Omar Khaled Mohamed Abd Elsala Marmoush (Arabic: عمر خالد محمد عبد السلا مرموش, born 7 February 1999) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Egypt national team.
![]() Marmoush with Egypt in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Omar Khaled Mohamed Abd Elsala Marmoush[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 7 February 1999||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cairo, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
–2016 | Wadi Degla | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Wadi Degla | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2020 | VfL Wolfsburg II | 36 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | VfL Wolfsburg | 41 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
2021 | → St. Pauli (loan) | 21 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2021–2022 | → VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 21 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2023– | Eintracht Frankfurt | 29 | (12) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2017 | Egypt U20 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2019 | Egypt U23 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2021– | Egypt | 31 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 |
Club career
editMarmoush made his professional debut for Wadi Degla in the Egyptian Premier League on 8 July 2016, coming on as a substitute in the match against El Ittihad El Sakandary, which finished as a 3–2 win. In total, he made sixteen league appearances for Wadi Degla and scored two goals, before moving to VfL Wolfsburg II in 2017.[2]
VFL Wolfsburg
editOn 26 May 2020, Marmoush made his professional debut for Wolfsburg in their 4–1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga at the BayArena. Marmoush signed his first professional contract for the club on 23 June. On 5 August 2020, Marmoush made his European debut in a 3–0 defeat (5–1 agg) against Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Europa League round of 16. Marmoush returned to Wolfsburg after his breakthrough Bundesliga season with Stuttgart and was handed the number 33 shirt. On 30 July 2022, Marmoush scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 first round DFB-Pokal match against Carl Zeiss Jena. Marmoush scored his first Bundesliga goal for the club in a 3–2 win over his former loan club VFB Stuttgart. On 24 January 2023, Marmoush scored his first goal in 2023 in a 5–0 rout over relegation strugglers Hertha BSC. Marmoush haunted his former club Stuttagrt again as he scored the only goal in a 1-0 win at the MHPArena. Marmoush finished the season with 36 appearances, 6 goals and 1 assist in all competitions.
FC St. Pauli (loan)
editOn 5 January 2021, Marmoush was loaned to FC St. Pauli for the remainder of the season.[3] He played 21 games and scored 7 goals for the club. On 9 January, He scored his career goal against Holstein Kiel
VfB Stuttgart (loan)
editOn 30 August 2021, Marmoush was loaned out to VfB Stuttgart until the end of the season.[4] He scored a last minute equalizer against Eintracht Frankfurt on his debut. He was later named Bundesliga rookie of the month for September 2021. On 11 December 2021, Marmoush faced his parent club Wolfsburg and assisted Konstantinos Mavropanos's goal and in the 79th minute, Marmoush stepped up to take a penalty and he missed by hitting his panenka attempt off the crossbar. Marmoush was also named Bundesliga Rookie of the Month for March 2022.[5] He completed his loan spell having scored 3 goals in 21 games.
Eintracht Frankfurt
editOn 15 May 2023, it was announced that Marmoush would join Eintracht Frankfurt on a free transfer ahead of the 2023–24 season, and wear the number 7 shirt.[6] On 13 August 2023, Marmoush scored his first goal for Frankfurt in a 7–0 win over 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. On 27 August 2023, Marmoush scored his first Bundesliga goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against 1. FSV Mainz 05. On 21 September, he scored his first goal in European competitions from a penalty in a 2–1 win over Aberdeen during the Europa Conference League.[7] Marmoush is having a brilliant debut season as he scored 16 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions. Marmoush is attracting transfer interest from Premier League clubs such as Arsenal, Liverpool, Newcastle and Tottenham thanks to his magnificent debut season for Die Adler. Marmoush scored a brace in Frankfurt's 3–3 draw with Borussia Dortmund and a goal in their thumping 5–1 win against Bayern.
With 12 goals in the 2023–24 Bundesliga season, Marmoush became the third-highest African goal scorer.[8]
International career
editMarmoush was included in Egypt's squad for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Zambia. He made two appearances during the tournament, in which Egypt were eliminated in the group stage.[9]
Marmoush was also eligible to play for Canada,[1][10] before becoming cap-tied with the Egyptian national team in October 2021.
