Ahmed Elmohamady

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Ahmed Elmohamady

Elmohamady playing for Sunderland in 2011
Personal information
Full nameAhmed Eissa Elmohamady Abdel Fattah[1]
Date of birth (1987-09-09) 9 September 1987
Place of birthBasyoun, Egypt
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Playing positionRight Winger / Right back
Club information
Current clubHull City
Number27
Youth career
2003–2004Ghazl El-Mahalla
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2004–2006Ghazl El-Mahalla7(3)
2006–2011ENPPI53(9)
2010–2011→ Sunderland (loan)36(0)
2011–2013Sunderland19(1)
2012–2013→ Hull City (loan)23(1)
2013→ Hull City (loan)17(3)
2013–Hull City24(2)
National team‡
2007–Egypt66(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:22, 1 February 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:32, 14 December 2013 (UTC)

Ahmed Eissa Elmohamady Abdel Fattah (Arabic: أحمد عيسى المحمدى عبد الفتاح‎ born on 9 September 1987) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League side Hull City and the Egypt national football team. Elmohamady was part of the Egyptian squads that won the 2008 and 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career

ENPPI

Born in Basyoun, Gharbia, Egypt, Elmohamady started his youth career at Ghazl El-Mahalla in 2003. He started to play for the first team in 2004 at the age of only 17. Despite the strong interest from the Egyptian giants Al-Ahly, it was ENPPI that eventually won his services in June 2006. Although he started his career as a striker with Ghazl El-Mehalla, he quickly established himself as right wing-back after joining ENPPI.[3] The young talent was called by Egyptian national team's manager, Hassan Shehata, for his first international appearance in 2007.

For a long time, Elmohamady attracted the attention of several European clubs. However, ENPPI was reluctant to allow him to move to any of them. In summer 2007, ENPPI turned down an offer from Hertha BSC, because the German side failed to meet the Egyptian club's financial demands. The player refused another bid from Rapid Bucureşti of Romania in 2007.[4]

On 25 November 2008, Elmohamady completed a five-day trial with Premier League side Blackburn Rovers per Rovers' manager Paul Ince request.[5] Rovers' new manager, Sam Allardyce, sent a senior official to Egypt to initiate talks with the Egyptian club in January 2009.[6] However, the deal fell through as Allardyce believed it would be difficult for Elmohamady to make immediate impact.[7]

Sunderland

Elmohamady impressed Sunderland manager Steve Bruce while on trial with the Premier League side in August 2009.[8] However on 31 January 2010, Sunderland failed to sign him.[9] Belgian side Club Brugge were also interested in the player and had, according to ENPPI, already made an offer. ENPPI accepted loan bids from both West Bromwich Albion and Sunderland for Elmohamady but while West Brom's offer was larger, Elmohamady chose to go to Sunderland, after being on trial.

Elmohamady playing for Sunderland in 2011

On 1 July 2010, Elmohamady joined Sunderland after passing medicals for a season-long loan move from ENPPI for a £500,000 fee, with an option of a permanent deal for £2 million next summer.[10]

Elmohamady made his debut for Sunderland in their 2–2 draw with Birmingham City on 14 August 2010. He won Man of the Match for his performances against Arsenal and Manchester City. Due to his impressive start at Sunderland, manager Steve Bruce expressed an interest in signing Elmohamady permanently in the January transfer window.

On 11 March 2011, Sunderland announced that they have taken up the option of a £2 million transfer which was included in the loan agreement, making Elmohamady's contract a permanent one on Wearside. On 9 June 2011, the permanent contract was officially confirmed by Sunderland, with Elmohamady signing a deal which will keep him at the Stadium of Light until 2014. Manager Steve Bruce added, "Ahmed has done well in his first season with the club and has shown plenty of potential. We look forward to helping him grow as a player and I think there is much more to come from him."

Elmohamady started Sunderland's first league game of the 2011–12 season away to Liverpool, and provided the assist for Seb Larsson's debut goal as the Black Cats drew 1–1.[11] He scored his first goal from a header for Sunderland in a 2–2 draw against West Bromwich Albion on 1 October 2011.[12] Elmohamady fell out of favour following the departure of Bruce in December 2011 and has never made a start under his replacement, Martin O'Neill. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Elmohamady had made 18 appearances in the entire season.

