Emam Ashour Metwally Abdelghany (Arabic: إمام عاشور متولي عبدالغني; born 20 February 1998) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Egypt national football team.
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Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Emam Ashour Metwally Abdelghany[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 20 February 1998||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | El Senbellawein, Dakahlia, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Al Ahly | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
–2015 | Ghazl El Mahalla | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Ghazl El Mahalla | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | → Haras El Hodoud (loan) | 31 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2023 | Al Zamalek | 77 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | Midtjylland | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Al Ahly | 26 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2019–2021 | Egypt U23 | 14 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Egypt | 16 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024 |
Club career
editAshour started his career at Ghazl El Mahalla, then he joined Zamalek in 2019.
He later played for Midtjylland in Denmark, then returned to Egypt to join Al Ahly in July 2023.[2]
On 15 December 2023, he scored his first goal in the FIFA Club World for Al Ahly in a 3–1 win over Al-Ittihad in the FIFA Club World Cup second round.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 31 July 2024[4]
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Haras El Hodoud | 2018–19 | Egyptian Premier League | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 4 | ||
Zamalek SC | 2018–19 | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
2020–21 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 28 | 6 | |||
2021–22 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
2022–23 | 15 | 2 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | ||||
Total | 77 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 102 | 15 | ||
FC Midtjylland | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 5 | 1 | — | 2[d] | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | ||
Al Ahly | 2022–23 | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||
2023–24 | 23 | 8 | — | 11[c] | 0 | 7[e] | 1 | 41 | 9 | |||
Total | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 11 | ||
Career total | 136 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 25 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 186 | 32 |
- ^ Includes Egypt Cup
- ^ a b Appearance in Egyptian Super Cup
- ^ a b c d Appearances in CAF Champions League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ One appearance in African Football League, two appearances in Egyptian Super Cup, three appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup, one appearance in CAF Super Cup
International
editNational team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Egypt U-23 | 2019 | 8[a] | 0 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | |
2021 | 5[b] | 0 | |
Egypt | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
2022 | 8[c] | 0 | |
2023 | 2 | 0 | |
2024 | 5[d] | 0 | |
Total | 30 | 0 |
- ^ Two appearances in U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
- ^ Three appearances in the Olympic Games
- ^ Two appearances in Africa Cup of Nations
- ^ Three appearances in Africa Cup of Nations
Honors
editZamalek
Al Ahly
- Egyptian Premier League: 2023–24
- Egypt Cup: 2022–23
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2023–24
- CAF Champions League: 2023-24
Egypt U23
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Saudi Arabia 2023™: List of Players: Al Ahly SC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2023. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
- ^ "Emam Ashour arrives at Al Ahly to complete summer move". KingFut. 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Al Ahly FC 3–1 Al Ittihad FC". FIFA. 15 December 2023.
- ^ a b "E. Ashour". Soccerway.
- ^ Emam Ashour at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Emam Ashour.
- Emam Ashour at Soccerway
- Emam Ashour – UEFA competition record (archive)