On 8 October 2021, Marmoush made his debut for the Egypt national team and scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Libya.[11]
On 29 December 2021, Marmoush was named in Egypt's 28-man squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[12] He played in all three group stage matches, as well as all four knockout ties en route to the final against Senegal which ended in a 4–2 loss on penalties for Egypt.[13]
On 19 March 2022, Marmoush was called up for Egypt's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification third round matches against Senegal.[14] He played in both matches as Egypt were defeated 3–1 on penalties and knocked out of World Cup contention.[15] On 27 September, Marmoush scored the opening goal as Egypt beat Liberia 3–0 in a friendly match.[16]
On 24 March 2023, Marmoush scored the second goal for Egypt in a 2–0 victory over Malawi during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[17] Four days later, he scored in a 4–0 away victory over the same opponent.[18] At the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Marmoush scored the equaliser in a 2–2 draw against Ghana to help Egypt qualify for the last 16.[citation needed]
Personal life
editBesides his Egyptian citizenship, Marmoush is also a Canadian citizen as his parents have lived in Canada. Marmoush stated that his dream is to play in the Premier League. Marmoush has sponsorship deals with Vodafone and Nike.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 19 August 2024[19]
Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
VfL Wolfsburg | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 36 | 6 | ||
Total | 41 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 6 | ||
FC St. Pauli (loan) | 2020–21 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 7 | |
VfB Stuttgart (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 29 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 9[b] | 4 | 41 | 17 |
2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 29 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 17 | ||
Career total | 112 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 132 | 33 |
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
editScores and results list Egypt's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 October 2021 | Borg El Arab Stadium, Borg El Arab, Egypt | Libya | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 27 September 2022 | Borg El Arab Stadium, Borg El Arab, Egypt | Liberia | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
3 | 24 March 2023 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Malawi | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
4 | 28 March 2023 | Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi | Malawi | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
5 | 18 January 2024 | Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Ghana | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations |
Honours
editVfL Wolfsburg II
Egypt
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2021[21]
Individual
- Bundesliga Rookie of the Month: September 2021, March 2022[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Omar Marmoush". DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
- ^ Al-Awadi, Hani (11 April 2019). "حوار في الجول – عمر مرموش يوضح لماذا فضل فولفسبورج على دورتموند.. وكيف تألق مع دجلة" [Conversation with FilGoal – Omar Marmoush explains why he favoured Wolfsburg over Dortmund... and how he starred with Degla]. FilGoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 16 May 2020.
- ^ "Loaned to St. Pauli". VfL Wolfsburg. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Omar Marmoush joins VfB on loan". VfB Stuttgart. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Bundesliga-Rookies aus Cannstatt". vfb.de/de (in German). vfb.de/de. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
- ^ "Omar Marmoush joins Eintracht". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
- ^ "Egypt Marmoush scores in Frankfurt's Conference League win over Aberdeen". Ahram Online. 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Top African Goal Scorers In Bundesliga 2023/2024". African Folder. 21 May 2024.
- ^ Omar Marmoush at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "New boy Omar Marmoush on his start at FCSP". FC St. Pauli.
- ^ "Egypt - Libya 1:0 (WC Qualifiers Africa 2019-2021, Group F)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
- ^ Ali, Ahmad Gamal (29 December 2021). "Mohamed Salah leads Egypt squad for the Africa Cup of Nations". KingFut. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "CAFOnline.com". CAFOnline. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ Soliman, Seif (19 March 2022). "Afsha returns, Sherif excluded as Egypt squad for Senegal World Cup qualifiers revealed". KingFut. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Senegal vs. Egypt - Football Match Summary - March 29, 2022". ESPN. Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Egypt vs. Liberia". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ^ Khaled, Mahmoud (25 March 2023). "Two first-half goals see Egypt beat Malawi in AFCON qualifiers". KingFut. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
- ^ "LIVE: Malawi v Egypt (2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers)". Ahram Online. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Omar Marmoush | Football Stats". Soccer Base. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ Soliman, Seif (14 May 2019). "Omar Marmoush's VfL Wolfsburg II crowned Regionalliga Nord champions". KingFut. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Afcon 2021: Senegal beat Egypt on penalties to win first-ever Nations Cup". BBC Sport. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
External links
edit- Profile at the Eintracht Frankfurt website
- Omar Marmoush at DFB (also available in German)
- Omar Marmoush – UEFA competition record (archive)