Mohamed Abdelmonem El-Sayed Mohamed Ahmed (Arabic: مُحَمَّد عَبد الْمُنْعِم السَّيِّد مُحَمَّد أَحمَد; born 1 February 1999) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Egypt national team.
 Abdelmonem with Egypt at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohamed Abdelmonem El-Sayed Mohamed Ahmed[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Zagazig, Sharqia, Egypt | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Nice | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2020 | Al Ahly | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2024 | Al Ahly | 59 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | → Smouha (loan) | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Future (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Nice | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Egypt | 27 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editAbdelmonem started his career at Al Ahly, where he achieved several local and continental trophies, in addition to scoring a crucial equalizer against Wydad AC in the 2023 CAF Champions League final second leg which helped his team winning the title by 3–2 on aggregate.[2] Furthermore, he was loaned out to Smouha and Future.
On 29 August 2024, Abdelmonem joined Ligue 1 side Nice by signing a contract until 2028.[3]
International career
editAbdelmonem represented Egypt in 2021,[4] and 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 27 October 2024[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al Ahly | 2017–18 | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Smouha (loan) | 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| 2020–21 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Future (loan) | 2021–22 | Egyptian Premier League | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Al Ahly | Egyptian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2022–23 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14[a] | 4 | 1[b] | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13[c] | 1 | 2[b] | 0 | 38 | 5 | ||
| Total | 59 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 10 | ||
| Nice | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| Career total | 117 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 44 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 173 | 14 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in CAF Champions League
- ^ a b c Appearances in Egyptian Super Cup
- ^ Twelve appearances and one goal in CAF Champions League, one appearance in CAF Super Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 2 September 2024[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2021 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Egypt's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdelmonem goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 19 January 2022 | Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé, Cameroon |  Sudan
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1–0 | 1–0 | 2021 Africa Cup Of Nations |
| 2 | 27 September 2022 | Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt |  Liberia
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2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 26 March 2024 | New Administrative Capital Stadium, New Administrative Capital, Egypt |  Croatia |
2–4 | 2–4 | 2024 FIFA Series |
Honours
edit- Al Ahly
- Egyptian Premier League: 2022–23, 2023–24
- Egypt Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- CAF Champions League: 2022–23, 2023–24
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Al Ahly SC" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "Al Ahly beat holders Wydad to win CAF Champions League". ESPN. 11 June 2023.
- ^ "Mohamed Abdelmonem joins Les Aiglons". OGC Nice. 29 August 2024.
- ^ "Afcon 2021: Aston Villa's Trezeguet returns to join Salah and Elneny in Egypt squad". BBC Sport. 29 December 2021. Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Elassal, Mahmoud (30 December 2023). "Egypt coach Vitoria announces final squad for AFCON 2023; veterans El Shahat and El-Said left out". Al-Ahram. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ Mohamed Abdelmonem at Soccerway
- ^ Mohamed Abdelmonem at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ @CAF_Online (7 February 2022). "Not your average players Here is the #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 best XI #AFCON2021" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 February 2022 – via Twitter.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mohamed Abdelmonem.
- Profile at the OGC Nice website
- Mohamed Abdelmonem – UEFA competition record (archive)
