
2019?20
- Egypt Cup
:
2016?17
,
2019?20
- Egyptian Super Cup
: 2010, 2011?12,
2015
,
2017
?
2018
- CAF Champions League
:
2008
,
2012
,
2013
,
2019?20
- CAF Confederation Cup
:
2014
- African Super Cup
:
2009
,
2014
Egypt
Individual
See also
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References
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External links
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