Ahmed Yasser Abdelwahab[1] (Arabic: أحمد ياسر عبد الوهاب; born 18 June 2001) is an Egyptian basketball player for Zamalek. Standing at 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in), he plays as small forward.

Ahmed Abdelwahab
أحمد ياسر عبد الوهاب
No. 10 – Zamalek
PositionSmall forward
LeagueSuper League
Basketball Africa League
Personal information
Born (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 23)
NationalityEgyptian
Listed height1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Career information
Playing career2020–present
Career history
2020–presentZamalek
Career highlights and awards

Early career

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Abdelwahab started playing basketball at 6 years old at Zamalek. Because of his father's work, he moved to the United Arab Emirates where he played for the junior teams of Al-Nasr SC and later to Qatar, where he played with Al-Gharafa.[2]

Professional career

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Abdelwahab played his first minutes for the Zamalek first team when he was 17.[2] He also joined Zamalek in the 2021 BAL season, where the team won the first-ever BAL championship.

BAL career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high
 †  Won an BAL championship

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2021 Zamalek 5 0 8.2 .417 .143 .500 1.0 .6 .0 .0 2.4
Career 5 0 8.2 .417 .143 .500 1.0 .6 .0 .0 2.4

Personal

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Abdelwahab his father, Yasser, was a successful basketball player, who also played for Zamalek and won the 1992 FIBA Africa Club Champions Cup with the club.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Ahmed Abdelwahab Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "اللي ساعدني على حب السلة والدي الكابتن ياسر عبد الوهاب..حوار خاص مع لاعب نادي الزمالك أحمد ياسر - الانطلاقة نيوز". Elentilaqnews.com (in Arabic). 12 February 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Ahmed Yasser Player Profile, Zamalek SC, International Stats, Game Logs, Awards - RealGM". basketball.realgm.com. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^ "أحمد ياسر: الفوز ببطولة إفريقيا في عمر 19 سنة لا يحدث سوى مع الزمالك". FilGoal. 2021-05-30. Retrieved 15 June 2021.