Mohamed El-Gabbas

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Mohamed "Doody" El-Gabbas
Personal information
Full name	Mohamed El-Gabbas
Date of birth	(1988-07-21) July 21, 1988
Place of birth	Port Said, Egypt
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Arles
Youth career
2003-2005	Al-Masry
2005-2007	Newcastle United
2007-2008	Al-Masry
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2008-2009	Al-Masry	24	(9)
2009-2013	Lierse S.K.	90	(16)
2013-2014	Swindon Town	6	(0)
2014-	Arles	0	(0)
National team^‡
2009-	Egypt	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:00, 11 January 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 01:30, 24 December 2013 (UTC)

Mohamed El-Gabbas (Arabic: محمد الجباس‎) (born on July 1, 1987 in Port Said), also known as "Doody" El Gabbas, is an Egyptian football forward. El-Gabbas is currently playing for Arles,^[1] having also recently played for the Belgian First Division team Lierse S.K.^[2] and the Egyptian national team.

Career

Mohamed El-Gabbas was playing for the youth ranks at Al-Masry at the age of 14. He then got noticed by a youth scout from Newcastle and he played alongside goalkeeper Roy Carroll and now-West Ham striker, Andy Carroll in the youth ranks at Newcastle. After playing for a year for Newcastle's youth team, El-Gabbas unfortunately could not obtain a work permit and therefore was not able to sign a professional contract with Newcastle. As a result, El-Gabbas returned to his former Egyptian club Al-Masry.

After 2 seasons with Al-Masry, El-Gabbas shone like a star scoring many goals in Egyptian league and cup competitions, leading to both Egyptian giants Al-Ahly and Zamalek looking to obtain his signature. However, he decided to sign for Belgian Second Division side Lierse S.K. in 2009. There he played comfortably alongside his Egyptian teammates Ahmed Samir, Sherif El Baily and Mohamed Abdel Wahed. He consistently played in a very successful Lierse season as they got promoted to the Belgian Pro League in 2010. As the years went on, El-Gabbas was always one of the first choice strikers along with Wesley Sonck and Soufiane Bidaoui. His impressive goal-scoring ability drew the attention of Egypt national team coaches Hassan Shehata and Bob Bradley and also some other clubs from bigger leagues in Europe. In an interview with El-Gabbas on Melody Sport, El-Gabbas stated that he is enjoying himself at Lierse and wouldn't mind staying and helping the team but he "would like to move to a bigger league in Europe in the near future." El-Gabbas later stated that he has offers from French and Dutch teams and he would like to move "at the end of the 2012 season or in the 2013 season."

International career

He was named to the Egypt squad for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Rwanda and Zambia.^[3] El-Gabbas was called to the national team more with current Egypt team coach Bob Bradley then before-coach Hassan Shehata. He has taken part in numerous friendlies and in World Cup and African Cup qualifiers.

References

↑ Dodo El Gabas signs French Ligue 2 side
↑ Mohamed EL-Gabs signs for Lierse on www.Lierse.be
↑ "Egypt squad for World Cup qualifier". Reuters. 2009-08-25. Retrieved 2009-08-25.

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Persondata
Name	El Gabbas, Mohamed
Alternative names
Short description	Egyptian footballer
Date of birth	July 1, 1987
Place of birth	Port Said, Egypt
Date of death
Place of death

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