Karim El Hany

Karim El Hany
Personal information
Full nameKarim El Hany
Date of birthJanuary 12, 1988
Place of birthSartène, France
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
FC Brussels
Number10
Youth career
2007–2008GFCO Ajaccio
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010GFCO Ajaccio55(8)
2010–2013AC Ajaccio25(0)
2013–FC Brussels5(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 March 2013.
† Appearances (Goals).

Karim El Hany (born 12 January 1988) is a French footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Belgian Second Division side FC Brussels. Born in Sartène France, El Hany first started playing for Gazélec Ajaccio at the age of 19 before moving to rivals AC Ajaccio.

Club career

GFCO Ajaccio

El Hany's first experience in professional football was at the age of 19 when he joined Championnat de France amateur side GFCO Ajaccio. his first season as a youth started slowly with just 1 appearance all season but in the 2008-09 season he got a taste for first team football playing 18 games and scoring once. In his final season to be at GFCO Ajaccio, El Hany played 33 from 34 games and scored 7 times helping his team to 2nd place in the CFA groupe B.

AC Ajaccio

At the start of the 2010-11 season, El Hany secured a free transfer to rival team AC Ajaccio. In his first season at AC Ajaccio, El Hany started a total of 11 games whilst coming on as a substitute a further 13 times. Although he didn't score, he did help Ajaccios promotion back to the Ligue 1. El Hany also played a further 5 games for AC Ajaccio in the Coupe de France and scored once.[1]

Career Statistics

(correct as of 3 August 2011)[2]

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
France League Coupe de France Europe Total
2008–09Gazélec AjaccioChampionnat de France amateur1810000181
2009–10 3370000337
2010–11AC AjaccioLigue 22405100291
2011–12Ligue 1 10210031
Total France 76872008310
Career total 76872008310

References

  1. "Karim EL HANY". ligue1.com. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  2. "Karim El Hany". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 3 August 2011.