Hull City

Elmohamady playing for Hull City in 2012

On 30 August 2012, Elmohamady moved to Hull City of the Championship on a season-long loan deal, favouring a move which would see him reunited with former Sunderland boss Steve Bruce.[13] On 1 September, he made his debut for the club at the KC Stadium against Bolton Wanderers.[14] On 18 September 2012 he scored his first goal for the club, scoring the first of his sides goals in a 3–2 victory against Leeds United at Elland Road.[15] He also provided two assists during the derby at Elland Road. On 16 January 2013, Sunderland decided to use the recall-clause.[16] On 31 January 2013 he returned to Hull on loan for the remainder of the 2012–13 season.[17] At the annual awards ceremony on 20 April 2013, at the KC Stadium, Elmohamady was voted as the Player of the Year.[18]

After being on loan from Sunderland for the 2012–13 season on 28 June 2013 Elmohamady signed a three-year contract to become a permanent member of the Hull City squad.[19] He made his debut on the first day of the 2013–14 season in a 2–0 loss away at Chelsea.[20] On 21 September 2013 Elmohamady scored his first goal in the 2013–14 Premier League season against Newcastle United.[21]

International career

Elmohamady played several times for U21 Egypt national football team, and was a participant in 2007 African Youth Championship which was held in Republic of the Congo, he was the rising star of the Egyptian team and one of the stars of the tournament despite his playing out of position as he played forward.

He made his senior international debut in August 2007 at the age of 20, in a friendly against Côte d'Ivoire in Paris and has played eight of Egypt's last nine matches before ACN 2008. He's included in the final squad of Egypt which competed in ACN 2008 in Ghana and grabbed the cup, where he played a role as a substitute. Since then, he reserved his place in the starting line up as a Right-back or Winger. He started all Egypt's six games in the second round of FIFA World Cup 2010 Qualifiers.

In the 2009 Confederations Cup, he was sent off in Egypt's opening game against Brazil for deliberately handling Lúcio's goal-bound effort in the last minute, in an effort to save his team losing in the last minute. This resulted in Brazil going on to score the penalty to win the game by 4–3.[22]

Personal life

The traditional transliteration of Elmohamady's name is Ahmed Al-Muhammadi. However, in England, he is officially known as Elmohamady. Elmohamady is a Muslim.[23]

Honours

Hull City

Egypt

  • African Cup of Nations: 2008, 2010

Individual

  • Hull City Player of the Year: 2012–13[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League clubs submit squad lists". premierleague.com (Premier League). 2 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 24 March 2011. 
  3. ↑ Maher, Hatem. "Elmohamady to undergo Blackburn medical". Filgoal, 24 November 2008. Retrieved on 13 July 2010.
  4. ↑ "Egypt's El mohamady on Blackburn radar". filgoal.com. Retrieved 21 October 2008. 
  5. ↑ Tarek, Sherif. " Mohamady participates in Blackburn training". Filgoal, 21 November 2008. Retrieved on 13 July 2010.
  6. ↑ "Blackburn ready to offer £1.5m for Ahmed Elmohamady". dailymirror.com. Retrieved 24 January 2009. 
  7. ↑ Maher, Hatem. "Blackburn drop Elmohamady interest – report". Filgoal, 29 January 2009. Retrieved on 13 July 2010.
  8. ↑ "Bruce signs Egyptian ace". skysports.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 31 January 2010. 
  9. ↑ "African Cup of Nations – Sunderland bid for Egypt star rejected". eurosport.yahoo.com. 
  10. ↑ "Elmohamady set for Sunderland". filgoal.com. Archived from the original on 12 July 2010. Retrieved 1 July 2010. 
  11. ↑ Smith, Rory (13 August 2011). "Liverpool 1 Sunderland 1: match report". The Daily Telegraph (London). 
  12. ↑ "Sunderland 2 – 2 West Brom". BBC Sport. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011. 
  13. ↑ "Hull City sign Sunderland's Ahmed Elmohamady on loan". BBC Sport (BBC). 30 August 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012. 
  14. ↑ "Hull 3 – 1 Bolton". BBC Sport (BBC). 1 September 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2012. 
  15. ↑ "Leeds United 2 – 3 Hull". BBC Sport (BBC). 18 September 2012. Retrieved 18 September 2012. 
  16. ↑ "Sunderland recall for Hull City loanee Ahmed Elmohamady". BBC Sport (BBC). 16 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013. 
  17. ↑ "Hull City re-sign Sunderland's Ahmed Elmohamady on loan". BBC Sport (BBC). 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013. 
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 "Who were the winners at our official awards evening?". The Tigers Official Website (Hull City A.F.C.). 20 April 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013. 
  19. ↑ "Ahmed Elmohamady: Hull City sign Sunderland midfielder". BBC Sport (BBC). 28 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013. 
  20. ↑ "Chelsea 2 – 0 Hull". BBC Sport (BBC). 18 August 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013. 
  21. ↑ "Newcastle Vs Hull City Match Report". SkyNews Website. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2013. 
  22. ↑ Ashenden, Mark (16 June 2009). "Brazil 4–3 Egypt". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 30 June 2009. 
  23. ↑ Din, Tusdiq (23 August 2011). "Fasting and football. How do top-flight Muslims cope?". The Independent. Retrieved 10 July 2013. 

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