Ahmed Samir Farag

Ahmed Samir Farag
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Samir Farag
Date of birth May 20, 1986 (1986-05-20) (age 25)
Place of birth Cairo, Egypt
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Left Winger, Striker
Club information
Current club Al-Ismaily
Number 30
Youth career
1997–2003 Al-Ahly
2003–2005 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005 FC Sochaux-Montbéliard[1] 0 (0)
2006 Al-Ahly (Loan) 5 (1)
2006– Al-Ismaily 34 (3)
National team
2008 Egypt 19 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 December 2009.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ahmed Samir Farag (Arabic: أحمد سمير فرج‎; born 20 May 1986) is a member of Egypt national football team, currently playing for Al-Ismaily team. He can play across the entire midfield or up-front.

In June 2008, Samir Farag was chosen to the Egypt national football team squad, and takes a place in the line-up for the five matches Egypt played in 2010 World Cup Qualifiers. He made his debut match against Congo DR on 1 June 2008. [2]

He was a member of Egypt U-21 team in two successive world championships, 2005 World Youth Cup held in Netherlands and 2003 World Youth Cup in UAE. After his performance in 2003, Samir Farag signed his first professional contract with FC Sochaux-Montbéliard at the age of 17, transferring from Al-Ahly of Egypt. He was nominated for Young Player of the Year in Africa in 2005.IN 2011, He the best player prize in Nile Basin Tournament in EGYPT

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